He Acted as If He Owned Me”

An Exploratory Case Study Analysis of Correctional Staff Sexual Misconduct Against Women on Parole

Bibliographic Data

ID12435697
AuthorsGina Fedock (0000-0002-4126-1130, University of Chicago, IL, USA, corresponding author), K Darcy (0000-0002-8253-0704, Michigan State University), Kathleen M Darcy (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA), Sheryl Kubiak (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA)
Year2021
Volume27
Issue11
Pages2000-2020
Publication date2021-06-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012211019051
PMID34170756
OpenAlexW3177310798
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

While the Prison Rape Elimination Act focuses on sexual victimization in correctional settings, staff-perpetrated sexual misconduct against women under community-based correctional supervision has received little attention. This study explored women's experiences of sexual victimization by correctional staff while on parole and used a case study approach to examine sexual victimization incidents experienced by ten women. Women described how staff's misuse of power permeated the abuse tactics. Officers used their status to gain access to women, applied individualized tactics with promises and threats, and controlled when the abuse ended. Practices and policies are needed to build safety for women under community-based correctional supervision

Criminology · Data science · Exploratory analysis · Exploratory research · Medical emergency · Misconduct · Poison control · Political science · Sexual assault · Sexual misconduct · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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