Preventing & Addressing Sexual Abuse in Tribal Detention Facilities: A Policy Development Guide
Publication year:
2011
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 11, 2012
ANNOTATION: “The purpose of this guide is to provide useful information to administrators of tribal jails, lockups, juvenile detention, and other correctional facilities, about corrections-based sexual abuse, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, and their role in addressing this issue through the development of appropriate policies and procedures … The guide provides background information on the problem of corrections-based sexual assault, the impact of sexual abuse victimization on inmate behavior, and the ways in which existing agency policies can be revised and enhanced to more effectively protect the safety and security of inmates, facilities, and staff” (p. 7). Sections of this guide include: the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)—implications for Indian Country; sexuality, violence, and the correctional environment; preventing and addressing sexual abuse in tribal detention facilities; putting PREA into practice—guidelines for policy development; and the full text of PREA.
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