Citation

Kuo SY, Cuvelier SJ, Huang YS. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2014; 58(2): 231-257.

Affiliation

University of Macau, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X12465272

PMID

23174821

Abstract

This study identified risk factors for prison victimization in Taiwan with an application of Western literature and assessed the extent of its applicability in an Eastern context. The sample was drawn from four male prisons located in Northern, Central, Southern, and Eastern Taiwan; a total of 1,181 valid surveys were collected. The results generally support the major findings of the extant Western studies. Crowding, however, was not significantly associated with the risk of victimization in any of the statistical models, which might be related to the different experiences and living conditions in the free community between Taiwanese and American inmates. This study generated clear policy implications, which may reduce prison victimization and engender a greater sense of well-being in the prison environment.

Language: en