TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Sexual activity in British men's prisons: a culture of denial
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Stevens, Alisa
SP  - 1379
EP  - 1397
VL  - 57
IS  - 6
N2  - Theorized through Stanley Cohen’s sociology of denial and informed by testimonies from formerly imprisoned men, this article argues that a culture of denial limits the ability and willingness of prison authorities and prison staff to recognize, acknowledge and respond appropriately to the realities of sexual activity in British prisons. It has three objectives: to detail experiences of consensual and coercive sex; to elucidate the collective and collaborative cultural habit of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ by which what is known becomes not known and what is concealed remains hidden; and to show how this strategy leaves unprotected those who choose to engage in, or are coerced into, sexual activity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw094
ID  - ref1
ER  -