TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - How dark are dark figures? Official and self-report rates of inmate-on-inmate victimization
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Braga, Teresa
A1  - Castro-Rodrigues, Andreia De
A1  - Folca, Silvana Mariadly Severim Di
A1  - GonÇalves, Rui Abrunhosa
SP  - 745
EP  - 757
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
N2  - Inmate-on-inmate victimization rates were examined through official and self-report data. We checked prison records of 219 male inmates from a prison in Portugal, and estimated rates of official inmate-on-inmate victimization during a 12-month period. Of these 219 inmates, 108 agreed to participate in a self-report survey on their inmate-on-inmate victimization experiences in the last 12 months. According to official records 3.2% of the inmates were victimized, contrasting with the 78.5% prevalence rate revealed in self-report data. This high dark-figure highlights the need to implement specific strategies to prevent inmate-on-inmate victimization hence assuring the prison conditions necessary to corrections efficacy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2019.1627683
ID  - ref1
ER  -