TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Prevalence and patterns of sexual assault across the life span among incarcerated women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Raj, Anita
A1  - Rose, J.
A1  - Decker, Michele R.
A1  - Rosengard, Cynthia
A1  - Hebert, Megan R.
A1  - Stein, Michael
A1  - Clarke, Jennifer G.
SP  - 528
EP  - 541
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
N2  - This study investigated the prevalence of and associations among sexual assault by life stage (childhood, adolescence, or adulthood) and perpetrator (family, stranger, friend, or partner) via a survey of a statewide sample of incarcerated women (N = 484). Participants were 18 to 56 years old, and the majority were White (56%). Results demonstrate higher rates of sexual assault in childhood (35%) and adulthood (22%) as compared with adolescence (14%). Logistic regression analyses revealed significant associations between childhood sexual assault by family and adulthood sexual assault by friend, stranger, and partner; adolescent sexual assault was not significantly associated with sexual assault in childhood or adulthood. These findings suggest that the lifetime sexual victimization pattern of incarcerated women differs from that seen in the general population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801208315528
ID  - ref1
ER  -