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Female Adjustment to Incarceration as Influenced by Sexual Assault History

Kayleen A. Islam-Zwart

Eastern Washington University, kislamzwart{at}mail.ewu.edu

Peter W. Vik

Idaho State University

The number of female prisoners is increasing, and many of these women report a history of sexual assault. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of sexual assault on adjustment to incarceration. Females with a history of childhood and adult sexual assault were expected to show greater initial reaction and slower adjustment to incarceration than women with no history of sexual assault or a history of adult assault exclusively. Female minimum-security inmates (N = 92) at a state prison participated in interviews and completed questionnaires on initial incarceration and 2 weeks later. Results indicated that type of sexual assault history influences adjustment to prison for female inmates initially and after 2 weeks of incarceration.

Key Words: female inmates • prison adjustment • assault history • sexual assault

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 31, No. 5, 521-541 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854804267091
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