Results from the Long-Term Inmate Survey: Focus on Child Abuse Histories

Group: University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center

URL: http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/research/1990/9809.doc/9809.02.final.html

Description

This report of long-term inmates in Alaska correctional facilities attempts to describe the childhood experiences of a sample of long-term inmates, address the "cycle of abuse" issue; and present the correlates of abuse which may impact the pattern of offending or inmate functioning. Over 80 percent of long-term inmates report having been physically abused as children; over 65 percent report having suffered neglect.

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corrections, inmates, survey, child abuse, mental health

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