The Myth of Prison Rape: Sexual Culture in American Prisons - Softcover

Fleisher, Mark S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742561666 ISBN 13: 9780742561663

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

The Myth of Prison Rape provides a nuanced glimpse into the complex sexual dynamics of American prison. Drawing on results from the most comprehensive study of inmate sexuality to date, Mark S. Fleisher and Jessie L. Krienert analyze the intricacies of sexuality and sexual violence in daily inmate life. Pulled from over 500 interviews from male and female high-security inmates, their research assesses inmate perception, belief, opinion, and explanation of their own behavior as it relates directly and indirectly to sexual life and sexual violence. Dynamic case studies and interview excerpts enliven this cultural study of sexuality, safety, and violence in American prisons, and an appendix introduces readers to prison sexual vocabulary.

About this title

About the Author

Mark S. Fleisher is senior research associate and project director at the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence at Kent State University. A cultural and linguistic anthropologist, he is a former administrator in the Federal bureau of Prisons and is the author or editor of several books.

Jessie L. Krienert is associate professor of criminal justice at Illinois State University. Together, Fleisher and Krienert are the editors of Crime and Employment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742561666
• ISBN 13: 9780742561663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224