Violence victimization experiences of pregnant prisoners.
The violence victimization histories of pregnant incarcerated women were studied in relation to those of pregnant health department patients in North Carolina. Prisoners were twice as likely as health department patients to have experienced both physical and sexual violence compared to no violence, and over three times more likely to have experienced both types of violence compared to only one type. Implications for research and program development are noted.
Sable
M R
MR
School of Social Work, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. sablem@missouri.edu
Fieberg
J R
JR
Martin
S L
SL
Kupper
L L
LL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence