Author ORCID Identifier
Armstrong - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-0031
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-21-2013
Publication Title
Criminal Justice Policy Review
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
325
Last Page
346
Abstract
Sexual violence in adult correctional facilities led to the enactment of the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act as one approach to reducing this form of institutional violence. The current study examined collective bargaining agreements governing correctional agencies to identify impediments that may impact administrators’ responses to sexual violence, specifically in instances of allegations of staff–inmate sexual misconduct. In addition, structured interviews and focus groups with correctional administrators and labor representatives were used to develop policy recommendations. Contract language and interview participants demonstrated that a myriad of cultural and structural characteristics of prisons as well as pragmatic considerations may serve to inhibit the implementation of some policy changes. Interview participants identified several insights about contemporary prison settings and modifications that may aid in reducing some forms of institutional violence.
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, G.S., Longmire, D., Dretke, D.J., & Steinmetz, K. (2013). Impediments of labor contracts on prison administrators'' response to staff-inmate sexual misconduct. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25(3), 325-346. https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403412469542
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in Criminal Justice Policy Review on January 21, 2013, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403412469542
Reuse restricted to noncommercial and no derivative uses.