Perceptions of sexual activity from staff and youth in a state juvenile facility

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dc.contributor.advisorStone, William
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Karly D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDietz, Albert S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSupancic, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-12T14:36:18Z
dc.date.available2020-10-12T14:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper continues the body of knowledge on the topic of juvenile sexual activity and assaults in correctional facilities. This study used data collected through a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The grant research team conducted a survey in a juvenile facility of a mid-western state asking staff and juvenile participants to given their perceptions of the occurrences, on a scale from never to very often, of a range of sexual activity including consensual sex, sexual jokes, gestures, and touches, bribery for sexual acts and sex by force in which the victim was received minor injuries, serious injuries, or death. Using statistical tools and tests such as frequency distributions, Cronbach’s alpha reliability test, and Chi-Square to test for significance, this study found a significant difference in the perceptions of juveniles and staff.
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
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dc.format.extent75 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationWatson, K. D. (2008). Perceptions of sexual activity from staff and youth in a state juvenile facility (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/12745
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectprisoners
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectcorrectional institutions
dc.subjectjuvenile corrections
dc.subjectperception
dc.subjectsexual behavior
dc.titlePerceptions of sexual activity from staff and youth in a state juvenile facility
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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