The Effect of Conjugal Visitation on Sexual Violence in Prison
The Effect of Conjugal Visitation on Sexual Violence in Prison
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DOI：
10.1007/s12103-012-9155-5
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Stolzenberg, Lisa
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作者：
D'Alessio, Stewart;Flexon, Jamie;Stolzenberg, Lisa
使用来自各种不同来源的年度州级数据和汇总的横截面时间序列研究设计，我们研究配偶探视是否会削弱监狱中的性暴力。在允许配偶探视的州，确定监狱中的性暴力是否不太容易发生，在理论上是相关的。女权主义理论认为，配偶探视对监狱中强奸和其他性犯罪的发生几乎没有任何影响，无论罪犯和受害者的性别如何，因为这些犯罪是罪犯作为支配和羞辱受害者的工具而使用的权力犯罪。另一方面，性满足理论认为，配偶探视为囚犯提供了一种性释放的手段。因此，配偶探视应减少监狱中的性犯罪。结果支持性满足理论表明，允许配偶探视的国家有显着较少的情况下，报告的强奸和其他性犯罪在他们的监狱。这些研究结果的政策含义进行了讨论。
Using yearly state-level data drawn from a variety of different sources and a pooled cross-sectional time-series research design, we examine whether conjugal visitation attenuates sexual violence in prison. The determination of whether sexual violence in prison is less apt to transpire in states that allow conjugal visitation is theoretically relevant. Feminist theory argues that conjugal visitation has little if any influence on the occurrence of rape and other sexual offenses in prison, notwithstanding the gender of the offender and victim, because such offenses are crimes of power that are employed by the offender as an instrument to dominate and humiliate the victim. On the other hand, sexual gratification theory postulates that conjugal visitation provides inmates with a means of sexual release. Therefore, conjugal visitation should reduce sexual offending in prison. Results support sexual gratification theory by showing that states permitting conjugal visitation have significantly fewer instances of reported rape and other sexual offenses in their prisons. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.