@article{ref1,
title="Is sexual assault a problem in Greek prisons? Initial evidence from a Greek male prison",
journal="Safety (Basel)",
year="2019",
author="Papadakaki, Maria and Tsalkanis, Angelos and Prokopiadou, Dimitra and Goutsou, Martha and Chliaoutakis, Joannes",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="e84-e84",
abstract="This study aimed to explore the problem of inmate sexual victimization in a Greek male prison. A total of 400 individuals were approached in the largest Greek male prison and 50 individuals participated. The questionnaire examined sociodemographic, offence-related information, sexual victimization during incarceration, experiences of witnessing the sexual coercion of other inmates, and history of sexual victimization. Thirteen (26.0%) participants reported sexual victimization by an inmate, including either “only non-penetrative” or “only penetrative ones” or “both penetrative and non-penetrative” ones. The victimized participants also performed worse in child sexual victimization and self-esteem scores as compared with the non-victimized ones. Vulnerable groups identified in the current study could receive further attention in future studies and policy initiatives. Large-scale surveys could be designed to extend our knowledge on this neglected area of research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2313-576X",
doi="10.3390/safety5040084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/safety5040084"
}