Physical victimization in prison: The role of mental illness

• Published in: International journal of law and psychiatry Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 385 - 393
• Main Authors: Blitz, Cynthia L., Wolff, Nancy, Shi, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Crime Victims - psychology; Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data; Criminology; Data Collection - statistics & numerical data; Ethnicity - psychology; Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Male; Men; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental health services; Mental illness; Physical victimization; Prevalence; Prison; Prisoners; Prisoners - psychology; Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Prisons; Prisons - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatric disorders; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Victimization; Violence; Violence - psychology; Violence - statistics & numerical data; Prison; Physical victimization; Mental illness

This study compares prison physical victimization rates (inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate) for people with mental disorder to those without mental disorder in a state prison system. Inmate subjects were drawn from 14 adult prisons operated by a single mid-Atlantic State. A sample of 7528 subject...