female inmates is most likely to occur in relationships where one person is pressuring or forcing their partner to have sex when they want to. don’t 2 mins Targets for Staff Sexual Abuse Slide 16 Group Discussion: Who is the average victim of staff Lead staff in a sexual abuse in prisons and jails? brief brainstorm. Answer (click slide to reveal): Male, black, Latino, or Click on the slide multiracial inmates who are 24 years old or younger. to reveal the answer. According to BJS research, male inmates are more likely than female inmates to be sexually abused by a staff member. Staff perpetrators are more likely to sexually abuse black, Latino, and multiracial inmates than white inmates. They are also more likely to target younger inmates. Discussion Questions: Does this surprise you? Why or why not? Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-2009 (August, 2010). 2 mins Staff-on-Inmate Sexual Abuse Slide 17 Sexual harassment Voyeurism/flashing Exchanges/favors Abuse during searches Perceived romantic relationships Staff members perpetrate the majority of sexual abuse in custody. This is not surprising, given the power that custodial staff members hold over inmates. As we said before, all sexual contact between inmates and staff, volunteers, or contractors is illegal and sexually abusive. Lead staff in a Discussion Question: Most cases of staff sexual brief brainstorm abuse do not involve physical force. Why do you think session. that is? Answer: Staff perpetrators take advantage of the power they have and often do not need to use force in order to sexually abuse an inmate. Staff perpetrators — who literally hold the keys to freedom may inmates’ —
female inmates is most likely to occur in relationships where one person is pressuring or forcing their partner to have sex when they don’t want to. 2 mins Targets for Staff Sexual Abuse Group Discussion: Who is the average victim of staff sexual abuse in prisons and jails? Answer (click slide to reveal): Male, black, Latino, or multiracial inmates who are 24 years old or younger. According to BJS research, male inmates are more likely than female inmates to be sexually abused by a staff member. Staff perpetrators are more likely to sexually abuse black, Latino, and multiracial inmates than white inmates. They are also more likely to target younger inmates. Discussion Questions: Does this surprise you? Why or why not? Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-2009 (August, 2010). Slide 16 Lead staff in a brief brainstorm. Click on the slide to reveal the answer. 2 mins Staff-on-Inmate Sexual Abuse Sexual harassment Voyeurism/flashing Exchanges/favors Abuse during searches Perceived romantic relationships Staff members perpetrate the majority of sexual abuse in custody. This is not surprising, given the power that custodial staff members hold over inmates. As we said before, all sexual contact between inmates and staff, volunteers, or contractors is illegal and sexually abusive. Discussion Question: Most cases of staff sexual abuse do not involve physical force. Why do you think that is? Answer: Staff perpetrators take advantage of the power they have and often do not need to use force in order to sexually abuse an inmate. Staff perpetrators — who literally hold the keys to inmates’ freedom — may Slide 17 Lead staff in a brief brainstorm session.
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