Abstract
Abuse and trauma are common in the histories of prison inmates. This article presents the results of research on the trauma histories and stressful life events experienced by 2,279 male and female inmate parents in Arizona, with a particular focus on gender and ethnic differences across inmates. A sample of 838 incarcerated fathers and 1,441 mothers completed anonymous questionnaires regarding traumatic and stressful events experienced as children and/or adults. High rates of exposure to childhood and adult traumatic events, especially child abuse, were found for both males and females and across ethnic groups.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-493 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | The Prison Journal |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- ethnicity
- incarceration
- inmate fathers
- inmate mothers
- stressful events
- trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Law