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Violence Against Women, Vol. 14, No. 5, 528-541 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208315528

Prevalence and Patterns of Sexual Assault Across the Life Span Among Incarcerated Women

Anita Raj

Boston University

Jennifer Rose

Brown University

Michele R. Decker

Harvard University

Cynthia Rosengard

Brown University

Megan R. Hebert

Brown University

Michael Stein

Brown University

Jennifer G. Clarke

Brown University

This study investigated the prevalence of and associations among sexual assault by life stage (childhood, adolescence, or adulthood) and perpetrator (family, stranger, friend, or partner) via a survey of a statewide sample of incarcerated women (N = 484). Participants were 18 to 56 years old, and the majority were White (56%). Results demonstrate higher rates of sexual assault in childhood (35%) and adulthood (22%) as compared with adolescence (14%). Logistic regression analyses revealed significant associations between childhood sexual assault by family and adulthood sexual assault by friend, stranger, and partner; adolescent sexual assault was not significantly associated with sexual assault in childhood or adulthood. These findings suggest that the lifetime sexual victimization pattern of incarcerated women differs from that seen in the general population.

Key Words: incarcerated women • intimate partner violence • sexual assault • violence


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