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1 results foundAuthor: Sumner, Jennifer Macy Title: Shining Light in Dark Corners: An Overview of Prison Rape Elimination Legislation and Introduction to Current Research Summary: On September 22, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law the “Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Act” (AB 550), designed to prevent, reduce and effectively respond to the sexual abuse of inmates and wards held in detention facilities operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). According to Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR), a Los Angeles-based human rights organization, this law “lays the foundation for California, the largest prison system in the country, to be a national leader in the fight to end prisoner rape.” recent national legislation—the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003—signed into law by President Bush. Combined, these two laws focus newfound attention on sexual assault in correctional facilities, encouraging new ways of thinking about how best to foster safety in prisons, and demonstrating a commitment to increased and improved data collection and research on sexual assault in prison and other detention facilities. In an era in which the CDCR promotes an “evidence- based’ approach to corrections, support for data collection is consistent with this mission. The data collection efforts described in this bulletin are designed to help corrections officials understand the parameters of the problem of sexual assault in order to enhance the development of prevention, detection, and response protocols that address the realities of sexual assault. Details: Irvine, CA: Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, UC Irvine, 2006. 8p. Source: Bulletin, Vol. 1, Issue 2: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2012 at http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pdf/PREABulletinSoftCopy3.pdf Year: 2006 Country: United States URL: http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pdf/PREABulletinSoftCopy3.pdf Shelf Number: 125200 Keywords: Legislation (California)Prison Rape (California)Sexual Assault (California)Sexual Violence (California) |