An Examination of Perceived Violence and Conflict in Female Correctional Facilities: Results from a 2018 Student Administered Survey

• In Event: Understanding Violence Against Women

Abstract

A large metropolitan jail graciously agreed to participate in our study entitled "An Examination of Perceived Violence and Conflict in Female Correctional Facilities: Results from a 2018 Student Administered Survey". This study was conducted by Eastern Kentucky University graduate students as partial fulfillment of course requirements for CRJ 808: Analysis of Criminal Justice Data. Pursuant to the goals of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), this project was designed to measure perceptions of various forms of conflict and violence within the jail. This also provided a real life opportunity for graduate criminal justice students at Eastern Kentucky University to utilize statistical analyses for the purpose of student learning. This report summarizes the findings obtained from two visits to the jail over the spring semester in 2018. The students were able to collect data from a total of 211 female inmates resulting in a total response rate of 88%. Implications of the results are discussed.

Authors

• Kimberly A. Barrett, Eastern Kentucky University

• Rossana A. Diaz, Eastern Kentucky University

• Krista D. Smithers, Eastern Kentucky University

• Anna Reeves, Eastern Kentucky University

• Trevor Denney, Eastern Kentucky University

• Kristen Embry, Eastern Kentucky University

• Ivan Benitez, Eastern Kentucky University

• Macey Hall, Eastern Kentucky University

• Jerome Williams, Eastern Kentucky University

• Trevor Myers, Eastern Kentucky University

• April Pace, Eastern Kentucky University

• James Wells, Eastern Kentucky University