Does Sex Matter?: An Empirical Assessment of Male and Female Inmates and Various Prison Outcomes

• In Event: Gender and Imprisonment

Abstract

Using multivariate techniques and nationally representative data, the author examines the extent to which male and female inmates differ on a host of prison outcomes (e.g., victimization; rule infractions). More specifically, differences between state and federal institutions are analyzed with respect to these various outcomes. Discussion and policy implications are couched in terms of the the pains of imprisonment and prisonization as they pertain to incarcerated men and women.

Author

• Tayte Olma, University of Cincinnati