Sexual Harassment

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the problem of sexual harassment that we still face as a society and must effectively address. More specifically, the paper discusses how sexual harassment in prison systems deserves a closer examination because of its current magnitude, given that inmates have been stripped of most of their basic human rights and are supposed to be under close supervision. The paper further discusses that an inmate's security and personal safety depends on the correctional officers that run their facilities. The paper sees this as a huge issue because these inmates have already been punished, justly, by our criminal justice system and this did not include having their security and other essential needs neglected by prison officials because they choose to institutionalize such negligence. Therefore, this paper consists of an in-depth investigation and analysis into why Texas inmates allege that they are suffering from such injustices. The paper feels that an investigation must be done to stop this abuse from continuing.

Outline:
Introduction
The Importance of Examining this Tssue
The State of the Problem in Texas
The Policies Guarding Against Prison Sexual Abuse and Their Enforcement
Recommendations
In summary
References
Appendix

From the Paper:

"Those characteristics most associated with victims of sexual abuse are: small physical build; youth, homosexuals, feminine characteristics such as a high pitched voice and long hair; being the racial minority in that prison-being white; first time offenders; lacking street smarts and being shy (including lacking assertion and aggressiveness). Prisoners who show any of these characteristics are most likely to face sexual abuse and be "turned out" (HRW, 2001). Moreover, those that show signs of several of these characteristics are even more likely to be targeted for abuse. No one is safe from being targeted for abuse-sexual abuse in prison because "[i]n the wrong circumstances, it should be emphasized, almost any prisoner may become a victim".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Human Rights Watch. (2001). No Escape. Retrieved online on February 21, 2007 from Http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/report.html
• Stop Prisoner Rape [SPR]. (2006). Undue Punishment: Rape in Prison. Originally printed in the The PCAR Pinnacle fall 2004/winter 2005 issue. Retrieved online on April 11, 2007 from http://www.spr.org/en/sprnews/2005/0201.asp?PrintB.x=69&PrintB.y=20
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice [TDCJ]. (2004). Texas Inmate Orientaion Handbook. Retrieved online on February 27, 2007 from http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/publications/cid/ OffenderOrientHbkNov04.pdf

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