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Prison Rape : Law, Media, and Meaning.

Focusing on discourse generated between 1969 and 2006 in the legal arena and in the print news media, the author takes an historical-interpretive approach to illuminate the role of cultural forces and attendant ideologies in shaping the contours of the phenomenon commonly known as?prison rape.? Loca...

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Main Author: Smyth, Michael A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
Subjects:
Prisoners > Sexual behavior > United States.
Male rape > United States.
Sex crimes > United States.
Prison violence > United States.
Prison administration > United States.
Prisons in mass media.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781593326920
1593326920
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Theoretical Concerns; Data; Method of Analysis; CHAPTER TWO: Prison Rape in the Popular Press, 1969-1991; Introduction; Diagnosing the Problem; Assigning Blame; CHAPTER THREE: Prison Rape in the Popular Press, 1992-2006; Introduction; Diagnosing the Problem; Assigning Blame; CHAPTER FOUR: Prison Rape in the Courts,1969-1991; Diagnosing the Problem; Attributing Blame; CHAPTER FIVE: Prison Rape in the Courts, 1992-2006; Introduction; Diagnosing the Problem; Attributing Blame; CHAPTER SIX: Summary and Conclusions; The Historical Era; The Contemporary Era.

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