Gang members' experiences of victimization and perpetration of rape in prison

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2007

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University of the Western Cape

Abstract

People outside of prison tend to imagine sex in prison as violent gang attacks on defenceless individuals, but in actual fact, sex in prison is more complicated than the isolated gang rapes that take place. For the purpose of this study, the researcher followed the qualitative research approach from a constructivist perspective to understand how participants portrayed or constructed their experiences of victimization and/or perceprion of rape.

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Magister Artium - MA

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Victims of crime South Africa, Offenses against the person South Africa, Prison gangs South Africa, Prison violence South Africa

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