Re: child abusers in prison

[Peggy Polinsky <ppolinsky@xxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Finkelhor:  I do not know of any articles, but I do have access to
information about parents attending Parents Anonymous groups in
prisons--men and women.  At this point, the information available to me
at the National Organization is primarily demographic, but there may be
other information which can be accessed by contacting the Parents
Anonymous organizations that run the groups.  Let me know if you would
like to pursue this.  

Margaret (Peggy)  L. Polinsky, MSW, PhD
Director of Research,  Parents Anonymous, Inc.
675 W. Foothill Bl., Ste. 220
Claremont, CA 91711-3475
Tel. 909-621-6184, X 213  Fax. 909-625-6304  Email: ppolinsky@juno.com

On Fri, 08 Dec 2000 16:33:48 -0500 David Finkelhor
<david.finkelhor@unh.edu> writes:
> I have frequently heard it said that child abusers in prison have 
> the
> lowest status, try to hide their offense and frequently become 
> scapegoats
> and victims of assault.  Can anyone direct us to actual research on 
> this
> issue?  We would also be interested in articles from correctional 
> point of
> view  on the management of child abusers in prison settings.
> 
> David Finkelhor *  Crimes Against Children Research Center * Family
> Research Laboratory * Department of Sociology * University of New 
> Hampshire * 
> Durham, NH  03824 * 603-862-2761 (phone) * 603-862-1122 (fax)
> 
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> davidf@hypatia.unh.edu
> 
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