Chapter 8

Sexual Harassment in Prisons and the Military

Chapter 8 covers sexual harassment in the highly regimented environments of prisons and the military.

On this page, you will find laws, cases, scholarship, films, and current developments on sexual harassment in these environments.

Laws
Complaints of Sexual Harassment: Investigation by Commanding Officers, 10 U.S.C. 1561
Complaints of Sexual Harassment: Investigation by Commanding Officers, 10 U.S.C. 1561  The above section of the United States Code informs ...
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Cases
Thomas v. District of Columbia, 887 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1995)
Thomas v. District of Columbia, 887 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1995) The United States District Court for the District of ...
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Ellis v. Meade, 887 F. Supp. 324 (D. Me. 1995)
Ellis v. Meade, 887 F. Supp. 324 (D. Me. 1995) The court held that a correctional officer's behavior towards a ...
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Scholarship
Danielle Christenson, Chain of Command: The Barriers of Reporting Sexual Assault in the Military (2014).
Danielle Christenson, Chain of Command: The Barriers of Reporting Sexual Assault in the Military (2014). "Reported rates of sexual assault ...
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Lindsay Rosenthal & Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress, Twice Betrayed Bringing Justice to the U.S. Military’s Sexual Assault Problem (2013)
Lindsay Rosenthal & Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress, Twice Betrayed Bringing Justice to the U.S. Military's Sexual Assault Problem ...
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