Results From the Long-Term Inmate Survey:
Focus on Child Abuse Histories

Langworthy, Robert H.; Barnes, Allan R.; and Curtis, Richard W. (Jun 1998). Results From the Long-Term Inmate Survey: Focus on Child Abuse Histories. Report prepared for the Alaska Department of Corrections. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Summary: This report of long-term inmates in Alaska correctional facilities attempts to describe the childhood experiences of a sample of long-term inmates, address the "cycle of abuse" issue; and present the correlates of abuse which may impact the pattern of offending or inmate functioning. Over 80 percent of long-term inmates report having been physically abused as children; over 65 percent report having suffered neglect.

The final report and its background reports can be downloaded together as one document, or as separate documents:

Main report

Results from the Long-Term Inmate Survey: Focus on Child Abuse Histories by Robert H. Langworthy, Allan R. Barnes, and Richard W. Curtis. This final report extracts the most important and relevant information from the complete report; additional detail is found in the background reports that follow.

Background reports

A. Incidence of Child Abuse and the Relationship to Criminality: Literature Review by Robert H. Langworthy, Peter Crum, Allan R. Barnes, and Richard W. Curtis

B. Measuring Child Abuse and Neglect: A Review of Methods by Richard W. Curtis, Robert H. Langworthy, Allan R. Barnes, and Peter Crum

C. Survey Methods and Administration by Richard W. Curtis and Allan R. Barnes

D. An Assessment of Survey Biases by Robert H. Langworthy

E. Tables to Support Profile Analysis by Robert H. Langworthy, Allan R. Barnes, and Richard W. Curtis

F. Personal Interview Administration and Results by Allan R. Barnes and Richard W. Curtis

G. Correlates of Abuse by Robert H. Langworthy