As with a lot of violent crime; it probably went down. However, you do have to wonder if the instances of prison rape skewed statistics.
Even with reported rapes, I think the numbers are still down overall. I've seen NYC's rate of rapes, and it was still significantly worse in the 1970's.
I don't think prison rape gets reported usually. They don't prosecute people for what happens in there if they can get away with looking the other way. That's the internal code vs what society thinks they're supposed to do.
As with a lot of violent crime; it probably went down. However, you do have to wonder if the instances of prison rape skewed statistics.
Even with reported rapes, I think the numbers are still down overall. I've seen NYC's rate of rapes, and it was still significantly worse in the 1970's.
I don't think prison rape gets reported usually. They don't prosecute people for what happens in there if they can get away with looking the other way. That's the internal code vs what society thinks they're supposed to do.
They actually prosecute rapes all the time, they just can't prevent them. Sentences just get stacked up.