Availability of Sexuality Education Materials for Incarcerated Adults: Providing Recommendations for a Comprehensive Education

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AmandaMooney_PP_2024.pdf
Title
Availability of Sexuality Education Materials for Incarcerated Adults: Providing Recommendations for a Comprehensive Education
Creator
Amanda M. Mooney
Degree Name
professional_project
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Project Type
professional_project
Date
6/14/2024
Abstract
Sexual literacy is the understanding of sexuality in all areas, from sexual health to anatomy. Adults in custody (AIC) have historically been shown to have low rates of sexual literacy and an abundance of unhealthy sexual habits. Despite this, there is no targeted curriculum to improve the sexual literacy rates or sexual practices of AICs in the United States. This paper aimed to determine any resources that are accessible for AICs to address these concerns. The results showed that there are not many; however, there are targeted research articles discussing how AICs interact with various elements of human sexuality. This paper combined those research articles with human sexuality Open Educational Resources (OER) to create a Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) for AICs. This intervention is targeted at young, incarcerated males in the state of Oregon; however, there is abundant possibility to generalize this program to other incarcerated populations. The developed program consists of an informative lecture(s), activities, and discussion questions, all targeted at increasing sexual literacy, improving sexual health, and providing a strong foundation for participants to build strong intimate relationships. Based on the developed curriculum, possibilities for future research, limitations, and recommendations for other programs and policy changes are discussed.
Committee Member
Omar Melchor-Ayala
Terry Gingerich
Mari Sakiyama
Rights
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CC-BY-NC-SA (attribution, non-commercial, share alike)
Language
English
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Text; Image; StillImage