Sexual Victimization Reported By Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007–12

Date

2016

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Bureau of Justice Statistics

Abstract

Presents national estimates of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contacts, staff sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported by correctional authorities in state juvenile correctional systems and local and private juvenile correctional facilities from 2007 to 2012. The report also examines substantiated incidents, including characteristics of victims and perpetrators, location, time of day, nature of injuries, impact on the victims, and sanctions imposed on the perpetrators. Companion tables in the Survey of Sexual Violence in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 2007 –12 - Statistical Tables include counts of allegations and substantiated incidents of sexual victimization for each state juvenile correctional system, juvenile correctional facility in Indian country, and sampled locally and privately operated juvenile correctional facility. Data are from BJS's Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV), which has been conducted annually since 2004.

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Keywords

juvenile justice, statistics, Sexual Victimization, state juvenile correctional systems

Citation

Beck, A. J., & Rantala, R. R. (2016). Sexual Victimization Reported By Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007–12. NCJ 249145. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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