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Monday, January 11, 2010

12 PERCENT OF ADJUDICATED YOUTH REPORT SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN JUVENILE FACILTIES DURING 2008-09

12 PERCENT OF ADJUDICATED YOUTH REPORT SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN JUVENILE FACILTIES DURING 2008-09

An estimated 12 percent of adjudicated youth (3,220) in state operated and large locally or privately operated juvenile facilities reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another youth or facility staff in a survey mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, announced today. About 2.6 percent of youth (700) reported an incident involving another youth, and 10.3 percent (2,730) reported an incident involving facility staff.


NOTE: The report does not mention residential institutions or foster care. This is due to the lack of reporting mechanisms and absence of complaint databases.

Q: Who do you complain to about being assaulted?
A: The person who is assaulting you.

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