bjs report on sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, 2008-09

The Bureau of Justice Statistics just released a new report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities based on a sample of over 9,000 adjudicated youth in 2008-2009. Overall, about 12 percent of youth in these facilities report some form of sexual victimization by staff or other residents. Many of these involved contact between female staff … Continue reading bjs report on sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, 2008-09