February 3, 2016

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released two companion reports on allegations of sexual victimization at juvenile correctional facilities:

• “Sexual Victimization Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007-12” presents national estimates of sexual victimization that correctional authorities in state juvenile correctional systems and local and private juvenile correctional facilities reported from 2007 to 2012.


• “Survey of Sexual Violence in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 2007-12–Statistical Tables” presents unweighted jurisdiction and facility counts of allegations and substantiated incidents of sexual victimization that juvenile correctional authorities reported from 2007 to 2012. Facilities include state juvenile systems, juvenile facilities in Indian country, and sampled locally and privately operated juvenile correctional facilities.

Resources:

View and download “Sexual Victimization Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007-12.”

View and download “Survey of Sexual Violence in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 2007-12– Statistical Tables.”

Read the related Justice Department press release on allegations of sexual victimization at juvenile correctional facilities.