Victims of sex offenses
Bureau of Justice Statistics receives policy impact award
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS RECEIVES POLICY IMPACT AWARD
WASHINGTON –The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and its data collection agents will receive the 2014 Policy Impact Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for their innovative and salient efforts to measure...
PREA Data Collection Activities, 2014
Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008
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NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF FORMER STATE PRISONERS
REPORTED BEING SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED DURING CONFINEMENT
WASHINGTON – An estimated 9.6 percent of adult former state prisoners reported being sexually victimized during their most recent period of confinement, the Justice...
Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2007-2008
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Correctional Authorities Reported MORE THAN 14,800 Allegations of Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails during 2007 and 2008
One in seven were confirmed after investigation
WASHINGTON – Federal, state and local correctional authorities reported an estimated 7,374 allegations of...
Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010
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OVER 60 PERCENT DECLINE IN SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST FEMALES
FROM 1995 TO 2010
WASHINGTON – From 1995 to 2005, sexual violence against U.S. female residents age 12 or older declined 64 percent from 5.0 per 1,000 females to 1.8...
Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012
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ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF ADJUDICATED YOUTH REPORTED SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN JUVENILE FACILITIES IN 2012
WASHINGTON – An estimated 9.5 percent of adjudicated youth (1,720) in juvenile facilities reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another youth...
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-12
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INMATES WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS REPORTED HIGH RATES OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN 2011-12
WASHINGTON – Prison and jail inmates identified with mental health problems reported higher rates of inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization than inmates without a mental health problem, according...
Survey of Sexual Violence in Adult Correctional Facilities, 2009-11 - Statistical Tables
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ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS AND JAILS ROSE
FROM 2009 TO 2011; SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS REMAINED STABLE
WASHINGTON – Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically...
Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2009-11
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ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS AND JAILS ROSE
FROM 2009 TO 2011; SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS REMAINED STABLE
WASHINGTON – Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically...
Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2012 - Statistical Tables
Sexual victimization as reported by adult correctional and juvenile justice authorities
Inmate-on-inmate or youth-on-youth sexual victimization involves nonconsensual sexual acts or abusive contact with a victim without his or her consent or with a victim who cannot consent or refuse.
Nonconsensual sexual acts are the most serious victimizations and include—
- contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus, including penetration, however slight
- contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus
- penetration of the anal or genital opening of another person, however slight, by a hand, finger, object, or other instrument.
Abusive sexual contact is less serious and includes intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person. Incidents in which the contact was incidental to a physical altercation are excluded.
Sexual harassment by another inmate includes—
- repeated and unwelcome sexual advances
- requests for sexual favors
- verbal comments, gestures, or actions of a derogatory or offensive sexual nature.
Staff-on-inmate or staff-on-youth sexual victimization includes both consensual and nonconsensual acts perpetrated on an inmate by staff. Staff includes an employee, volunteer, contractor, official visitor, or other agency representative. Family, friends, and other visitors are excluded.
Staff sexual misconduct includes any consensual or nonconsensual behavior or act of a sexual nature directed toward an inmate by staff, including romantic relationships. Such acts include—
- intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks that is unrelated to official duties or with the intent to abuse, arouse, or gratify sexual desire
- completed, attempted, threatened, or requested sexual acts
- occurrences of indecent exposure, invasion of privacy, or staff voyeurism for reasons unrelated to official duties or for sexual gratification.
Staff sexual harassment includes repeated verbal comments or gestures of a sexual nature to an inmate by staff. Such statements include—
- demeaning references to an inmate's sex or derogatory comments about his or her body or clothing
- repeated profane or obscene language or gestures.