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Perpetrator characteristics reported by victims of youth-on-youth sexual victimization, 2018

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Victimization in Juvenile Facilities

Q: Who are the perpetrators of youth-on-youth sexual victimization in juvenile facilities?

A: Four of every ten (40%) of adjudicated youth who reported youth-on-youth sexual victimization were victimized by more than one perpetrator.