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Circumstances surrounding sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, 2018

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Victimization in Juvenile Facilities

Q: What are the incident characteristics of sexual victimization in juvenile facilities?

A: Nearly one-third (32.0%) of victims of youth-on-youth sexual victimization reported being injured by the perpetrator, and about one in thirty (3.4%) youth victimized by facility staff reported being injured.