Risk Factors of Sexual Assault and Victimization among Youth in Custody

<jats:p> Research suggests that youth are at higher risk of sexual assault and victimization while in custody than adult inmates. However, compared with adult inmates, very little is known about the risk factors associated with such violence among youth in custody. Without sufficient research on risk factors associated with sexual assault and victimization among youth in custody, practitioners and policy makers may be reliant on the adult literature when making decisions about how to address and prevent such violence among juveniles. This article seeks to determine if extrapolating data from the substantial prison literature is appropriate by assessing the parallels between risk factors of sexual assault and victimization among youth in custody and those identified for adult inmates. This study uses data of 8,659 youth from the second administration of the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-2) to assess correlates of sexual assault and victimization during periods of detention. Study findings show that experiences with assault and victimization prior to the present period of detention were stronger indicators of sexual assault and victimization while in custody than youth characteristics and demographics and other experiences with assault and victimization. Further, there are differences in risk factors associated with sexual assault and victimization among youth in custody compared to adult inmates, which emphasizes the risk of prior sexual assault and victimization in the community and prior custodial settings. /jats:p

Ahlin, Risk Factors of Sexual Assault and Victimization Among Youth in Custody, 'Journal of Interpersonal Violence' (36, 3-4) pp. NP2164-2187NP. Copyright © 2018. DOI: 10.1177/0886260518757226. Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. Users may also download and save a local copy of an article accessed in an institutional repository for the user's personal reference. For permission to reuse an article, please follow our Process for Requesting Permission.

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Work Title Risk Factors of Sexual Assault and Victimization among Youth in Custody
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  1. Eileen M. Ahlin
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  1. SAGE Publications
Publication Date February 16, 2018
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  1. 10.1177/0886260518757226
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  1. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
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