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2016
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National Institute of Corrections' Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Training Courses
National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington, DC).
NIC offers the PREA courses at the NIC Learn Center here: https://nic.learn.com
The Learn Center is a full LMS, Learning Management System that will allow individuals to: create an account; start, stop a course and return to where they left off; and create and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course.
The purpose of offering these courses on a DVD is to accommodate an institution that does not have access to the Internet and therefore needs another method of providing the... Read More
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1 data DVD
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2016
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Sexual Victimization Reported By Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007–12
By Beck, Allen J.; Rantala, Romana R..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) (Washington, DC).
This report "presents national estimates of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contacts, staff sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported by correctional authorities in state juvenile correctional systems and local and private juvenile correctional facilities from 2007 to 2012. The report also examines substantiated incidents, including characteristics of victims and perpetrators, location, time of day, nature of injuries, impact on the victims, and sanctions imposed on the p... Read More
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27 pages
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2016
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Sexual Victimization Reported By Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2007–12
By Beck, Allen J.; Rantala, Romana R..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) (Washington, DC).
This report "presents national estimates of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contacts, staff sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported by correctional authorities in state juvenile correctional systems and local and private juvenile correctional facilities from 2007 to 2012. The report also examines substantiated incidents, including characteristics of victims and perpetrators, location, time of day, nature of injuries, impact on the victims, and sanctions imposed on the p... Read More
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27 pages
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2016
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Survey of Sexual Violence in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 2007–2012 - Statistical Tables
By Rantala, Ramona R.; Beck, Allen J..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) (Washington, DC).
"This report presents "jurisdiction- and facility-level counts of allegations and substantiated incidents of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contact, staff sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported by juvenile correctional authorities from 2007 to 2012. Facilities include state juvenile systems, juvenile facilities in Indian country, and sampled locally and privately operated juvenile correctional facilities. These tables accompany Sexual Victimization Reported by Juvenil... Read More
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71 pages
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2015
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Using a Prevention, Trauma-Informed Framework when Implementing PREA
By National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (Washington, DC).
National PREA Resource Center (Washington, DC); National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) (Alexandria, VA).
"This video training series was designed to provide an important foundation for understanding trauma, the implications of trauma on the behaviors of inmates while in confinement, and how correctional administrators and practitioners can use this information to support successful PREA implementation and ultimately provide a safer environment for inmates and staff … Through considering the role that past and present trauma plays in building safe – and particularly sexually safe – environments, cor... Read More
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95 minutes + 5 pages
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2015
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Why Americans Don't Care About Prison Rape And What Happens When the Problem Escapes from Behind Bars
By Bruenig, Elizabeth Stoker.
This article is an excellent analysis of why the general public accepts prison rape. It also address the impact prison rape has on the community. Topics discussed include: the housing of juveniles in adult facilities and their rape by those inmates; toleration and subtle appreciation of prison rape; the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003; more sexual assaults due to staff than other inmates according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); factors that make the risk of victimization g... Read More
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5 pages
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2015
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Ending Sexual Abuse Behind the Walls: An Orientation
By Parsell, T.J., author and director; Clifton, Emily Gumpel, editor.
This is an orientation video for new inmates. The film features experienced inmates and staff providing guidance based on the question "what do you wish you had known when you first got to prison" as part of DOCCS’ effort to prevent sexual abuse. The discussion includes information about what to do if you are sexually threatened or raped, and the sexual abuse investigation process. The film focuses on every inmate's right to be free from sexual victimization and provides tips to avoid the manipu... Read More
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21 pages|Female version - 20 minutes|Male version - 24 minutes
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2015
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Untangling the PREA Standards: Outside Reporting, Confidential Support, and Third-Party Reporting Fact Sheet
Just Detention International (Los Angeles, CA); National PREA Resource Center (Washington, DC).
"In developing the PREA [Prison Rape Elimination Act] standards, the Department of Justice ensured that inmates/detainees/residents have multiple ways to report sexual abuse, and that they are able to access victim support services from outside agencies. The purpose of this fact sheet is to clarify the various external reporting methods that the standards require detention facilities to put in place, and that are separate from the internal reporting mechanisms described in the standard §115.51(a... Read More
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15 pages
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2015
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Keeping Vulnerable Populations Safe under PREA: Alternative Strategies to the Use of Segregation in Prisons and Jails
By Hastings, Allison; Browne, Angela; Kall, Kaitlin; diZerega, Margaret.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (Washington, DC).
National PREA Resource Center (Washington, DC); Vera Institute of Justice (New York, NY).
"The purpose of this guide is to provide prison and jail administrators and staff with strategies for safely housing inmates at risk of sexual abuse without isolating them. Inmates at risk for sexual victimization—whether identified through screening or victimized in confinement—need protection from abusers, equal access to programming and health and mental health services, and congregate opportunities" (p. 3). Sections of this document include: introduction; a brief look at the use of segregate... Read More
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23 pages
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2015
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National PREA Resource Center
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (Washington, DC).
National PREA Resource Center (Washington, DC).
"The PRC’s aim is to provide assistance to those responsible for state and local adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, community corrections, lockups, tribal organizations, and inmates and their families in their efforts to eliminate sexual abuse in confinement. The PRC serves as a central repository for the best research in the field on trends, prevention, and response strategies, and best practices in corrections … This website consists of an extensive library, stories of efforts at co... Read More
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2015
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PREA Data Collection Activities, 2015
By Beck, Allen.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) (Washington, DC).
"The report summarizes BJS's efforts during 2014 and the first 5 months of 2015, which included analyzing administrative records of sexual victimization in adult correctional facilities based on the Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV), implementing changes to the SSV and completing data collection, and, for the first time, providing estimates of the rates of sexual victimization among transgender inmates" … Some of the highlights from this profile include: administrators of adult correctional facili... Read More
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5 pages
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2015
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
By Wilber, Shannan.
Annie E. Casey Foundation. Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) (Baltimore, mD).
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and other "changes in law and policy have created new expectations of juvenile justice personnel. Implementation of these new requirements, however, varies widely across the country and has created a demand for clear professional guidance. This practice guide is a response to that demand and: provides an overview of key concepts and terminology related to SOGIE; summarizes the research on the effect of stigma and bias on the health and well-being of LGBT yo... Read More
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52 pages
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