PREA Training for Juvenile Justice Practitioners

CC Pro — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:27:00 GMT

Personnel tasked with the supervision of offenders in juvenile facilities will want to attend this timely training. Behind Closed Doors: Preventing, Responding to, Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Justice Facilities examines the impact the passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) has had on juvenile justice facility operations. Over the three-day training, participants will gain the tools and resources necessary to promote an environment free of sexual assault and intimidation. Participants will also learn the proper investigative and prosecutorial protocols to employ when such incidents do occur.This training is being presented by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.

Juvenile Sexual Violence Data Released

Eileen Conway — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:53:00 GMT

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a Special Report, Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06. Of the more than 2,000 allegations of sexual violence reported each year, approximately one in five was substantiated, a rate higher than was found in adult prisons and jails.

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) : Juveniles

PREA Training for Juvenile Justice Practitioners

Juvenile Sexual Violence Data Released