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Article: Sexual assault in juvenile corrections: a preventable tragedy.
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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In Seattle, a former juvenile corrections officer pleads guilty to two counts of custodial sexual misconduct for sexual activities with youths housed at a King County juvenile detention center. (1) In Texas, a former Texas Youth Commission staff member is indicted on 15 counts of sexual assault on a youth under his care. (2) Recently, an appellate court in Hawaii upheld the 2005 conviction of a juvenile corrections officer for sexual assault against a youth in his care. (3)
These examples indicate that despite increased efforts to educate and train staff on the boundaries of professional conduct, as is done in all professions, there are still some correctional employees ...
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...VICTIMS of sexual assault may now seek medical care, counseling...option, victims should contact the sexual-assault response coordinator at their local...commanders discover how frequently sexual assault occurs in their units, as SARCs...
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