BJS Releases Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables today.
These reports present findings from the fourth National Inmate Survey, in local jails and in state and federal prisons, respectively, as part of BJS’s National Prison Rape Statistics Program. They describe characteristics of victims, perpetrators, and incidents related to inmate-reported sexual victimization.
| Title: | Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310767) |
| Author(s): | Michael B. Field, BJS Statistician, and Shelby Kottke-Weaver, PhD, Former BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/characteristics-sexual-victimization-local-jails-reported-inmates-2023-24-stat-tables |
| Title: | Characteristics of Sexual Victimization in Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2023–24 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 311168) |
| Author(s): | Michael B. Field, BJS Statistician, and Shelby Kottke-Weaver, PhD, Former BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/characteristics-sexual-victimization-prisons-reported-inmates-2023-24-stat-tables |
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