NSYC Questionnaire (ACASI)

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)

7 - ACASI revisions - Final

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)

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Global deletion in NSYC questionnaire


Delete reference to “volunteers” in survey questions.



Revision and additions in Section B (NSYC and NSYC-A questionnaires)


Revision:


B2d. Something bad might happen to me if I file a complaint against a staff member.


True 1

False 2


New questions:


NEW B_a. Since you got here, has any staff member told you about his or her personal life outside of work? Do not count when you were in a class or other group and the staff member was teaching or mentoring.


Yes 1

No 2


NEW B_b. Since you got here, has any staff member done anything special to get you out of trouble or make it easier for you.  By “special,” we mean that (he/she) treated you like a favorite or treated you better than they treat most any other resident.


Yes 1

No 2


NEW B_d. Were you told how to report if a staff member or youth is breaking the rules?


Yes 1

No 2


NEW B_e. Were you told that you would not get in trouble if you report that a staff member or youth is breaking the rules?


Yes 1

No 2



NEW B_f. After you got to this facility (this time), when did you first learn that sexual activity is not allowed? Was it…


In the first 24 hours after you got here 1

Within the first 7 days after you got here 2

More than 7 days after you got here 3

I was never told rules on sexual activity 4


NEW B_g. How did you first learn that sexual activity is not allowed in this facility? Did you ever get the information in a…


YES NO


  1. One-on-one session with you and a staff

member? 1 2

  1. One-on-one session with you and a youth

mentor? 1 2

  1. Small group sessions with 6 or fewer youth

and the staff? 1 2

  1. Group session with more than 6 youth? 1 2

  2. Written materials like posters or handbooks? 1 2

  3. Some other way? 1 2


NEW B_h. Which of these ways could you use to report sexual activity in the facility?


YES NO


  1. Talk face-to-face with a staff member? 1 2

  2. Talk face-to-face with someone who works

outside the facility or who visits from outside

the facility? 1 2

  1. Make a written report to facility staff or

administrators 1 2

  1. Use a phone to call someone? 1 2

  2. Use some other way? 1 2


NEW B_i. If you knew that someone was breaking a rule about sexual activity in the facility, how willing would you be to report it to a facility staff member?


I would definitely report it 1 -> SKIP NEW B_j

I might report it 2

I might not report it 3

I definitely would not report it 4



NEW B_j. Why might you not report it?


YES NO


  1. You would be afraid or scared of the youth

involved 1 2

  1. You would be afraid or scared of being punished by

facility staff 1 2

  1. You would be embarrassed or ashamed that it

happened 1 2

  1. You wouldn’t think staff would investigate 1 2

  2. You wouldn't think the youth involved would be

punished 1 2

  1. You wouldn’t think that you would be believed 1 2

  2. You wouldn’t want to be a snitch or tattletale 1 2

  3. It wouldn’t be something you cared about 1 2

  4. You might have some other reason for not

reporting it 1 2



Deletions in Section C


THIS QUESTION APPEARS IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN EACH AGE-SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE (OC42, OC55, OC73, OC82, YC32, YC46, YC64, YC73). ALL THESE ITEMS WILL BE DELETED BECAUSE THEY OVERLAP WITH QUESTIONS D27 AND E27).


After you told staff about this [BEING COERCED], did staff or other authorities do anything about it?


Yes 1

No 2



Revision in Section D


D2 When this happened, were you (ever),


YES NO


  1. given drugs or alcohol to get you drunk or high? 1 2

  2. offered protection from other youth? 1 2

  3. given money? 1 2

  4. granted favors? 1 2

  5. given other special treatment? 1 2

  6. threatened with physical harm? 1 2

  7. physically held down or restrained? 1 2

  8. physically hurt or injured? 1 2

  9. threatened with a weapon? 1 2

  10. pressured or hut in some other way 1 2



New questions in Section E


NEW E_a. Before you had sexual contact with (that/a) staff member, did any of these things happen?


YES NO


  1. Did that staff member ever tell you about

his or her personal life outside of work?

Do not count when you were in a class or

group and the staff member was teaching

or mentoring. 1 2

  1. Did that staff member ever give you pictures

of himself or herself or write letters to you? 1 2

  1. Did that staff member ever give you a special

gift? By “special gift,” we mean something

that they probably would not have given to

most any other youth. 1 2

  1. Did that staff member ever do something

special to get you out of trouble or make it

easier for you? By “special,” we mean that

they treated you like a favorite or treated you

better than they treat most any other youth. 1 2

  1. Did you ever give that staff member pictures

of yourself or write letters to them? 1 2

  1. Did you ever give that staff member a special

gift? 1 2

  1. Did that staff member ever contact you in

other ways when they were not at the facility? 1 2

NEW E_b’. Who made the first move to have the sexual contact? Would you say that…



The staff member made the first move 1

You made the first move 2


NEW E_b’’. Who made the first move to have the sexual contact? Would you say that…



The staff members always made the first

move 1

Sometimes the staff members made the first

move and sometime you did 2

You always made the first move 3


NEW E_c’. When you had sexual contact with that staff member, would you say that…


You really cared about each other 1

It was more like “friends with benefits” 2

It was just sexual 3


NEW E_c’’. When you had sexual contact with a staff member, would you say that…


You usually really cared about each other 1

It was usually more like “friends with

benefits” 2

It was usually just sexual 3



New question in Youth Debriefing


THIS QUESTION WILL BE TAILORED BASED ON ASSIGNMENT TO NSYC OR NSYC-A. IN ADDITON, IF THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO NSYC AND THE YOUTH ENTERS NSYC-A, THEN ITEMS 4-7 WILL APPEAR BASED ON HOW FAR THE YOUTH GETS IN NSYC-A.


NEW DB_a. Which kinds of questions made you upset? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY



Questions about the facility staff 1

Questions about other youth 2

Questions about my sexual activity 3

Questions about using drugs 4

Questions about using alcohol 5

Questions about getting treatment for using

drugs or alcohol 6

Questions about my family and friends 7

Something else 8


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