NSYC-3 Attachments

NSYC-3 PILOT TEST
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Public Law 108-79...................................................................................................2
Attachment 2: BJS April 2016 Workshop on NSYC-3 Agenda and List of Attendees................21
Attachment 3: Memo on NSYC-3 Cognitive Testing Results.......................................................30
Attachment 4: NSYC-3 Youth and Facility Instruments...............................................................41
Attachment 5: Recruitment Materials for Facilities....................................................................182
Attachment 6: Youth Assent Materials........................................................................................185
Attachment 7: Westat IRB Approval for Pilot Testing...............................................................195

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PUBLIC LAW 108-79-SEPT. 4, 2003

Public Law 108-79
108th Congress
An Act
Sept. 4, 2003
[So 1435]

Prison Rape
Elimination Act
of 2003.
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To provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and
local institutions and to provide information, resources,· recommendations, and funding to
protect individuals from prison rape.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION l.SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Prison Rape
Elimination Act of 2003".
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents of this Act is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. National prison rape statistics, data, and research. Sec. 5.
Prison rape prevention and prosecution.
Sec. 6. Grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities. Sec.
7. National Prison Rape Reduction Commission.
Sec. 8. Adoption and effect of national standards.
Sec. 9. Requirement that accreditation organizations adopt accreditation standards. Sec. 10.
Definitions.

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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) 2,100,146 persons were incarcerated in the United States
at the end of 2001: 1,324,465 in Federal and State prisons and
631,240 in county and local jails. In 1999, there were more than
10,000,000 separate admissions to and discharges from prisons
and jails.
(2) Insufficient research has been conducted and insufficient
data reported on the extent of prison rape. However, experts have
conservatively estimated that at least 13 percent of the inmates in
the United States have been sexually assaulted in prison. Many
inmates have suffered repeated assaults. Under this estimate,
nearly 200,000 inmates now incarcerated have been or will be the
victims of prison rape. The total number of inmates who have
been sexually assaulted in the past 20 years likely exceeds
1,000,000.
(3) Inmates with mental illness are at increased risk of sexual
victimization. America's jails and prisons house more mentally ill
individuals than all of the Nation's psychiatric hospitals combined.
As many as 16 percent of inmates in State prisons and jails, and 7
percent of Federal inmates, suffer from mental illness.
( 4) Young first-time offenders are at increased risk of sexual
victimization. Juveniles are 5 times more likely to be sexually

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assaulted in adult rather than juvenile facilities -often within the first 48 hours of
incarceration.
(5) Most prison staff are not adequately trained or prepared to prevent,
report, or treat inmate sexual assaults.
(6) Prison rape often goes unreported, and inmate victims often receive
inadequate treatment for the severe physical and psychological effects of sexual
assault -if they receive treatment at all.
(7) HIV and AIDS are major public health problems within America's
correctional facilities. In 2 000, 25,088 inmates in Federal and State prisons were
known to be infected with HIV/AIDS. In 2000, HIV/AIDS accounted for more
than 6 percent of all deaths in Federal and State prisons. Infection rates for other
sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis , and hepa titis Band C are also far
greater for prisoners than for the American population as a whole. Prison rape
undermines the public health by contributing to the spread of these diseases, and
often giving a potential death sentence to its victims.
(8) Prison rape endangers the public safety by making brutalized inmates
more likely to commit crimes when they are released -as 600,000 inmates are
each year. '
(9) T he frequently interracial character of prison sexual assaults
significantly exacerbates interracial' tensions, both within prison and, upon
release of perpetrators and victims from prison, in the community at large.
(10) Prison rape increases the level of homicides and other violence against
inmates and staff, and the risk of insurrections and riots.
(11) Victims of prison rape suffer severe physical and psychological effects
that hinder their ability to integrate into the community and maintain stable
employment upon their release from prison. T hey are thus more likely to
become home less and/or require government assistance.
(12) Members of the public and government officials are largely unaware of
the epidemic character of prison rape and
the day-to-day horror experienced by victimized inmates.
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(13) T he high incidence of sexua l assault within prisons involves actual and
potential violations of the United States Constitution. In Farmer v. Brennan, 511
U.S. 825 (1994), the Supreme Court ruled that deliberate indifference to the
substantial risk of sexual assault violates prisoner s' rights under the Cruel and
Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment. The E ighth
Amendment rights of State and local prisoners are protected through the Due
Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pursuant to the power of
Congress under Sec tion Five of the Fourteenth Amendment, Congress may take
action to enforce those rights in States where officials have demonstrated such
indifference. States that do not take basic steps to abate prison rape by adopting
stand ards that do not generate sign ificant additional expenditures demonstrate
such indifference. Therefore, such States are not entitled to the same level of
Federal benefits as other States.
(14) T he high incidence of prison rape undermines the effectiveness and
efficiency of United States Government expenditures through grant programs
such as those dealing with health care; mental health care; disease prevention;
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maintenance, and operation; race relations; poverty; unemploy ment and homelessness. T he ef f ectiveness and efficiency of these
feder ally f unded grant pr ograms ar e compr omised by the failure of
State officials to adopt policies and pr ocedures that reduce the
incidence of prison rape in that the high incidence of prison rape: (A) increases the costs incur r ed by Feder al, State, and
local ju risdictions to administer their prison systems;
(B) increases the levels of violence, directed at inmates
and at staf f , within prisons;
(C) increases health care expenditures, both inside and
outside of prison systems, and reduces the ef f ectiveness of
disease prevention pr ogr ams by substantially increasing the
incidence and spr ead of HN, AIDS, tuberculosis, hepa titis
Band C, and other diseases;
(D) increases mental health care expenditur es, both
inside and outside of prison systems, by substantially
increasing the r ate of post -traumatic stress disor der,
depression, suicide, and the exacer bation of existing mental
illnesses among current and f ormer inmates;
(E) incr eases the risks of r ecidivism, civil strife, and
violent crime by individuals who have been brutalized by
prison rape; and
(F) increases the level of interracial tensions and strife
within prisons and, upon release of perpetrators and vic tims,
in the community at large.
(15) The high incidence of prison rape has a significant effect
on inter state. commer ce because it increases substantially (A) the costs incur r ed by Federal, State, and local
jurisdictions to administer their prison systems;
(B) the incidence and spread of HIV, AIDS, tuber culosis,
hepatitis Band C, and other diseas es, contributing to
increased health and medical expenditures throughout the
Nation;
(C) the rate of post-traumatic stress disor der, depres sion,
suicide, and the exacerbation of existing mental ill nesses
among current and former inmates, contributing to increased
health and medical expenditures throughout the Nation; and
(D) the risk of recidivism, civil strife, and violent crime
by individuals who have been brutalized by prison rape.
S E C. 3. PURPOSES.

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T he purposes of this Act are to (1) establish a zer o -toler ance standard for the incidence of
prison rape in prisons in the United States;
(2) make the prevention of prison rape a top priority in each
prison system;
(3) develop and implement national standards f or the detec tion,
prevention, r eduction, and punishment of prison rape; ( 4) increase
the available data and inf ormation on the incidence of prison
rape, consequently improving the manage ment and administration
of cor r ectional facilities;
(5) standar dize the definitions used f or collec ting data on the
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(6) increase the accountability of prison officials who f ail to
detect, pr event, reduce, and punish prison rape;
(7) protect the Eighth Amendment rightsof Feder al, State, and
local prisoners;
(8) incr ease the efficiency and ef f ectiveness of Federal
expenditures through grant programs such as those dealing with
health car e; mental health care; disease prevention; crime prevention,
investigation, and pr os ecution; prison construction, maintenance, and
oper ation; race relations; poverty; unemploy ment; and homelessness;
and .
(9) reduce the costs that prison r ape imposes on inter state
commerce.
S E C. 4. NAT I ONAL P RISON RAPE STATISTICS, DAT A,
AND RE S E ARCH. 42 USC 15603.

ANNuAL COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL RE VI E W.
(1) IN GENERAL.-T he Bur eau of Justice Statistics of the
Department of Justice (in this section r efer r ed to as the "Bur eau")
shall car r y out, for each calendar year , a comprehen sive statistical
review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape. T he
statistical review and analysis shall include, but not be limited to the
identification of the common char acter istics of .
(A) both victims and per petr ators of prison rape; and ( B) prisons
and prison systems with a high incidence of prison rape ...
(2) CONSIDERAT I ONS . .,.-In car r ying out par agraph ( 1), the
Bureau shall consider -·
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(A) how rape should be defined for the purposes of the
statistical review and analysis; .
(B) how the Bureau should collect inf ormation about
staff -on-inmate sexual assault;
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(C) how the Bureau should collect inf ormation beyond
inmate self -reports of prison rape;
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(D) how the Bureau should adjust the data in order to
account for dif f er ences among prisons as required by subsection
(c) ( 3);
(E) the categorization of prisons as required by sub section
(c) ( 4); and
(F) whether a preliminar y study of prison rape should be
conducted to inf orm the methodology of the comprehensive
sta tistical review.
(3) SOLICI T AT I ON OF VI E WS.
-The Bureau of Justice Statis tics shall solicit views from repr esentatives of the following:
State departments of cor r ection; county and municipal jails; juvenile
correctional f acilities; former inmates; vict im advo cates; resear cher s;
and other experts in the area of sexual assault.
(4) SAMP L I NG T E CHNIQUES.
-T he review and analysis under
paragraph (1) shall be based on a random sample, or other
scientifically appropriate sample, of not less than 10 percent o f all
Feder al, State, and county prisons, and a representative sample of
municipal prisons. T he selection shall include at least one prison
from each State. T he selection of f acilities f or sampling shall be
made at the latest practicable date prior to cond ucting the surveys
and shall not be disclosed to any facility or prison system official
prior to the time period studied in the survey. Selection of a facility
for sampling during any

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year shaH not preclude its selection for sampling in any subsequent
year.
(5) SURVEYS.-In carrying out the review and analysis under
paragraph (1), the Bureau shaH, in addition to such other methods as
the Bureau considers appropriate, use surveys and other statistical
studies of current and former inmates from a sample of Federal,
State, county, and municipal prisons. The Bureau shaH ensure the
confidentiality of each survey participant.
(6) PARTICIPATION IN SURVEY.-Federal, State, or local
officials or facility administrators that receive a request from the
Bureau under subsection (a)(4) or (5) will be required to participate
in the national survey and provide access to any inmates under their
legal custody.
(b) REVIEW PANEL ON PRISON RAPE.0) ESTABLlSHMENT._To assist the Bureau in carrying out
the review and analysis under subsection (a), there is established,
within the Department of Justice, the Review Panel on Prison Rape
(in this section referred to as the "Panel").
(2) MEMBERSHIP._
(A) COMPOSITION.-The Panel shall be composed of 3
members, each of whom shaH be appointed by the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.-Members of the Panel shall be
selected from among individuals with knowledge or expertise
in matters to be studied by the Panel.
(3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.(A)IN GENERAL.--:-The duty of the Panel shaH be to carry
out, for each calendar year, public hearings concerning the
operation of the three prisons with the highest incidence of
prison rape and the two prisons with the lowest incidence of
prison rape in each category of facilities identified under
subsection (c)(4). The Panel shall hold a separate hearing
regarding the three Federal or State prisons with the highest
incidence of prison rape. The purpose of these hearings shaH be
to coHect evidence to aid in the identification of common
characteristics of both victims and perpetrators of prison rape,
and the identification of common characteristics of prisons and
prison systems with a high incidence of prison rape, and the
identification of common characteristics of prisons and prison
systems that appear to have been successful in deterring prison
rape.
(B) TESTIMONY AT HEARINGS.(i) PuBLIC OFFICIALS.-In carrying out the hearings
required under subparagraph (A), the Panel shaH request
the public testimony of Federal, State, and local officials
(and organizations that represent such officials), including
the warden or director of each prison, who bears
responsibility for the prevention, detection, and
punishment of prison rape at each entity, and the head of
the prison system encompassing such prison.
(ii) VICTIMS.-The Panel may request the testimony
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such victims, and other appropriate individuals and
organizations.
(C) SUBPOENAS.(i) ISSUANCE -.T he Panel may issue subpoenas for the
attendan ce of witnesses and the production of writ ten or other
matter.
(ii) ENFORCEMENT.-In the case of contumacy or refusal
to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may in a Federal
court of appropriate jurisdiction obtain an appropriate order to
enforce the subpoena.
(c) REPORTS.(1) IN GE NE RAL-Not
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later than June 30 of each year, Deadline. the
Attorney General shall submit a report on the activities
of the Bureau and the Review Panel, with respect to prison
rape, for the preceding calendar year to (A)Congress; and
(B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2). CONT E NTS.-T he report required under paragraph (1) shall
include (A)with respect to the effects of prison rape, statistical,
sociological, and psychological data;
(B) with respect to the incidence of prison rape (i) statistical data aggregated at the Federal, State, prison
system, and prison levels;
(ii) a listing of those institutions in the representa tive
sample, separated into each category identified under
subsection (c)(4) and ranked according to the incidence of
prison rape in each institution; and
(iii) an identification of those institutions in the
representative sample that appear to have been successful in
deterring prison rape; and
(C) a listing of any prisons in the representative sample that
did not cooperate with the survey conducted pursuant to section 4.
(3) DATA ADJUSTMENTS.-In preparing the information specified in
paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall use estab lished statistical
methods to adj ust the data as necessary to . account for differences
among institutions in the representative
sample, which are not related to the detection, prevention, reduction
and punishment of prison rape, or which are outside the control of the
State, prison, or prison system, in order to provide an accurate
comparison among prisons. Such dif ferences may include the mission,
security level, size, and juris diction under which the prison operates.
For each such adjust ment made, the Attorney General shall identif y
and explain such adjustment in the report.
(4) CAT E GORI Z AT I ON OF PRISONS.
-The report shall divide
the prisons surveyed into three categories. One category shall be
composed of all Federal and State prisons. The other two categories
shall be defined by the Attorney General in order to compare simil ar
institutions.
(d) CONT RACTS AND GRANTS.-In carrying out its duties under
this section, the Attorney General may (1) provide grants for research through the National Institute of
Justice; and
(2) contract with or provide grants to any other entitythe Attorney
General deems appropriate.

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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2010 to carry out this section.

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SEC. 5. PRISON RAPE PREVENTION AND
PROSECUTION. (a) INFORMATION AND
ASSISTANCE.(1) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.-There is established
within the National Institute of Corrections a national clearinghouse
for the provision of information and assistance to Federal, State, and
local authorities responsible for the prevention, investigation, and
punishment of instances of prison rape.
(2) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.-The National Institute of
Corrections shall conduct periodic training and education programs
for Federal, State, and local authorities responsible for the prevention,
investigation, and punishment of instances of prison rape.
(b) REPORTS.(1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than September 30 of each year, the
National Institute of Corrections shall submit a report to Congress and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This report shall be
available to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
(2) CONTENTS.-The report required under paragraph (1) shall
summarize the activities of the Department of Justice regarding prison
rape abatement for the preceding calendar year ..
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2010 to carry out this section ..
SEC. 6. GRANTS TO PROTECT INMATES AND SAFEGUARD
COMMUNITIES.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.-From amounts made available for
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to States
to assist those States in ensuring that budgetary circumstances (such as
reduced State and local spending on prisons) do not compromise efforts to
protect inmates (particularly from prison rape) and to safeguard the
communities to which inmates return. The purpose of grants under this
section shall be to provide funds for personnel, training, technical
assistance, data collection, and equipment to prevent and prosecute
prisoner rape.
(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.-Amounts received by a grantee
under this section may be used by the grantee, directly or through
subgrants, only for one or more of the following activities:
(1) PROTECTING INMATES.-Protecting inmates by(A) undertaking efforts to more effectively prevent prison
rape;
(B) investigating incidents of prison rape; or
(C) prosecuting incidents of prison rape.
(2) SAFEGUARDING COMMUNITIES.-Safeguarding
communities by(A) making available, to officials of State and local
governments who are considering reductions to prison budgets,
training and technical assistance in successful methods for
moderating the growth of prison populations without
compromising public safety, including successful methods used
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(B) developing and utilizing analyses of prison popu lations and risk
assessment instruments that will improve State and local governments'
understanding of risks to the community regarding release of inmates in the
prison population;
(C) preparing maps demonstrating the concentration, on a community by-community basis, of inmates who have been released, to facilitate the
efficient and effective (i) deployment of law enforcement resources (includin g probation
and parole resources); and
(ii) delivery of services (such as job training and substance abuse treatment)
to those released inmates; (D)promoting collaborative efforts, among
officials of State and local governments and leaders of appropriat e
communities, to understand and address the effects on a community of the
presence of a disproportionate number of released inmates in that
community; or
(E) developing policies and programs that reduce spending on prisons
by effectively reducing rates of parole and probation revocation without
compromising public safety.
(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.(1) PERIOD.-A grant under this .section shall be made for a period of not
more than 2 years.
(2) MAXIMUM. - T he amount of a grant under this section may no t exceed
$1,000,000.
(3) MAT CHING.-The Federal share of a grant under this section may not
exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the project described in the application
submitted under subsection (d) for the fiscal year for which the grant was made
under this section.
(d) APPLICAT I ONS.
(1) IN GENERAL-To
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request a grant under this section, the chief executive
of a State shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in
such manner, and accom panied by such information as the Att orney General
may require.
(2) CONT E NTS.-E ach application required by paragraph
(1) shall.
(A)include the certification of the chief executive that
the State receiving such grant ..
(i) has adopted all national prison rape standards that, as of the date
on which the application was submitted, have been promulgated under
this Act; and
(ij) will consider adopting all national prison rape standards that are
promulgated under this Act after such date; .. (B) specify with
particularity the preventative, prosecu torial, or administrative activities to be undertaken by the State with the
amounts received under the grant; and (C) in the case of an application for a
grant for one or more activities specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b)(1) review the extent of the budgetary cir cumstances affecting the
State generally and describe how those circumstances relate to the
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(ii) describe the rate of growth of the State's prison
population over the preceding 10 years and explain why
the State may have difficulty sustaining that rate of
growth; and
(iii) explain the extent to which officials (including
law enforcement officials) of State and local governments
and victims of crime will be consulted regarding decisions
whether, or how, to moderate the growth of the State's
prison population.
(e) REPORTS BY GRANTEE.(1) IN GENERAL.-The Attorney General shall require each
grantee to submit, not later than 90 days after the end of the period
for which the grant was made under this section, a report on the
activities carried out under the grant. The report shall identify and
describe those activities and shall contain an evaluation of the
effect of those activities on(A) the number of incidents of prison rape, and the
grantee's response to such incidents; and
(B)the safety of the prisons, and the safety of the
communities in which released inmates are present.
(2) DISSEMINATION.-The Attorney General shall ensure that
each report submitted under paragraph (1) is made available under
the national clearinghouse established under section 5.
(f) STATE DEFINED.-In this section, the term "State" includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.(1) IN GENERAL.-There are authorized to be appropriated for
grants under this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2010.
(2) LIMITATION.-Of amounts made available for grants
under this section, not less than 50 percent shall be available only
for activities specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
SEC. 7. NATIONAL PRISON RAPE REDUCTION COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a commission to be
known as the National Prison Rape Reduction Commission (in this
section referred to as the "Commission").
(b) MEMBERS.(1) IN GENERAL.-The Commission shall be composed of 9
members, of whom(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
(B)2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, unless the Speaker is of the same party as the
President, in which case 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and 1 shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(C) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives (in addition to any appointment
made under subparagraph (B));
(D) 2 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
Senate, unless the majority leader is of the same party as the
President, in which case 1 shall be appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate and 1 shall be appointed by the minority
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( E ) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate
(in addition to any appointment made under subparagraph (D».
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBL E
-E. ach member of the Commission shall
be an individual who has knowledge or expertise in mat ters to be
studied by the Commission.
(3) CONSUL T AT I ON RE QUIRED.
-The President, the Speaker
and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority
leader and minority leader of the Senate shall consult with one another
prior to the appointment ofthe members of the Commission to achieve,
to the maximum extent possible, fair and equitable representation of
various points of view' with respect to the matters to be studied by the
Commission.
(4) T E RM.-E ach member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(5) T I ME FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENTs.
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the members shall be made not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(6) VACANCIES.-A vacancy in the Commission shall be Deadline. filled in
the mann er in which the original appointment was
made, and shall be made not later than 60 days after the
date on which the vacancy occurred.
(c) OPERAT I ON.(1) CHAIRPERSON.-Not later than 15 days after appoint- Deadline. ments
of all the members are made , the Pr~sident shall appoint President. a chairperson
for the Commission from among its members.
(2) ME E T I NGS.
-T he Commission shall meet at the call
of the chairperson. T he initial meeting of the Cl;>mmission shall Deadline. take
place not later than 30 days after the initial appointment
of the members is completed.
(3) QUORUM.-A majority of the members of the Commis sion
shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the Commission may
establish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings schedule d by the
Commission.
(4) RULES.-T he Commission may establish by majority vote any
other rules for the conduct of Commission business, if such rules are
not inconsistent with this Act or other applicable law.
(d) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACTS OF PR
ISON RAPE .(1) IN GENERAL-T
. he Commission shall carry out a com prehensive legal and factual study of the penalogical, physical, mental,
medical, social, and economic impacts of prison rape in the United
States on(A) Federal, State, and local governments; and
(B) communities and social institutions generally, including
individuals, families, and businesses within such communities and
social institutions.
(2) MAT T E RS INCL UDE D.
-T he study under paragraph (1) shall
include (A) a review of existing Federal, State, and local government
policies and practices with respect to the prevention, detection, and
punishment of prison rape;
(B)an assessment of the relationship between prison rape and
prison conditions, and of existing monitoring, regulatory , and
enforcement practices that are intended to address any such
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(C) an assessment of pathological or social causes of
prison rape;
(D) an assessment of the extent to which the incidence of
prison rape contributes to the spread of sexually transmitted
diseases and to the transmission of HI V;
(E)an assessment of the characteristics of inmates most
likely to commit prison rape and the effectiveness of various
types of treatment or programs to reduce such likelihood;
(F) an assessment of the characteristics of inmates most
likely to be victims of prison rape and the effectiveness of
various types of treatment or programs to reduce such
likelihood;
(G) an assessment of the impacts of prison rape on
individuals, families, social institutions and the economy
generally, including an assessment of the extent to which the
incidence of prison rape contributes to recidivism and to
increased incidence of sexual assault;
(H) an examination of the feasibility and cost of conducting surveillance, undercover activities, or both, to reduce
the incidence of prison rape;
(I) an assessment of the safety and security of prison
facilities and the relationship of prison facility construction
and design to the incidence of prison rape;
(J)an assessment of the feasibility and cost of any
particular proposals for prison reform;
(K) an identification of the need for additional scientific
and social science research on the prevalence of prison rape in
Federal, State, and'local prisons;
(L) an assessment of the general relationship between
prison rape and prison violence;
(M) an assessment of the relationship between prison
rape and levels of training, supervision, and discipline of
prison staff; and
(N) an assessment of existing Federal and State systems
for reporting incidents of prison rape, including an assessment
of whether existing systems provide an adequate assurance of
confidentiality, impartiality and the absence of reprisal.
(3) REPORT.(A) DISTRIBUTION.-Not later than 2 years after the
date of the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a report on the study carried out under this
subsection to,0) the President;
(ii) the Congress;
(iii) the Attorney General;
(iv) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (v)
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; (vi)
the chief executive of each State; and
(vii) the head of the department of corrections of
each State.
(B) CONTENTs.-The report under subparagraph (A)
shall include(i) the findings and conclusions of the Commission; (ii)
recommended national standards for reducing prison
rape;

PUBL I C LAW 108-79-S E P T . 4, 2003

117 STAT. 983

(iii) recommended protocols for preserving evidence
and treating victims of prison r ape; and
(iv) a summary of the materials r elied on by the
Commission in the pr eparation of the report.
(e) RE COMMENDATIONS.( 1) I N GENERAL.-I n conjunction with the r eport submitted
under subsection (d)(3), the Commission shall provide the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services with recommended national standards for enhancing the
detection, pr evention, reduction, and punishment of prison r ape.
( 2) MATTERS INCLUDED.-T he information provided
under par agr aph ( 1) shall include r ecommended national
standards relating to - (A) the classification and assignment of prisoner s, using
proven standardized instruments and protocols, in a manner
that limits the occur r ence of prison rape;
(B) the investigation and r esolution of r ape complaints
by r esponsible prison authorities, local and State police, and
Feder al and State prosecution authorities;
(C) the preservation of physical and testimonial evi dence f or use in an investigation of the ci rcumstances
relating to the rape;
(D)acute -term trauma care for rape victims, including
standards relating to - (i) the manner and extent of physical examination
and treatment to be provided to any r ape victim; and
(ii) the manner. and extent· of any psychological
examination, psychiatric car e, medication, and mental
health counseling to be provided to any r ape victim; (E)
ref er r als f or long-term continuity of car e f or r ape
victims;
(F) educational and medical testing measures for
reducing the in cidence of HIV transmission due to prison
rape;
(G) post-rape prophylactic medical measur es f or r educing the
incidence of transmission of sexual diseases; (H) the tr aining
of correctional staff sufficient to ensure that they under stand
and appr eciate the significance of prison r ape and the
necessity of its·er adication;
( 1) the timely and comprehensive investigation of staf f
sexual misconduct involving r ape or other sexual assault on
inmates;
(J)ensuring the confidentiality of prison r ape com plaints
and protecting inmates who make complaints of prison rape;
(K) creating a system for reporting incidents of prison
rape that will ensure the confidentiality of prison rape
complaints, pr otect inmates who make prison r ape com plaints f r om retaliation, and assur e the impartial resolution of
prison r ape complaints;
(L)data collection and reporting of.
(i) prison rape;
(ii) prison staf f sexual misconduct; and
(ill) the resolution of prison rape complaints by
prison officials and Feder al, State, and lo cal investiga tion and prosecution authorities; and

.-......./.

117 ST AT .
984

PUBL I C LAW 108-79-SEPT. 4, 2003

( M) such other matters as may r easonably be related to the detection,
prevention, reduction, and punishment
of prison rape.
( 3) L I MI T AT I ON.
-T he Commission shall not propose a r ec ommended standard that would impose substantial additional costs compar ed to the
costs pr esently expended by Federal, State, and local prison authorities.
( DCONSULTATION WITH ACCREDITATION ORGANIZAT I ONs.-I n
developing recommended national standar ds f or enhancing the detection, pr evention,
reduction, and punishment of prison rape, the Commission shall consider any standar ds
that have alr eady been developed, or ar e being developed simultaneously to
the delib er ations of the Commission. T he Commission shall consult with accr editation
organizations responsible f or the accr editation of Fed er al, State, local or private prisons,
that have developed or ar e currently developing standar ds r elated to prison r ape. T he
Commis sion will also consult with national associations representing the corr ections
profession that have developed or are currently devel oping standards related to prison
rape.
( g) HEARINGS.( 1) IN GENERAL-T
. he Commission shall hold publi c
hearings. T he Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and r eceive such evidence as the Commission considers
advisable to carry
out its duties under this section.
( 2) WITNESS EXPENSEs.
-Witnesses requested to appear
before the Commission shall be paid the same fees as ar e paid to witnesses under
section 1821 of title 28, United States Code. T he per diem and mileage allowances for
witnesses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Commission.
( h) INFORMAT I ON FROM F E DE RAL OR S T AT E AGENCI E s.-The Commission
may secur e directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessar y to carr y out its duties under this section. T he
Commission may request the hea d of any State or local department or agency to furnish
such information to the Commission.
(i) PERSONNE L MAT T E RS.
( 1) T RAVE L E XP E NS E-T
s. he members of the Commission
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at r at
es
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
per f ormance of ser vice for the Commission.
( 2) DE T AI L OF FEDERAL E MP L OYE E-With
S.
the affirmative vote of 2/3 of
the Commission, any Feder al· Government employee, with the approval of the head
of the appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the Commission without
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil ser vice
status, benefits, or privileges.
( 3) PROCURE MENT OF TEMPORARY AND I N T E RMI T T E NT S E RV
I CE s.Upon the r equest of the Commission, the Attorney Gen eral shall provide reasonable
and appropriate office space, sup plies, and administr ative assist ance.
(j) CONT RACTS FOR RE S E ARCH. ( 1) NAT I ONAL INSTITUTE OF JUS T I CE
-With
. a o/s affirmative
vote, the Commission may select nongovernmental researchers and experts to assist
the Commission in car r ying out its duties

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117 STAT. 985

under this Act. The National Institute of Justice shall contract with
the researchers and experts selected by the Commission to provide
funding in exchange for their services.
(2) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.-Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to limit the ability of the Commission to enter
into contracts with other entities or organizations for research
necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission under this
section.
(k) SUBPOENAS.(1) ISSUANCE.-The Commission may issue subpoenas for
the attendance of witnesses and the production of written or other
matter.
(2) ENFORCEMENT.-In the case of contumacy or refusal to
obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may in a Federal court of
appropriate jurisdiction obtain an appropriate order to enforce the
subpoena.
(3)
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
DOCUMENTARY
EVIDENCE.-Documents provided to the Commission pursuant to
a subpoena issued under this subsection shall not be released
publicly without the affirmative vote of% of the Commission.
(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this section ..
(m) TERMINATION.~The Commission shall terminate on the date
that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission
submits the reports required by this section.'
.
(n)EXEMPTIoN.-The Commission shall be exempt from the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
SEC. 8. ADOPTION AND EFFECT OF NATIONAL
STANDARDS. (a) PuBLICATION OF PROPOSED
STANDARDS.(1) FINAL RULE.-Not later than 1 year after receiving the
report specified in section 7(d)(3), the Attorney General shall
publish a final rule adopting national standards for the detection,
prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape.
(2) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.-The standards· referred to
in paragraph (1) shall be based upon the independent judgment of
the Attorney General, after giving due consideration to the
recommended national standards provided by the Commission
under section 7(e), and being informed by such data, opinions, and
proposals that the Attorney General determines to be appropriate to
consider.
(3) LIMITATION.-The Attorney General shall not establish a
national standard under this section that would impose substantial
additional costs compared to the costs presently expended by
Federal, State, and local prison authorities. The Attorney General
may, however, provide a list of improvements for consideration by
correctional facilities.
(4) TRANSMISSION TO STATES.-Within 90 days of
publishing the final rule under paragraph (1), the Attorney General
shall transmit the national standards adopted under such paragraph
to the chief executive of each State, the head of the department of
corrections of each State, and to the appropriate authorities in those
units of local government who oversee operations in one or more
prisons.
(b) APPLICABILITY TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONs.The national standards referred to in subsection (a) shall apply to the

Deadlines.
42 USC
15607.

117 STAT. 986

Deadline.

Procedures.

PUBLIC LAW 108-79-SEPT. 4, 2003

Federal Bureau of Prisons immediately upon adoption of the final rule
under subsection (a)(4).
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL
FUNDS.(1) COVERED
PROGRAMS.(A) IN GENERAL.-For purposes of this subsection, a
fgrant program is covered by this subsection if, and only i
(i) the program is carried out by or under the authority
of the Attorney General; and
(ii) the program may provide amounts to States for
prison purposes.
(B) LIsT.-For each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall
prepare a list identifying each program that meets the criteria of
subparagraph (A) and provide that list to each State.
(2) ADOPTION OF NATIONAL STANDARDs.-For each
fiscal year, any amount that a State would otherwise receive for
prison purposes for that fiscal year under a grant program covered
by this subsection shall be reduced by 5 percent, unless the chief
executive of the State submits to the Attorney General(A) a certification that the State has adopted, and is in full
compliance with, the national standards described in section
8(a); or
(B) an assurance that not less than 5 percent of such
amount shall. be used only for the purpose of enabling the State
to adopt, and achieve full compliance with, those national
standards, so as to ensure that a certification under
subparagraph (A) may be submitted in future years. (3)
REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.-Not later than September
30 of each year, the Attorney General shall publish a report listing
each grantee that is not in compliance with the national standards
adopted pursuant to section 8(a).
(4) COOPERATION WITH SURVEY.-For each fiscal year,
any amount that a State receives for that fiscal year under a grant
program covered by this subsection shall not be used for prison
purposes (and shall be returned to the grant program if no other
authorized use is available), unless the chief executive of the State
submits to the Attorney General a certification that neither the State,
nor any political subdivision or unit of local government within the
State, is listed in a report issued by the Attorney General pursuant to
section 4(c)(2)(C).
(5) REDISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS.-Amounts under a
grant program not granted by reason of a reduction under paragraph
(2), or returned by reason of the prohibition in paragraph (4), shall
be granted to one or more entities not subject to such reduction or
such prohibition, subject to the other laws governing that program.
(6) IMPLEMENTATION.-The Attorney General shall establish
procedures to implement this subsection, including procedures for
effectively applying this subsection to discretionary grant programs.
(7) EFFECTIVE DATE.(A)
REQUIREMENT
OF
ADOPTION
OF
STANDARDS.-The first grants to which paragraph (2) applies
are grants for the second fiscal year beginning after the date on
which the national standards under section 8(a) are finalized.

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117 STAT.
987

(B
) REQUIREMENT FOR COOPERATION.-The first
grants to which paragraph (4) applies are grants for the fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9. REQUIREMENT THAT ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATIONS 42 use 15608.
ADOPT ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS.-Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, an organization responsible for the accreditation
of Federal, State, local, or private prisons, jails, or other penal facilities
may not receive any new Federal grants during any period in which such
organization fails to meet any of the requirements of subsection (b).
(b) REQUIREMENTS.-To be eligible to receive Federal grant~, Deadlines. an
accreditation organization referred to in subsection (a) must
meet the following requirements:
(1) At all times after 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the organization shall have in effect, for each facility that it is
responsible for accrediting, accreditation standards for' the
detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape ..
(2) At all times. after 1 year after the date of the adoption of the
final rule under section 8(a)(4), the organization shall, in addition to
any other such standards that it may promulgate relevant to the
detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape,
adopt accreditation standards consistent with the national standards
adopted pursuant to such final rule.
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
42 USC 15609.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) CARNAL KNOWLEDGE.-The term "carnal knowledge"
means contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the
anus, including penetration of any sort, however slight .
.
(2) INMATE.-The term "inmate" means any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of,
sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law
or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or
diversionary program.
(3) JAIL.-The term "jail" means a confinement facility of a Federal,
State, or local law enforcement agency to hold(A) persons pending adjudication of crimiJ:!.al charges;

j

(B
)

persons committed to confinement after adjudication of criminal

or
charges for sentences of 1 year or less. (4) HIV.-The term "HIV"
means the human immunodeficiency virus.
(5) ORAL SODoMY.-The term "oral sodomy" means contact
between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the· vulva, or the
mouth and the anus.
(6) POLICE LOCKUP.-The term "police lockup" means a
temporary holding facility of a Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agency to hold(A) inmates pending bail or transport to jail;
(B
) inebriates until ready for release; or
(C) juveniles pending parental custody or shelter placement.

PUBPULIC LAW 108-79-SEPT. 4, 2003
117 STAT. 988
(7) PRISON.-The term "prison" means any confinement
facilitY., of a Federal, State, or local government, whether
administered by such government or by a private organization on
behalf of such government, and includes(A
) any local jailor police lockup; and
(B
) any juvenile facility used for the custody or care of
juvenile inmates.
(8) PRISON RAPE.-The term "prison rape" includes the rape
of an inmate in the actual or constructive control of prison
officials.
(9) RAPE.-The term "rape" means(A
) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault
with an object, or sexual fondling of a person, forcibly or
against that person's will;
(B
) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault
with an object, or sexual fondling of a person not forcibly or
against the person's will, where the victim is incapable of
giving consent because of his or her youth or his or her
temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity; or
(C) the carnal knowledge, oral sodomy, sexual assault
with an object, or sexual fondling of a person achieved
through the exploitation of the fear or threat of physical
violence or bodily injury.
(10) SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH AN OBJEcT.-The term
"sexual assault with an object" means the use of any hand, finger,
object, or other instrument to penetrate, however slightly, the
genital or anal opening ofthe body of another person.
(1
1
)
SEXUAL FONDLING.-The term "sexual fondling"
means the touching of the private body parts of another person
(including the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or
buttocks) for the purpose of sexual gratification.
(12) EXCLUSIONs:-The terms and conditions described in
paragraphs (9) and (10) shall not apply to-.
(A
) custodial or medical personnel gathering physical
evidence, or engaged in other legitimate medical treatment, in
the course of investigating prison rape;
(B
) the use of a health care provider's hands or fingers or the use of
medical devices in the course of appropriate medical treatment
unrelated to prison rape; or

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117 STAT. 989

(C) the use of a health care provider's hands or fingers and the use of
instruments to perform body cavity searches in order to maintain security and
safety within the prison or detention facility, provided that the search is
conducted in a manner consistent with constitutional requirements.
Approved September 4, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY-S. 1435:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
July 21, considered and passed Senate. July 25, considered and
passed House.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 39 (2003):
Sept. 4, Presidential statement.

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Attachment 2
BJS April 2016 Workshop on NSYC-3
Agenda and List of Attendees

1

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-3)
BJS Workshop
April 28-29, 2016
Agenda
Thursday, April 28, Office of Justice Programs, Executive Conference Room

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Allen J. Beck, BJS
Jessica Stroop, BJS
Jeri Mulrow, BJS

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Overview of PREA
Facilitator: Allen Beck, BJS
1. Results from NSYC-1 and NSYC-2
2. Analytical objectives for NSYC-3
3. Timeline for NSYC-3
Group Discussion

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

Improvements in data collection protocols
Facilitators: Michele Harmon and John Hartge, Westat

1. Survey participation – importance of maintaining past level of
participation
a. Procedures for recruiting facilities
b. Consent and assent procedure (ILP and PGC)
2. Data collection mode and protocol
a. Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI)
b. Adherence to state-level reporting requirements
c. Distress training and referral procedures
Group Discussion

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.

Measuring victimization (estimating incidence and prevalence)
Facilitators: Allen Beck, BJS

1. Logic of past methodology (behavioral specific screeners;
levels/forms of coercion; measuring number of times)
2. Assessing validity and reliability
a. Outliers and internal consistency checks
b. Adding incident detail to enhance validity (up to 2
incidents) and to better understand circumstances
surrounding the incidents
c. Adding de-briefing items to assess reliability
Group Discussion

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

Sample design and estimation
Facilitator: David Cantor, Westat

1. Sample design considerations
2. State-level estimation
3. Analysis and ranking methodology
Group Discussion

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Measuring the correlates of victimization and circumstances
surrounding victimization (characteristics of youth)
Facilitator: Jessica Stroop, BJS

1. Better understanding of past abuse –sexual, physical and emotional
2. New measures of sexual orientation and gender identity (to be
consistent with OMB guidance)
3. Measuring mental health and emotional problems of youth
4. Disabilities and other impairments

5. More detail on circumstances surrounding staff sexual misconduct
6. Detailed incident forms (DIF) – staff sexual misconduct and youth
nonconsensual sexual acts
Group Discussion

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

Measuring the correlates of victimization and circumstances
surrounding victimization (characteristics of facilities as reported by
youth)
Facilitators: David Cantor and Suzanne Kaasa, Westat

1. Past data collection – survey items and their use
2. Facility climate – attitudes about staff, rules in facility, levels of
disorder
3. Misconduct while in the facility
4. Conditions of confinement – discipline practices, housing
Group Discussion

Friday, April 29, Office of Justice Programs, Executive Conference Room

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Developing a facility questionnaire
Facilitators: Suzanne Kaasa, Westat

1. Purpose and content of the facility questionnaire
a. Facility conditions – e.g., crowding, staffing, facility age,
nature of supervision, program availability, sex/race of staff,
staff turnover, training
b. Facility climate – e.g., levels of youth misconduct, fighting, use
of restrictive housing
c. PREA standards – collect information related to issues
encountered with implementation of the standards
d. Policies and processes for handling at risk populations
(LGBTQ and youth with mental health/emotional problems)
2. Collection protocol
a. Web access for facility respondent and paper and pencil
alternative
b. Collected from facility during week of interview
Group Discussion

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 – 11:30 p.m.

Developing an alternative questionnaire
Facilitator: Crystal MacAllum, Westat
1. Purpose and content of the alternative questionnaire
a. Random assignment to provide added layer of
confidentiality and facilitate IRB approval
b. Past content and forthcoming BJS/Westat report
c. New items for alternative survey only (e.g., contact with
family while in facility, utilization of medical and mental
health services, education status and aspirations,
expectations for the future, foster care and institutional
experiences, treatment and programs)
2. Proposed reports from NSYC-3
Group Discussion

11:30 – 12:00 pm.

Wrap up
Allen Beck, BJS
David Cantor, Westat

1. Expectations for the future – process and timelines revisited
2. Need for testing and additional consultation

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-3) BJS Workshop
April 28-29, 2016
Washington, DC
Participants
Ben Adams
Social Science Analyst
OJJDP
810 7th St., NW
Washington, DC 20531
202-616-3687
[email protected]
Allen J. Beck
Senior Statistical Advisor
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531-1000
202-616-3277
[email protected]
Joe Blume
Program Coordinator
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
954 W. Jefferson P.O Box 83720
Boise, ID 83706
208-908-3283
[email protected]
David Cantor
NSYC Principal Investigator
WESTAT
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
301-294-2080
[email protected]
Emily Chonde
Policy Advisor
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th St., NW
Washington, DC 20531
202-305-9317
[email protected]

Lisa Copeland
Statewide PREA Coordinator
Kansas Department of Corrections, Juvenile
Services
714 SW Jackson, Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66603
785-291-3074
[email protected]
Chris Daley
Deputy Executive Director
Just Detention International
1900 L St., NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036
202-506-3333
[email protected]
Brecht Donoghue
Deputy Associate Administrator, Innovation
and Research Division
202-305-1270
[email protected]
Tara Graham
Senior Program Specialist
National PREA Resource Center
1601 R St., NW #2
Washington, DC 20009
202-680-3408
[email protected]
Kathy Halvorson
Warden
Minnesota Department of Corrections
1079 Highway 292
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-267-3600
[email protected]

Michele Harmon
NSYC Co-Project Director
WESTAT
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
301-294-3814
[email protected]

Ned Loughran
Executive Director
Council of Juvenile Correctional
Administrators
639 Granite Street, Suite 112
Braintree, MA 02184
781-843-2663
[email protected]

LaShana M. Harris
Assistant Director and PREA Compliance
Officer
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice,
1025 Capital Center Drive, 3rd Floor,
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 573-2738
[email protected]

Crystal MacAllum
Senior Study Director
WESTAT
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 251-4232
[email protected]

John Hartge
NSYC Co-Project Director
WESTAT
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 453-2659
[email protected]
Erin Hickey
Curriculum Research and Development
Coordinator
North Carolina Dept. of Public Safety,
Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile
Justice
3010 Hammond Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-324-6065
[email protected]
Suzanne Kaasa
Senior Study Director
WESTAT
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
301-610-8718
[email protected]

Avery Niles
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
3408 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30032
404-508-6500
[email protected]
Harvey Reed
Director
Ohio Department of Youth Services
30 W. Spring St
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-4314
[email protected]
Lovisa Stannow
Executive Director
Just Detention International
3325 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 340
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-384-1400
[email protected]

Jessica Stroop
Statistician
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531-1000
202-598-7610
[email protected]
Dallas Tully
PREA Coordinator
Oregon Youth Authority
530 Center Street NE, Suite 500
Salem, OR 97301-3777
503-373-7203
[email protected]
Luis Valentin
Chief of Employee Relations and Legal
Affairs
New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-341-3196
[email protected]
Jerome Williams
PREA Compliance Department
Texas Department of Juvenile Justice
11209 Metric Boulevard Bldg. H, Ste. A
P. O. Box 12757
Austin, TX 78758
512-490-7671
[email protected]
Maria Woolverton
Senior Social Science Research Analyst
Team Leader for Child Welfare Research
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
330 C Street SW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20201
202-205-4039
[email protected]

Attachment 3
Memo on NSYC-3 Cognitive Testing Results

1

Date:

September 13, 2016

To:

Allen Beck and Jessica Stroop, BJS

From:

Darby Steiger, Leanne Heaton

Subject:

Findings from facility and non-facility cognitive testing

This memo presents the results of cognitive testing conducted with male and female adjudicated youth in
three facilities, as well as cognitive testing done with non-facility LGBT youth in August 2016. The
memo presents the methodology used for each population, followed by an overview of results. The
appendix presents detailed findings for each question that was tested.

Methodology
Facility Youth

Westat conducted 20 cognitive interviews with adjudicated youth in three ILP correctional facilities
between August 22 and August 25 to test new items being considered for NSYC-3. The facilities
included two in Ohio – the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (CJCF) (5 males) and the Center
of Adolescent Services (CAS) in New Lebanon (5 females) – and one in Kentucky – the Lake
Cumberland Youth Development Center (YDC) (10 males). Two senior Westat interviewers
traveled to each site to conduct the interviews. A contact person was designated at each facility, and
this person was responsible for selecting the youth. Each facility was asked to provide a roster of
youth to interview, reflecting a mix of ages between the ages of 12 and 20, a mix of racial and ethnic
backgrounds, and varied lengths of stay in the facility (Table 1). Notably, none of the youth we
interviewed were under the age of 15.
Table 1. Demographic characteristics of facility youth
Gender
Age
CJCF
5 males
17 (3), 18, 19
CAS

5 females

YDC

10 males

15 (1), 16 (2), 17
(1), 20 (1)
17 (3), 18 (1), 20
(1)
2

Race
White (2)
Black/AA (2)
Hispanic (1)
White (2)
Black/AA (3)
White (1)
Black/AA (4)

Length of stay
6 mo or less (1)
<1 year (2)
1 year or more (2)
<1 year (3)
1 year or more (2)
6 mo or less (4)
<1 year (1)

The goals of testing were to ensure that youth understood the questions, terminology, and response
categories. While the NSYC interview is conducted via ACASI administration, the cognitive
interviews were conducted using a paper version of the questions, with the interviewer reading the
questions aloud to the respondent. A total of 62 questions and 126 items were tested with youth. In
order to gather feedback on all items within the one-hour interview, the questions were divided into
two separate protocols such that each youth was exposed to roughly half of the items. All facility
youth were asked the SOGI items, so that we could obtain enough information about those items
(Table 2).
Several of the items covered sensitive material including staff grooming behaviors, sexual activity
between youth and between youth and staff, drug use, history of victimization, and disabilities. For
these items, questions were presented on laminated pages so that youth could not actually circle and
answer to the question. Youth were asked to only provide their interpretation of these items rather
than answer them directly.
Table 2. Items tested in facility interviews

Version 1 (34 questions)

Version 2 (32 questions)

Facility living conditions (9 qns)

Legal counsel & institutional experiences
(4 qns)

Staff treatment (6 qns)

Solitary confinement (5 qns/9 items)

Misconduct/victimization (1 qn)

Youth/gang involvement (4 qns)

Education on PREA (3 qns/8 items)

*Drug use (1 qn, 2 items)

*Grooming behaviors (4 qns)

*Staff incident details (9 qns/25 items)

Mental health (4 qns/15 items)

*History of victimization (3 qns)

*Youth incident details (7 qns/18 items)

Treatment program and services (6 qns,
11 items)

*Disability items (if time permits) (3 qns)
Sexual orientation/gender identity (if time permits) (4 qns)
* Respondent will be instructed not to answer the questions, only to comment on
their interpretation of the question.

Non-facility Youth

In order to thoroughly test the SOGI items, Westat conducted 10 interviews with non-facility youth
who were gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) or had a close family member or friend who
was LGBT. Youth and young adults between the ages of 12 to 21 were recruited through a variety
of sources including the local LGBT support groups SMYAL and PFLAG, Craigslist ads, and
friends or relatives of Westat employees. Participants were screened to ensure there was a mix of
ages, genders, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and education levels (Table 3). Youth under the age
of 18 were instructed to have their parent or guardian contact the recruiter in order to be screened
for the interview. Westat received a total of 22 inquiries about the project. Four individuals were
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screened out or cancelled their interview appointment. Eight participants spoke with the recruiter
but did not return follow-up calls requesting to speak with their parent or guardian.
Table 3. Demographic characteristics of non-facility youth
Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual
Transgender

N
5*

Gender
3 males
2 females

Age
16, 17, 18
(2), 20

3*

3 males

16 (2), 15

LGBT Family
2
2 males
13, 17
Member or
Friend
Straight
1
1 male
17
*Note: One respondent identified as both gay and transgender.

Race
White (1)
Black/AA (3)
Hispanic (1)
Asian (1)
White (3)
Black/AA (2)
White

Education
Levels
th
10 , 11th, 12th
grade
9th and 10th
grade
7th and 11th
grade
11th grade

Two Westat interviewers conducted the 10 interviews over the course of 2 weeks (August 15 – 26,
2016) at Westat headquarters in Rockville, MD and the SMYAL office in Washington, DC. Written
parental consent for youth under the age 18 was requested at the time of scheduling and was
required prior to the start of the interview. Youth assent was then obtained by the interviewers at
the beginning of the interview. Young adults over the age of 18 followed traditional consent
procedures and signed a consent form at the start of the interview. Permission to record the
interviews was obtained from all participants.
A total of 7 questions (4 SOGI and 3 disability items) were tested with the youth and young adults.
To test the SOGI items, participants were asked to circle their answers and provide their
interpretation of the questions. If the participant was recruited because they had a close family
member or friend who was LGBT, they were asked to review the items again and think about how
that person might answer the questions. Participants were then presented with the disability
questions and were asked not to answer the questions, but only to comment on their understanding
of the items.
Each interview lasted less than 30 minutes and participants received a $25 incentive. Due to the
sensitive nature of the topics covered, the participants were also provided a list of LGBT support
resources in case they wished to speak with someone after the interview.

Results
Out of the 126 items tested in the facility interviews, including the seven questions also asked in the
non-facility interviews, 79 items worked well and no changes are being recommended (see the
appendix for these items). For 22 items, we are recommending substantive edits that we would like
to discuss with BJS, including 2 items we would like to delete. These are summarized in Table 4
below and more details are provided in the appendix. For the remaining 25 items that were tested,
we are recommending minor wording changes, which are outlined in Table 5. Fuller justification for
these edits are provided in the appendix.
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All recommended changes are shown in yellow highlighting. Questions are presented in the order in
which they appear in the core survey, followed by the alternative survey.
Table 4. Items requiring substantive edits
Item

Tested wording

GI2

Do you currently describe
yourself as male, female
or transgender?
a. Male
b. Female
c. Transgender
d. None of these
e. Not sure

GI3

Do you consider
yourself…
Males
a. Gay
b. Straight, that is, not
gay
c. Bisexual
d. Something else
e. Not sure
Females
a. Lesbian or gay
b. Straight, that is, not
lesbian or gay
c. Bisexual
d. Something else
e. Not sure
People are different in
their sexual attraction to
other people. Which best
describes your feelings?
Only attracted to males 1
Mostly attracted to males
2
Equally attracted to
females and males 3
Mostly attracted to
females 4
Only attracted to females
5
Not sure 6

GI4

GR3.1

Since you got here, has

Proposed revised
wording
Do you currently think of
yourself as …?
a. Male
b. Female
c. Transgender male
d. Transgender female
d. Something else
e. Not sure

Do you consider
yourself…
a. Gay or lesbian
b. Bisexual
c. Straight (not gay,
lesbian or bisexual)
d. Something else
e. Not sure

People are different in
their sexual attraction to
other people. Which best
describes your feelings?
Only attracted to males 1
Mostly attracted to males
2
Equally attracted to
females and males 3
Mostly attracted to
females 4
Only attracted to females
5
Something else 6
Not sure 7
Since you got here, has

5

Discussion points
One adjudicated female initially answered
this according to how others think of her,
rather than how she thinks of herself.
Think of may better elicit reports of selfidentification than describe which implies
how you explain yourself to others.
Split “transgender” into “transgender
male” and “transgender female” to
provide transgender respondents with
more accurate response options.
Change “none of these” to “something
else” to be more inclusive.
Transgender youth answered GI3 based
on the gender they currently identified as
and not as their assigned sex. This shows
that those who report something other
than male or female in GI2 would not
know which version of GI3 to answer.
These should be combined into a single
item.
One non-facility youth noted that
bisexual can also be considered straight,
so we have switched the order of the
response options and added a
clarification to the straight option.

One transgender non-facility youth
described himself as pansexual and noted
he does not recognize gender or a binary
system of male/female. Including a
something else option would have helped
this respondent.

This item did not elicit any descriptions

Item

Tested wording
any staff member ever
offered you extra
privileges at the canteen
or commissary including
food, personal items,
clothing or other items?
Yes 1
No 2
DK/REF

Proposed revised
wording
any staff member ever
offered you things like
drugs, cigarettes, alcohol
or other items you were
not allowed to have in the
facility?
Yes 1
No 2
DK/REF

Discussion points
about grooming behaviors. Rather, youth
had varying interpretations of it,
including several who thought it referred
to getting a reward or an extra item from
commissary if youth helped out or
pitched in; and one KY male who
thought this technique might be used by
staff to help a youth feel better if they
were having difficulty adjusting.
We recommend going back to the
NSYC-2 grooming item about being
offered items that were not allowed at the
facility as a sharper way to measure
grooming.

D380
E410

Have your feelings
changed since the
incident happened?
Yes 1
No 2
DK/REF

Delete item.

DI1
DI2
DI3

Because of a physical,
mental or emotional
problem, do you have
serious difficulty
concentrating,
remembering, or making
decisions?
Yes
No
Is the difficulty you
experience because of a
physical problem?
Is the difficulty you
experience because of a
mental or emotional
problem?
I feel like I have enough
privacy here from staff
and other youth
YES 1
NO 2

Do you have serious
difficulty concentrating,
remembering, or making
decisions? (Removed
intro phrase)
Yes
No
Did a physical problem
cause you to have this
serious difficulty?
Did a mental or
emotional problem cause
you to have this serious
difficulty?

FL9

Delete item.

Some youth were unsure how others
might answer this question, since some
feelings might change and others might
not. We think it would be better to
remove the item as a filter question and
ask everyone D390 and E420, to report
on their feelings now, looking back.
Nearly all facility and non-facility youth
had difficulty cognitively processing
question DI1, with many focusing only
on one aspect of the question, such as
ability to make decisions, rather than
focusing on whether they have serious
difficulty with this, or whether it was
actually caused by a physical, mental, or
emotional problem. While the question
originates from YRBS and could allow us
to compare facility youth to general
population youth, we think it is a poorly
worded question.

This item had a variety of interpretations,
from several youth who thought it meant
privacy from others asking about them
and their past, to one youth who thought
about privacy while on the phone or in
reading his mail. Several youth living in a
dormitory setting noted that the only
privacy they have is on the toilet, and for
some, that was “enough.” We think the
item may be too elusive for youth to
answer.

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Item

Tested wording

MH2a

During your first years at
school—say between the
ages of kindergarten and
second grade—was there
ever a period lasting six
months or longer when
you… Lost interest very
quickly in games or work
Had trouble finishing
what you started without
being distracted
Were not listening when
people spoke to you.

MH2b
MH2c

Proposed revised
wording
The next question is
about concentration
problems that usually
start before the age of
seven. These
problems include:
• not being able to
keep your mind on
what you are doing
• losing interest very
quickly in games or
work
• trouble finishing
what you started
without being
distracted
• not listening when
people spoke to you.
During your first years at
school – say between the
ages of kindergarten and
second grade – was there
ever a period lasting six
months or longer when
you had a lot more
trouble with problems of
this sort than most
children?

MH4a

MH4b
MH4c
MH4d
MH4e

Did you ever have a
period lasting six months
or longer when you often
did things that got you in
trouble with adults such
as:
a. losing your temper,
arguing?
b. talking back to adults
c. refusing to do what
your teachers or parents
asked you to do
d. annoying people on
purpose
e. being grouchy or
irritable

Did you ever have a
period lasting six months
or longer when you often
did things that got you in
trouble with adults such
as
• losing your temper
• arguing or talking
back to adults
• refusing to do what
your teachers or
parents asked you to
do
• annoying people on
purpose

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Discussion points
Some facility youth had difficulty
recalling this timeframe, and some youth
provided feedback on specific items, with
one noting that she did not have “work”
at that age, and another noting that she
listened to teachers, but not to peers at
that age.
Note that we did not provide the
contextual language in these items to
focus on concentration issues. This will
affect comparability to the National Comorbidity Survey- Adolescent
Supplement (NCS-A).) Consider
returning the original wording of the
NCS-A question so there is a direct
comparison with youth in the general
population. The original items was used
as a screening probe to identify youth
with possible symptoms of
ADD/ADHD. When a youth endorsed
this screening probe in the NCS-A ,
he/she received the section on
ADD/ADHD to determine full
diagnostic criteria. The way the item is
presented now in NSYC-3 testing is
without the context of “concentration
problems” and the description the
“concentration problems” so we lose
comparability. We recommend returning
to the original wording in NCS-A, which
is one of the items recommended on the
K-6 supplement.
Consider returning the original wording
of the NCS-A question so there is a
direct comparison with youth in the
general population. The original item
was used as a screening probe to identify
youth with possible symptoms of ODD.
When a youth endorsed this screening
probe in the NCS-A , he/she received
the section on ODD to determine full
diagnostic criteria. This item was one of
the items recommended on the K-6
supplement.

Item

Tested wording

MH22c

Before you came to this
facility, did a professional
ever tell you have…?
Another anxiety disorder,
such panic disorder,
obsessive compulsive
disorder (OCD), or social
anxiety?

LC1
LC2
LC3

Do you have a lawyer or
legal counsel?
Since you came to this
facility, have you asked to
see, call, or write to
(your/a) lawyer or legal
counsel?
Since you have been here,
have you been allowed to
see, call, or write to
(your/a) lawyer or legal
counsel?

Proposed revised
wording
• being grouchy and
irritable?
Before you came to this
facility, did a professional
ever tell you that you
have any of the following
mental or emotional
conditions (not including
conditions like ADD or
ADHD)? Another
anxiety disorder, such as
panic disorder, obsessive
compulsive disorder
(OCD), or social anxiety?
Have you seen or talked
to a lawyer or legal
counsel since you have
been in this facility?
LC2. IF NO TO LC1:
Would this facility allow
you to see or talk to a
lawyer if you wanted to?
LC3. (IF NO TO LC2?:)
Since you have been at
this facility, have you
been told that you cannot
see or talk to a lawyer?

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Discussion points

In cognitive testing, respondents did not
seem to know where to categorize ADD,
ADHD and ODD. In the full study,
youth will be asked about these
conditions earlier in the instrument, so
the stem question for items in MH22
should remind respondents not to think
about these conditions here.

Many youth thought LC2 and LC3 were
asking the same question. Some youth
wondered how to answer LC1 if they had
a lawyer during their sentencing but do
not currently have one. We think the
series may be more effective by
restructuring as shown here.

Table 5. Recommendations for minor wording edits
Item
ST2

GR7

GA8

EP1

EP4c
EP4d
EP4f
EP5
D350
D390
E380
E420

D360D
E390D
D370E
E400E

Tested wording
How many staff use force when they don’t
really need to?
None of the staff 1
Few of the staff 2
Most of the staff 3
All of the staff 4
DK/REF
Since you got here, has any staff member ever
spent time alone with you and asked you not
to tell anyone?
Yes 1
No 2
DK/REF
Have you ever had to do or pay something to
have gangs leave you alone? Yes 1
No 2

Proposed revised wording
How many staff use physical force when they
don’t really need to?
None of the staff 1
Few of the staff 2
Most of the staff 3
All of the staff 4
DK/REF
Since you got here, has any staff member ever
spent time alone with you and asked you not
to tell anyone?
Yes 1
No 2
DK/REF
Have you ever had to do something or pay
someone to have a gang in this facility leave
you alone?
Yes 1
No 2
After you got to this facility (this time), when After you got to this facility (this time), when
did you first learn that all forms of sexual
did you first learn that all forms of sexual
abuse and harassment are not allowed?
abuse and harassment are not allowed?
Within the first 24 hours after you got here
On the day you got here (within the first 24
hours)
Between 1 and 10 days after you got here
Between 1 and 10 days after you got here
(this time)
(this time)
More than 10 days after you got here (this
More than 10 days after you got here (this
time)
I was never told that all forms of sexual abuse time)
You were never told that all forms of sexual
and harassment are not allowed
abuse and harassment are not allowed
How were you given information about these How were you given information on facility
rules? Brochure/flier/pamphlet/ handout
rules about sexual abuse and harassment?
Brochure/flier/pamphlet (remove handout)
Handbook
Handbook with facility rules
Telephone system
Other
Do you think youth in this facility would feel Is there a staff member here that you would
safe reporting any sexual abuse to staff?
feel safe reporting sexual abuse to?
In the days after this happened, how did you
In the days after this happened, how did you
feel about what happened?
feel about what happened?
Thinking about it now, how do you feel about Thinking about it now, how do you feel about
what happened?
what happened?
Very upset 1
Extremely upset 1
A little upset 2
Quite upset 2
Not upset at all 3
A little upset 3
Glad it happened 4
Not upset at all 4
Glad it happened 5
Did you feel any of the following ways after
Did you feel any of the following ways after
this happened? Vulnerable
this happened? Helpless
Did you feel any of the following ways after
Did you feel any of the following ways after
this happened? Like you were in control
this happened? Like you were in control of

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Item

Tested wording

E240

Still thinking just about this time that (FILL
DESCRIPTION), was the staff member who
you had sexual contact with…
A staff member who directly supervises
youth/correctional officer 1
A teacher or educator 2
Medical or mental health staff 3
Other staff working in the facility 4
A volunteer in the facility 5

E340

What were these other youth doing at the
time?
They were helping make it happen 1
They were trying to stop it from happening 2
They knew it was happening, but did nothing
3
These next questions ask about this place and
what it’s like to live here.
Room lights are turned off at night when
youth are sleeping.
Yes 1
No 2
These next questions ask about this place and
what it’s like to live here.
The staff here set up celebrations for holidays
and youths' birthdays.
Yes 1
No 2
We just reviewed a number of negative
feelings and experiences during the past 30
days. Taking them altogether, did these
feelings occur more often in the past 30 days
than is usual for you, less often than usual, or
about the same as usual?
1= More often
2= Less often
3= About the same
4= Never had any

FL7

FL13

MH1g

SC1

SC5

Since coming to this facility have you ever
been confined in a separate room, other than
your own room, without contact with other
youth?
Yes 1
No 2 (GO TO SC5)
Since coming to this facility, have you been
confined to your room for breaking facility

10

Proposed revised wording
the situation
Still thinking just about this time that (FILL
DESCRIPTION), was the staff member who
you had sexual contact with…
A staff member who directly supervises
youth/correctional officer 1
A teacher or educator 2
A doctor, nurse, or other medical staff 3
A therapist or other mental health staff 4
Other staff working in the facility 5
A volunteer in the facility 6
What were these other youth doing at the
time? (Mark all that apply)
They were helping make it happen 1
They were trying to stop it from happening 2
They knew it was happening, but did nothing
3
These next questions ask about this place and
what it’s like to live here.
Room lights are turned off or dimmed at
night when youth are sleeping.
Yes 1
No 2
These next questions ask about this place and
what it’s like to live here.
The staff here set up celebrations for holidays
and/or youths' birthdays.
Yes 1
No 2
You said you felt the following ways in the
past 30 days:
• (IF MH1A=1-4) Nervous
• (IF MH1B=1-4) Hopeless
• (And so on)
Taking them all together, did these feelings
occur more often in the past 30 days than is
usual for you, less often than usual, or about
the same as usual?
1= More often
2= Less often
3= About the same
4= Never had any
Since coming to this facility have you ever
been isolated or secluded in a separate room,
other than your own room, without contact
with other youth?
Yes 1
No 2 (GO TO SC5)
Since coming to this facility, have you been
isolated or secluded in your room for

Item

TP3

TP6

Tested wording
rules?
Yes 1
No 2 (GO TO GP1)
When you received counseling for your drug
or alcohol problems, what kind of counseling
was it?
a. Just you and the counselor
b. Yourself and other youths with a counselor
c. Yourself and your family with a counselor
d. Other
When you received counseling about your
feelings and emotions, what kind of
counseling was it?
a. Just you and the counselor
b. Yourself and other youths with a counselor
c. Yourself and your family with a counselor
d. Other

11

Proposed revised wording
breaking facility rules?
Yes 1
No 2 (GO TO GP1)
When you have received counseling at this
facility for your drug or alcohol problems,
who has been in the counseling sessions?
a. Just you and the counselor
b. Yourself and other youths with a counselor
c. Yourself and your family with a counselor
d. Other
When you have received counseling at this
facility about your feelings and emotions, who
has been in the counseling sessions?
a. Just you and the counselor
b. Yourself and other youths with a counselor
c. Yourself and your family with a counselor
d. Other

Attachment 4
NSYC-3 Youth and Facility Instruments

Key:
NSYC-2: Item unchanged from NSYC-2 survey
NSYC-2, modified: Item has been slightly modified for NSYC-2
New: Item is new for NSYC-3 and did not appear on NSCY-2

i

NSYC-3 Core Youth Questionnaire

ii

Section A - BACKGROUND
Background
DEFINE ADMIT: ADMIT DATE = DATE OF ADMISSION FOR THIS YOUTH PROVIDED BY FACILITY
DEFINE DOAFILL1:
IF ADMIT  12 months, THEN DOAFILL1 = ‘During the past 12 months,’
IF ADMIT  12 months, OR AN ADMIT DATE WAS NOT PROVIDED BY FACILITY FOR THIS YOUTH,
THEN DOAFILL1 = ‘Since you got here,’
[NOTE: DOAFILL1 WILL BE USED THROUGH THE SURVEY]
A1.

As of today, what is the highest grade in school that you attended? (NSYC-2)
I never attended school .................................
Preschool or Kindergarten.............................
1st grade .........................................................
2nd grade ........................................................
3rd grade ........................................................
4th grade.........................................................
5th grade.........................................................
6th grade.........................................................
7th grade.........................................................
8th grade.........................................................
9th grade.........................................................
10th grade.......................................................
11th grade.......................................................
12th grade.......................................................
Some college, but did not receive
a degree ......................................................
Associate’s degree.........................................
Bachelor’s degree ..........................................
Higher than a bachelor’s degree ....................

1 (GO TO ROUTING INS)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 (GO TO ROUTING INS)
16
17
18

IF DK/REF (GO TO ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS)
FILL INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A1 = ANY 2-14, FILL FOR A2 = ‘grade’
IF A1 = ANY 16-18, FILL FOR A2 = ‘degree’

A2.

Did you complete that (grade/degree)? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1

1
2

ROUTING INS:
IF A1 = 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18, AND A2 = 1/YES OR 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A3.
IF A1 = 14 AND A2 = 1/YES, GO TO A3.
IF A1 = 14 AND A2 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A4.
IF A1 = 1, GO TO A4.
IF A1 = DK OR REF, GO TO A5.
IF A1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13, AND
A2 = 1/YES OR 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A4.
[RESPONDENT CAN CLICK ON “GED” THROUGHOUT SURVEY AND RECEIVE THE DEFINITION OF “General
Educational Development diploma, also sometimes called a General Equivalency Diploma.”]
A3.

Which did you get for finishing high school, a high school diploma or a GED? (NSYC-2)
High school diploma .....................................
GED ..............................................................

1 (GO TO A5)
2 (GO TO A5)

IF DK/REF (GO TO A5)
[ASK A23 IF YOUTH IS ≥16 YEARS OLD. ELSE, GO TO A5.]
A4.

Did you get a GED? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

A5.

1
2

How tall are you? (NSYC-2)
_____ feet
_____ inches

A6.

How much do you weigh now? (NSYC-2)
_____ pounds

A7.

Are you Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

A8.

1
2

Which of these describes your race? Check all that apply. (NSYC-2)
White .............................................................
Black or African American ...........................
American Indian or Alaska Native ................
Asian .............................................................
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander ......

2

1
2
3
4
5

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
GI1.

What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? (NEW)
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................

GI2.*

1
2

Do you currently describe yourself as male, female or transgender? (NEW)
[Click here for a definition of transgender. “Some people describe themselves as transgender when they experience
a different gender identity from their sex at birth. For example, a person born into a male body, but who feels
female or lives as a woman.]
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................
Transgender...................................................
None of these ................................................
Not sure .........................................................

GI3.*

1
2
3
4
5

IF PRELOAD DATA FOR GENDER=Male, THEN FILL FOR RESPONSE 1= Gay; 2=Straight, that is not gay;
IF PRELOAD DATA FOR GENDER=Female, FILL FOR RESPONSE 1= Lesbian or gay; 2=Straight, that is not
lesbian or gay
IF GI2=Transgender, None of these, or Not sure, THEN FILL FOR RESPONSE 1= Gay or lesbian; 2=Straight,
that is not gay or lesbian.
Do you consider yourself? (NEW)
Gay/Lesbian or gay ....................................... 1
Straight, that is, not gay/Straight, that is, not lesbian or gay/Straight, that is
not gay or lesbian .......................................... 2
Bisexual ........................................................ 3
Something else .............................................. 4
Not sure ......................................................... 5

GI4.*

People are different in their sexual attraction to other people. Which best describes your feelings? (NEW)
Only attracted to males ................................. 1
Mostly attracted to males .............................. 2
Equally attracted to females and males ......... 3
Mostly attracted to females ........................... 4
Only attracted to females .............................. 5
Not sure ......................................................... 6

Children status
CS1.

Do you have any children? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................



Cognitively tested

3

1
2

CS2.

USE PRELOADED GENDER DATA TO DIRECT WHETHER TO USE MALE OR FEMALE VERSION OF
ITEM. (NSYC-2)
IF MALE: Is someone pregnant with your child now?
IF FEMALE: Are you pregnant now?
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

4

1
2

Section B – Facility Perceptions and Victimization
Staff Treatment
These next questions ask about facility staff, that is, the people who work or volunteer here. Please rate how many staff in
the facility usually act in the following ways from “None of the staff” to “All of the staff.”
ST1.

How many staff explain facility rules clearly? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST2.*

How many staff use physical force when they don’t really need to? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST3.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff act honestly? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................



1
2
3
4

How many staff give youth the chance to tell their side before making decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST6.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff are disrespectful? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST5.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff give fair punishments? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST4.*

1
2
3
4

Cognitively tested

5

1
2
3
4

ST7.

How many staff punish youth even when they don’t do anything wrong? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST8.

How many staff keep their personal opinions about youth out of it when making decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST9.

1
2
3
4

How many staff act in ways that make things safer in this facility? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST12.

1
2
3
4

How many staff seem to genuinely care about youth? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST11.

1
2
3
4

How many staff explain their decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST10.

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

How many staff are able to control what goes on in this facility? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

1
2
3
4

Grooming
GR1.

Since you got here, has any staff member told you a lot 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. (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

6

1
2

GR2.

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 they treated you like a favorite or treated you better than they treat most any other
youth. (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR3.

Since you got here, has any staff member ever given you pictures of himself or herself or written letters to you?
(NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR5.

1
2

1
2

Since you got here, has any staff member offered you things like drugs, cigarettes, alcohol or other items you were
not allowed to have in the facility? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR6.

Since you got here, has any staff member ever given you money or other special gifts? By “special gift,” we mean
something that they probably would not have given to most other youth. (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

GR7.

Since you got here, has any staff member ever offered you protection from other youth? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

GR8.

Since you got here, has any staff member ever spent time alone with you AND asked you not to tell anyone?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

GR9.*

Since you got here, has any staff member ever shared that they felt emotionally close to you or that they had special
feelings for you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR10.* Since you got here, has any staff member talked to you about sex in a way that was not part of their regular job
duties, joked with you about sex, or shared sexual stories with you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR11. Since you got here, has any staff member ever contacted you in other ways when they were not at the facility?
(NSYC-2, modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2



Cognitively tested

7

GR12. Since you got here, have you ever given a staff member pictures of yourself or written letters to them? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2
GR13. Since you got here, have you ever given a staff member a special gift? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth Gang Involvement
GA1.

Is there gang activity in this facility? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO GA3)

IF DK/REF (GO TO GA3)
GA2.

Have there been fights that involved rival gangs here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA3.

1
2

Are you a member of a gang in this facility? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO GA7)

IF DK/REF (GO TO GA7)
GA4.*

When did you join this gang? (NEW)
Since I got here .............................................
Before I got here ...........................................

GA5.

Do you feel pressured to do things with the gang that you normally wouldn’t do? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA6.

1
2

[IF YES TO GA1 AND NO TO GA3] Has a gang in this facility ever tried to recruit you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................



1
2

Do you think you are safer inside this place if you belong to a gang? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA7.*

1
2

Cognitively tested

8

1
2

GA8.

[IF YES TO GA1] Have you ever had to do something or pay someone to have a gang in this facility leave you
alone? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth History of Sexual Victimization
The next questions are about the time before you came to this facility. The questions are about grown-ups who were in your
life or who took care of you, like parents, babysitters, siblings, facility staff, teachers, adults who lived with you or others
who watched you.
HV1.*

Before you came to this place, had anyone ever forced you to have any kind of sexual contact? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2 (GO TO MV1)

HV2.*

Did any of this happen while you were in a corrections facility? (NSYC-2 modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

HV3.*

1
2

Did any of this happen while you were being arrested or detained by a law enforcement officer?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

Youth Misconduct and Victimization
These questions ask about this place and the kinds of situations you may have been involved in since you have been here.
Please think about any situations involving other youth or with facility staff here.
MV1.

Do you worry about being hit, punched, or assaulted by other youth while here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV2.

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you ever been hit, punched, or assaulted by another youth here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO MV4)

IF DK/REF (GO TO MV4)
MV3.

DOAFILL1, has another youth here physically hurt you on purpose? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV4.



1
2

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with physically fighting with youth here? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

Cognitively tested

9

MV5.

Do you worry about being hit, punched, or assaulted by facility staff here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV6.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been hit, punched, or assaulted by facility staff here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV7.

1
2

1
2

DOAFILL1, has a staff member physically hurt you on purpose? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

MV8.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with physically fighting with a facility staff member?
(NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

MV9.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with threatening a facility staff member? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

MV10. DOAFILL1, have you been written up or charged for breaking facility rules such as talking back to staff, being
out of place, or not following directions? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth Education on PREA
EP1.*

After you got to this facility, when did you learn that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment are not allowed?
(NSYC-2, modified)
On the day you got here (within the first 24 hours) .................................
Between 1 and 10 days after you got here ...............................................
More than 10 days after you got here.......................................................
You were never told that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment
are not allowed .....................................................................................

EP2.

4 (GO TO EP4)

How did you learn that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment are not allowed? (NSYC-2, modified)

a.
b.



1
2
3

Facility staff? ....................................................................................
Paper materials or a video? ...............................................................

Cognitively tested

10

YES

NO

1
1

2
2

EP3.

[IF EP2b = “Yes”] How were you given information about these rules? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
f.
EP4.*

NO

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2

Posters/signs .....................................................................................
Brochure/flier/pamphlet ....................................................................
Handbook with facility rules.............................................................
Video ................................................................................................
Something else ..................................................................................

Is there a staff member you would feel safe reporting any sexual abuse to? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................



YES

Cognitively tested

11

1
2

Section C – Sexual Victimization in Facility
[NOTE: IN THIS SECTION, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TERMINOLOGY USED TO ASK ABOUT SEXUAL
CONTACT IN SCREENER QUESTIONS, DEPENDING ON AGE. YOUTH AGED 14 AND YOUNGER ARE
PRESENTED WITH SCREENER QUESTIONS THAT USE LESS EXPLICIT TERMINOLOGY TO ASK ABOUT
SEXUAL CONTACT (E.G., “…RUBBED YOUR PRIVATE PARTS”) THAN THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED TO
OLDER RESPONDENTS. IF ONE OF THESE YOUTH RESPOND AFFIRMATIVELY TO ONE OF THE SCREENER
QUESTIONS, THEN QUESTIONS USING MORE EXPLICIT TERMINOLOGY ARE USED (E.G., “…RUBBED
YOUR PENIS”). QUESTIONS FOR OLDER YOUTH ARE PRESENTED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS FOR
YOUNGER YOUTH. ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED IN NSYC-2, THERE ARE NO NEW ITEMS IN
SECTION C.]
[IF YOUTH IS AGE 14 OR YOUNGER, GO TO YOUNGER YOUTH INTRODUCTION]
[INTRODUCTION FOR YOUTH AGE 15 AND OLDER:]
The next questions are about sexual contact that occurs in this facility. By sexual contact, we mean sexual
intercourse, oral sex, anal sex or any other touching or rubbing of someone else’s private parts in a sexual way. By
private parts, we mean any part of the body that would be covered by a bathing suit.
THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY THE RESPONDENT CAN CLICK ON “SEXUAL CONTACT” OR ON
“PRIVATE PARTS” TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
By sexual contact, we mean, sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal sex and any other touching or rubbing of
someone else’s private parts in a sexual way.
By private parts, we mean any part of the body that would be covered by a bathing suit.
Sexual contacts can happen to boys as well as girls. People who try to have sexual contact with young people are
not always strangers but can be someone they know well like a youth, a staff member, teacher, counselor, or
minister. People who try to have sexual contact with young people aren’t always men or boys – they can also be
women or girls. And sometimes people try to make young people have sexual contact even if the young person
doesn’t want to do it.
The questions ask about sexual contact you may have had while you’ve been here. Please think about any time
when this might have happened with other youth or with facility staff here. Please include any kind of sexual
contact, whether you wanted to do it or not.
Remember that if you ever need to go back to a question you already answered, press the BACK button.
[YOUTH’S GENDER WILL BE PROVIDED BY FACILITY AND PRELOADED.]
C1M.

[IF GENDER = MALE, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C1F.]
DOAFILL1, have you rubbed another person’s penis with your hand or has someone rubbed your [private
parts/penis] with their hand? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C2M.

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you rubbed another person’s vagina with your hand? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

12

1
2

C3M.

DOAFILL1, have you put your mouth on another person’s penis or has someone put their mouth on your penis?
(NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

C4M.

DOAFILL1, have you put your mouth on someone’s vagina? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C5M.

DOAFILL1, have you put your penis, finger, or something else inside someone else’s rear end or has someone put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C6M.

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you put your penis, finger, or something else inside someone’s vagina? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C7M.

1
2

1
2

The last few questions asked about:






Rubbing someone’s penis or vagina with your with your hand or them rubbing your penis with their hand
Touching someone’s penis or vagina with your mouth or them touching your penis with their mouth
Putting part of your body or something else inside someone’s vagina or rear end
Someone putting part of their body or something else inside your rear end

DOAFILL1, have you had any other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF
C8M.

1 (GO TO C8M)
2 (GO TO BOX C8M1)
(GO TO BOX C8M1)

What kind of sexual contact was that? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Kissing on the lips ....................................................................................
Kissing other parts of the body ................................................................
Looking at private parts ...........................................................................
Showing something sexual, like pictures or a movie ...............................
Something else that did not involve touching ..........................................
Something else that did involve touching ................................................

[GO TO C9.]
BOX C8M1
IF ANY C1M-C7M=1/YES CONTINUE, ELSE GO TO SECTION F

[C1F – C7F ONLY ASKED IF GENDER = FEMALE]

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1
2
3
4
5
6

C1F.

DOAFILL1, have you rubbed another person’s penis with your hand? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C2F.

DOAFILL1, have you rubbed someone else’s vagina with your hand or has someone else rubbed your vagina with
their hand? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C3F.

1
2

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you put your mouth on another person’s penis? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

C4F.

DOAFILL1, have you put your mouth on someone else’s vagina, or has someone put their mouth on your vagina?
(NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

C5F.

DOAFILL1, have you put your finger or something else inside someone else’s rear end or has someone put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C6F.

DOAFILL1, have you put your finger or something else inside someone else’s vagina or has someone put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C7F.

1
2

1
2

The last few questions asked about:






Rubbing someone’s penis or vagina with your hand or them rubbing your vagina with their hand
Touching someone’s penis or vagina with your mouth or them touching your vagina with their mouth
Putting part of your body or something else inside someone’s vagina or rear end
Someone putting part of their body or something else inside your vagina or rear end

DOAFILL1, have you had any other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF

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1
2 (GO TO BOX C8F1)
(GO TO BOX C8F1)

C8F.

What kind of sexual contact was that? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Kissing on the lips ....................................................................................
Kissing other parts of the body ................................................................
Looking at private parts ...........................................................................
Showing something sexual, like pictures or a movie ...............................
Something else that did not involve touching ..........................................
Something else that did involve touching ................................................

1
2
3
4
5
6

BOX C8F1
IF ANY C1F-C7F=1/YES CONTINUE, ELSE GO TO SECTION F

C9.

You’ve said that since you have been in this facility
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C1M – C7F THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed someone’s penis with your hand (or someone rubbed your penis with their hand) (C1M=1 OR
C1F=1)
 You rubbed someone’s vagina with your hand (or someone rubbed your vagina with their hand) (C2M=1 OR
C2F=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s penis (or someone put their mouth on your penis) (C3M=1 OR C3F=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s vagina (or someone put their mouth on your vagina) (C4M=1 OR C4F=1)
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone else’s rear end or someone put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your rear end (C15=1 OR C5F=1)
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone’s vagina (or someone put their penis, finger,
or something else inside your vagina) (C6M=1 OR C6F=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility (C7M=1 OR C7F=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a youth at this facility? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO C11.
IF C9 = YES AND MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED (C1M-C7F), GO TO C10.
IF C9 = 1/YES AND ONLY 1 STATEMENT WAS DISPLAYED, GO TO FACILITY GENDER INSTRUCTION.
IF C9 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO C11.]
C10.

DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a youth at this facility? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C1M – C7F THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand) (C1M=1 OR
C1F=1) [1]
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand) (C2M=1 OR
C2F=1) [2]
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis) (C3M=1 OR C3F=1) [3]
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina) (C4M=1 OR C4F=1) [4]

15





You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your rear end (C5M=1 OR C5F=1) [5]
You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your vagina) (C6M=1 OR C6F=1) [6]
You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility (C7M=1 OR C7F=1) [7]

[FACILITY GENDER INSTRUCTION:
IF C9 = 1/YES AND FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT DISPLAYED IN C9 OR
RESPONSE(S) TO C10 WAS/WERE





“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”

OR IF C9 = 1/YES AND FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT DISPLAYED IN
C9 OR RESPONSE(S) TO C10 WAS/WERE




“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”

GO TO, C10a. ELSE, GO TO C11.]
C10a.

C11.

This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male]
youth. If this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what
happened, press the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a
few times to find the answer you need to change.

You’ve said that since you have been in this facility
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C1M – C7F THAT = 1/YES:
IF 1 = YES, THEN DISPLAY
 You rubbed someone’s penis with your hand (or someone rubbed your penis with their hand) (C1M=1 OR
C1F=1)
IF 2 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You rubbed someone’s vagina with your hand (or someone rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your mouth on someone’s penis (or someone put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your mouth on someone’s vagina (or someone put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone’s rear end or someone put their penis, finger,
or something else inside your rear end

16

IF 6 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone’s vagina (or someone put their penis, finger,
or something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility
Did (this/any of these) happen with a member of the facility staff? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, AND C11 = 1/YES OR NO OR DK/REF, GO TO
INSTRUCTION IN C13
[IF C9 = 1/YES, AND C11 = 2/NO OR DK/REF, GO TO C13.
IF C9 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF OR C10 = BLANK OR DK OR REF, AND C11 = 1/YES AND ONLY 1 OF C1M THRU
C7M (MALES) OR C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) = 1/YES, GO TO C25.
IF C9 = 1/YES OR 2/NO OR DK OR REF OR C10 = BLANK OR DK OR REF AND C11 =1/YES AND 2 OR MORE
OF C1M THRU C7M (MALES) OR C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) = 1/YES, GO TO C12.
IF C9 = 1/YES AND C11 =1/YES AND ONLY 1 OF C1M THRU C7M (MALES) OR C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) =
1/YES, GO TO C13.
IF ANY OF EITHER C1M THRU C7M (MALES) OR C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) = 1/YES, AND C9 = 2/NO OR DK
OR REF, AND C11 =2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE C37.]

C12.

DOAFILL1, which ones happened with someone on the facility staff? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C1M – C7F THAT = 1/YES:









You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a facility staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand) (C1M=1 OR C1F=1) [1]
You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their hand)
(C2M=1 OR C2F=1) [2]
You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis) (C3M=1
OR C3F=1) [3]
You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina) (C4M=1
OR C4F=1) [4]
You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end (C5M=1 OR C5F=1) [5]
You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina) (C6M=1 OR C6F=1) [6]
You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility (C7M=1 OR C7F=1) [7]

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C13.

[IF NO ACTIVITIES OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER YOUTH (C9=2/NO OR DK/REF OR C10 = BLANK OR
DK OR REF), GO TO C25. OTHERWISE, CONTINUE.]
We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility. You’ve said that the
following happened with a youth:
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C10:
IF 1 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN DISPLAY:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a youth at this facility used physical force or threat of
physical force? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO C15.
IF C13 = 1/YES AND MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED IN C10, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C15.]
C14.

Which ones happened with a youth at this facility because of physical force or threat of physical force? CHECK
ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C10:
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)

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IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

C15.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a youth at this facility forced or pressured you in some
other way to do it? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C15 = YES, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C18.]
C16.

How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Another youth threatened you with harm.................................................
Another youth threatened to get you in trouble with other youth ............
Another youth threatened to get you in trouble with the staff..................
Another youth kept asking you to do it ....................................................
Another youth forced or pressured you in some other way .....................

1
2
3
4
5

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES , GO TO C18.
IF C15 = 1/YES AND 2 OR MORE ACTIVITIES REPORTED IN C10, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C18.]
C17.

Which ones happened with a youth at this facility because you were forced or pressured in some other way to do
it? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C10:
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)

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IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

C18.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen with a youth at this facility in return for money, favors, protection,
or other special treatment? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO C20.
IF C18 = 1/YES AND MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED IN C10, CONTINUE.
IF C18 = 1/YES AND ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED IN C10, GO TO C20.
IF C18 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, AND EITHER C13 OR C15 = 1/YES, GO TO C20.
IF C13, C15 AND C18 ALL = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO INSTRUCTION BEFORE C25.]
C19.

Which ones happened with a youth at this facility in return for money, favors, protection, or other special
treatment? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C10:
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your rear end

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IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis, finger, or
something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility
[IF YES TO ANY COERCION BY YOUTH (ANY C13, C15, OR C18 = YES), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO
INSTRUCTION BEFORE C25.]
C20.

Now please think about all of the times you have had sexual contact with other youth at this facility in the ways
you have just told us about.
IF ONLY SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT [(C13=YES) AND (C15 AND C18  YES)]: This includes having
sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it.
IF ONLY SAID OTHER FORCE [(C15=YES) AND (C13 AND C18  YES)]: This includes having sexual contact
with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it.
IF ONLY SAID “IN RETURN” [(C18 = YES) AND (C13 AND C15  YES)]: This includes having sexual contact
with a youth in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE [(C13 AND C15=YES) AND (C18  YES)]: This
includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND “IN RETURN” [(C13 AND C18=YES) AND (C15  YES)]: This
includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it, or in return for money, favors,
protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C15 AND C18 = YES) AND (C13  YES)]: This includes
having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it or when in return
for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C13 AND C15 AND
C18=YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other
way to do it or in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
DOAFILLl, how many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
_______
TIMES

[IF C20 = 2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C22.]
C21.

Since you have been here, when was the first time you had sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you
were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special
treatment]? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a.

…during the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

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1 (GO TO C23)
2

b.

…during the first week after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

c.

…during the first month after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

d.

1 (GO TO C23)
2

…during the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

e.

1 (GO TO C23)
2

1 (GO TO C23)
2

…more than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................
DK/REF

1 (GO TO C23)
2 (GO TO C23)
(GO TO C23)

[IF C20 = 1 OR 0 OR DK OR REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C23.]
C22.

Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you were forced
(or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment]? Was
it…? (NSYC-2)
a.

…during the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

b.

…during the first week after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

c.

1 (GO TO C23)
2

…during the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

e.

1 (GO TO C23)
2

…during the first month after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

d.

1 (GO TO C23)
2

1 (GO TO C23)
2

…more than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

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1
2

C23.

When this happened with a youth [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for
money, favors, protection or other special treatment], were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

C24.

When this happened with a youth [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for
money, favors, protection or other special treatment], did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

[IF C9 AND C11 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE C37.
IF C9 = 1/YES AND C11 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF OR C12 = BLANK OR DK OR REF, GO TO NSYC SECTION D.
ELSE, CONTINUE.]
C25.

Now please think about all the times you have had any type of sexual contact with the facility staff. DOAFILL1,
how many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
_______
TIMES

C26.

We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member at this facility. You’ve said
that the following happened with a staff member:



[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES DISPLAY “You had some other kind of
sexual contact with a staff member at this facility.” ELSE, DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT
WERE REPORTED IN C12:

IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility

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DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a staff member used physical force or threat of physical
force? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO C28.
IF C45 = 1/YES AND TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES WERE REPORTED IN C12, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO
C28.]
C27.

Which ones happened with a staff member because of physical force or threat of physical force? CHECK ALL
THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C12:
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility

C28.

You’ve said that the following happened with a staff member:
[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES DISPLAY “You had some other kind of sexual
contact with a staff member at this facility”. ELSE, DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE
REPORTED IN C12:
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a staff member forced or pressured you in some other
way to do it? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

[IF C28 = 1/YES, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C31.]

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1
2

C29.

How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
A staff member threatened you with harm ...............................................
A staff member threatened to get you in trouble with other youth ..........
A staff member threatened to get you in trouble with the staff ................
A staff member kept asking you to do it ..................................................
A staff member forced or pressured you in some other way....................

1
2
3
4
5

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO C31.
IF C28 = 1/YES AND TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES WERE REPORTED IN C12, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO
C31.]

C30.

Which ones happened with a staff member because you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it?
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED (C12):
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility

C31.

You’ve said that the following happened with a staff member:
[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES DISPLAY “You had some other kind of sexual
contact with a staff member at this facility.” ELSE, DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE
REPORTED IN C12:
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen with a staff member in return for money, favors, protection, or
other special treatment? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

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1
2

[IF C1M-C6M OR C1F-C6F = 2/NO BUT C7M OR C7F = 1/YES, GO TO INSTRUCTION BEFORE C33.
IF C31 = 1/YES AND TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES WERE REPORTED IN C12, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO
INSTRUCTION BEFORE C33.]
C32.

Which ones happened with a staff member in return for money, favors, protection, or other special treatment?
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED (C12):
IF 1 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their hand)
IF 2 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their hand)
IF 3 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
IF 4 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
IF 5 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
IF 6 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
IF 7 = YES, THEN ASK:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility

[IF C25 = 2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C34.]
C33.

Since you have been here, when was the first time you had sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC2)
a.

...during the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

b.

…during the first week after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

c.

1 (GO TO C35)
2

1 (GO TO C35)
2

…during the first month after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

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1 (GO TO C35)
2

d.

…during the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

e.

1 (GO TO C35)
2

…more than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1 (GO TO C35)
2

[IF C25 = 1 OR 0 OR DK OR REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C35.]

C34.

Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a. …during the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................
b.

c.

d.

…during the first week after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1 (GO TO C35)
2

…during the first month after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1 (GO TO C35)
2

…during the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

e.

1
2

When this happened with a staff member, were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

C36.

1 (GO TO C35)
2

…more than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

C35.

1 (GO TO C35)
2

1
2

When this happened with a staff member, did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1
2

SCREENING BATTERY B: TYPE OF COERCION (C36_1-C36_27) – ONLY ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO
ANSWER ALL C1M-C7M (MALES) OR C1F-C7F (FEMALES) 2/NO OR DK/REF
C36_1. DOAFILL1, did anyone ever use physical force or threat of physical force to make you do anything sexual?
(NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
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DK/REF

C36_2. DOAFILL1, did anyone force or pressure you in some other way to make you do anything sexual? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C36_4)
DK/REF ...................................................................................................
(GO TO C36_4)

C36_3. How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Someone threatened you with harm ....................................................... 1
Someone threatened to get you in
trouble with other youth ......................................................................... 2
Someone threatened to get you in
trouble with the staff .............................................................................. 3
Someone kept asking you to do it .......................................................... 4
Someone forced or pressured you in
some other way ...................................................................................... 5
DK/REF

C36_4. DOAFILL1, did anyone ever give you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do
anything sexual? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
[IF C36_1 – C36_4 ALL  YES, GO TO NSYC-A. OTHERWISE, CONTINUE.]

C36_5. You’ve said that since you have been here,
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C36_1, C36_2, or C36_4 THAT = 1/YES:
 Someone used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual (C36_1=1)
 Someone forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C36_2=1)
 Someone gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment do make you do something
sexual (C36_4=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a youth at this facility? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF C36_5 = YES AND MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED (C36_1 – C36_4),
CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP TO C36_7.]

C36_6. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a youth at this facility? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C36_1, C36_2, or C36_4 THAT = 1/YES:
 A youth used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual (C36_1=1)
 A youth forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C36_2=1)
 A youth gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something
sexual (C36_4=1)

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C36_7. You’ve said that since you have been here,
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C36_1, C36_2, or C36_4 THAT = 1/YES:
 Someone used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual (C36_1=1)
 Someone forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C36_2=1)
 Someone gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment do make you do something
sexual (C36_4=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a staff member? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF C36_7= 2/NO OR DK/REF AND C36_5=1/YES, GO TO C36_9.
IF C36_7= 1/YES AND MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED (C36_1 – C36_4),
CONTINUE.
IF C36_7= 1/YES AND ONLY ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED (C36_1 – C36_4), GO TO C36_9.
IF ALL C36_1 – C36_4 = 2/NO OR DK/REF AND C36_5AND C36_7BOTH = NO OR DK/REF, GO TO NSYCA.
IF ANY C36_1 – C36_4 = 1/YES AND C36_5AND C36_7= 2/NO AND/OR DK AND/OR REF, GO TO C36a.
IF C36_5= 2/NO OR DK OR REF AND C36_7= 1/YES AND ONLY ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED
(ANY C36_1 – C36_4 = 1/YES), GO TO C36_20.]

C36_8. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a staff member? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C36_1, C36_2, or C36_4 THAT = 1/YES:
 A staff member used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual
(C36_1=1)
 A staff member forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual
(C36_2=1)
 A staff member gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do
something sexual (C36_4=1)

C36_9. [IF YOUTH SAID PHYSICAL FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C36_6), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP
TO C36_11.]
We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility. You’ve said that a
youth used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual. When a youth did that,
what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility
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[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_9 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_9 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C36_10. ELSE, GO TO C36_11.]

C36_10. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
C36_11. [IF YOUTH SAID OTHER FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C36_6), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP TO
C36_13.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility.) You’ve said that a
youth forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual. When a youth did that, what
happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_11 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_11 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C36_12. ELSE, GO TO C36_13.]

C36_12. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
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C36_13. [IF YOUTH GAVE FAVORS (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C36_6), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP TO
C36_15.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility.) You’ve said that a
youth gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something sexual. When a
youth did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a youth’s rear end or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_13 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND ANY RESPONSE(S) TO C36_13 WAS/WERE:
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C36_14. ELSE, GO TO C36_15.]

C36_14. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
C36_15. Now please think about all of the times you have had sexual contact with other youth at this facility in the ways
you have just told us about.
IF ONLY SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT [(C36_1=YES) AND (C36_2 AND C36_4  YES)]: This
includes having sexual contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced to do it.
IF ONLY SAID OTHER FORCE [(C36_2=YES) AND (C36_1 AND C36_4  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it.
IF ONLY SAID “IN RETURN” [(C36_4 = YES) AND (C36_1 AND C36_2  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth at this facility in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE [(C36_ 1AND C36_2 =YES) AND (C36_4 
YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced or pressured in some
other way to do it.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND “IN RETURN” [(C36_1 AND C36_4 =YES) AND (C36_2 
YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced to do it, or in return
for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C36_2 AND C36_4 = YES) AND (C36_1  YES)]: This
includes having sexual contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced or pressured in some other way
to do it, or in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.

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IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C36_1 AND C36_2 AND
C36_4 =YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth at this facility when you were forced or pressured
in some other way to do it, or in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
DOAFILL1, how many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times
DK/REF

[IF C36_15 = 2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C36_17.]

C36_16. Since you have been here, when was the first time you had sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you
were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special
treatment]? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

b….During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF C70 = 1 OR 0 OR DK/REF, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C71.]

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C36_17. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you were forced
(or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment]? Was
it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_18)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C36_18. When this happened [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money,
favors, protection or other special treatment], were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C36_19. When this happened [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money,
favors, protection or other special treatment], did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C36_20)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C36_20)

[IF C36_5 AND C36_7 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO C36a.
IF C36_5 = 1/YES AND C36_7 = 2/NO OR DK/REF, GO TO NSYC SECTION D.
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ELSE, CONTINUE.]

C36_20. Now please think about any times you have had any type of sexual contact with the facility staff. DOAFILL1, how
many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times
DK/REF

C36_21. [IF R REPORTED THAT STAFF USED FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C36_8), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE SKIP TO C36_22.]
We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member. You’ve said that a staff
member used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual. When a staff member
did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

C36_22. [IF R REPORTED THAT STAFF USED OTHER FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C36_8), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE SKIP TO C36_23.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member.) You’ve said that a staff
member forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual. When a staff member did
that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member
C36_23. [IF R REPORTED THAT STAFF GAVE FAVORS (BOX WAS CHEKCED IN C36_8), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE SKIP TO C36_24.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member.) You’ve said that a staff
member gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something sexual. When
a staff member did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
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 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s rear end or a staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end
 You put your (penis), finger, or something else inside a staff member’s vagina (or staff member put
their penis, finger, or something else inside your vagina)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

[IF C36_20 = 2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C36_25.]

C36_24. Since you have been here, when was the first time you had sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
[IF C36_20= 1, OR 0 OR DK/REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C36_26.]

C36_25. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

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b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C36_26)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C36_26. When this happened, were you ever physically hurt?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C36_27. When this happened, did you ever report it to facility staff?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)
No .......................................................................................................... 2 (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)
DK/REF ................................................................................................... (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)
[[SEXUAL CONTACTS WITH OUTSIDERS (C37-C40) IS ASKED IF RESPONDENT REPORTED SEXUAL
CONTACTS BUT DID NOT REPORT CONTACT WITH EITHER OTHER YOUTH OR STAFF. [ANY C1M THRU
C7M (MALES) OR ANY C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) = 1/YES, AND C9 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, AND C11 =2/NO
OR DK OR REF; ELSE, GO TO SECTION D.]]
[IF ANY C1M THRU C7M (MALES) OR ANY C1F THRU C7F (FEMALES) = 1/YES, AND C9 = 2/NO OR DK OR
REF, AND C11 =2/NO OR DK OR REF, CONTINUE.
C36a.

You’ve said that since you have been in this facility,
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C1M-C7F THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed someone’s penis with your hand (or someone rubbed your penis with their hand) (C1M=1
or C1F=1)
 You rubbed someone’s vagina with your hand (or someone rubbed your vagina with their hand)
(C2M=1 or C2F=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s penis (or someone put their mouth on your penis) (C3M=1 OR
C3F=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s vagina (or someone put their mouth on your vagina) (C4M=1 OR
C4F=1)

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 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone else’s rear end or someone put their
penis, finger, or something else inside your rear end (C5M=1 OR C5F=1)
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside someone’s vagina (or someone put their penis,
finger, or something else inside your vagina) (C6M=1 OR C6F=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility (C7M OR C7F=1)
You’ve also said that, (this has not/none of these) happened with a youth at this facility or with anyone on the
facility staff.
C37.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) happen with… (NSYC-2)
YES
a. a relative who visited this place? ............................................................ 1
b. a visitor that was not a relative, but who you knew
before you came here? .......................................................................... 1
c. a visitor that you didn’t know before you came here? ........................... 1

NO
2
2
2

[IF ANY C37a-c = 1/YES, CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO SECTION F]

C38.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because someone used physical force or threat of physical force?
(NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C39.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because someone forced or pressured you in some other way to
do it? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C40.

DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment?
(NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

GO TO SECTION F

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YOUNGER YOUTH INTRODUCTION
C1Y.

These next questions are about sexual contacts that happen in this facility.
Sexual contacts are when someone touches your private parts or you touch someone else’s private parts in a sexual
way. By private parts, we mean any part of the body that would be covered by a bathing suit.
THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY THE RESPONDENT CAN CLICK ON “SEXUAL CONTACTS” OR ON
“PRIVATE PARTS” TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
By sexual contacts, we mean when someone touches your private parts or you touch someone else’s
private parts in a sexual way.
By private parts, we mean any part of the body that would be covered by a bathing suit.
Sexual contacts can happen to boys as well as girls. People who try to have sexual contact with young people are
not always strangers but can be someone they know well like a youth, a staff member, teacher, counselor, or
minister. People who try to have sexual contact with young people aren’t always men or boys – they can also be
women or girls. And sometimes people try to make young people have sexual contact even if the young person
doesn’t want to do it.

C10Y. The questions ask about sexual contact you may have had while you’ve been here. Please think about any time
when this might have happened with other youth or with facility staff here. Please include any kind of sexual
contact, whether you wanted to do it or not.
Remember that if you ever need to go back to a question you already answered, press the BACK button.
C11Y. DOAFILL1, have you rubbed anyone’s private parts with your hand or has anyone rubbed your private parts with
their hand? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C12Y. DOAFILL1, have you put your mouth on anyone’s private parts or has anyone put their mouth on your private
parts? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C13Y. DOAFILL1, have you put any part of your body inside anyone else’s private parts? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C13aY. DOAFILL1, has anyone put part of their body inside your private parts? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C14Y. The last few questions asked about:
 Rubbing someone’s private parts with your hand or them rubbing your private parts with their hand
 Touching someone’s private parts with your mouth or them touching your private parts with their mouth
 Putting part of your body inside someone’s private parts
 Someone putting part of their body inside your private parts
DOAFILL1, have you had any other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C16Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C16Y)
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C15Y. What kind of sexual contact was that? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Kissing on the lips .................................................................................. 1
Kissing other parts of the body .............................................................. 2
Looking at private parts ......................................................................... 3
Showing something sexual, like pictures or a movie ............................. 4
Something else that did not involve touching ........................................ 5
Something else that did involve touching .............................................. 6
IF ANY C11Y-C14Y 1/YES CONTINUE, ELSE GO TO SECTION F
C16Y. You’ve said that since you have been in this facility
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C11Y – C14Y THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed someone’s private parts with your hand or someone rubbed your private parts with their
hand (C11Y=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s private parts or someone put their mouth on your private parts
(C12Y=1)
 You put some part of your body inside someone else’s private parts (C13Y=1)
 Someone put part of their body inside your private parts (C13aY=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility (C14Y=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a youth at this facility? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

[IF C16Y = YES AND MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED (C11Y-C14Y), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE, GO TO C19Y.]

C17Y. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a youth at this facility? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
DISPLAY CORRESPONDING STATEMENT BELOW FOR C11Y – C14Y THAT = 1/YES: (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s private parts with your hand or a youth rubbed your private parts with their hand
(C11Y=1)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s private parts or a youth put their mouth on your private parts
(C12Y=1)
 You put some part of your body inside a youth’s private parts (C13Y=1)
 A youth put part of their body inside your private parts (C13aY=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility (C14Y=1)

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C19Y. You’ve said that since you have been in this facility
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C11Y – C14Y THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed someone’s private parts with your hand or someone rubbed your private parts with their
hand (C11Y=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s private parts or someone put their mouth on your private parts
(C12Y=1)
 You put some part of your body inside someone else’s private parts (C13Y=1)
 Someone else put part of their body inside your private parts (C13aY=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility (C14Y=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a member of the facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

[IF C16Y = NO AND C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES AND C19Y = YES, GO TO C34Y.
IF C16Y = NO AND C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES AND C19Y = NO, GO TO C76Y.
IF C19Y = YES AND MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY REPORTED (C11Y-C14Y), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE, GO TO INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE C22Y.]

C20Y. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with someone on the facility staff? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
DISPLAY CORRESPONDING STATEMENT BELOW FOR ANY C11Y – C14Y THAT = 1/YES: (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s private parts with your hand or a staff member rubbed your private parts
with their hand (C11Y=1)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s private parts or a staff member put their mouth on your private
parts (C12Y=1)
 You put some part of your body inside a staff member’s private parts (C13Y=1)
 A staff member put part of their body inside your private parts (C13aY=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility (C14Y=1)

[IF 1 OR MORE ACTS WERE CHECKED IN C17Y OR IF C16Y = YES AND ONLY ONE OF
C11Y THRU C14Y = YES, GO TO C22Y.
IF C17Y = BLANK OR DK OR REF, AND 1 OR MORE ACTS WERE CHECKED IN C20Y, OR
C19Y = YES AND ONLY ONE OF C11Y THRU C14Y = YES, GO TO C34Y.
IF ALL C11Y THRU C14Y = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO C49Y.
IF ANY C11Y THRU C14Y = 1/YES, AND C16Y = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, AND C19Y =2/NO OR DK OR
REF, GO TO C76Y.
IF C17Y IS BLANK OR = DK OR REF AND C20Y IS BLANK OR = DK OR REF, GO TO SECTION F.]

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C22Y. We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility. You’ve said that the
following happened with a youth:
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C17Y:
 You rubbed a youth ‘s private parts with your hand or a youth rubbed your private parts with their hand
(1)
 You put your mouth on a youth ‘s private parts or a youth put their mouth on your private parts (2)
 You put some part of your body inside a youth ‘s private parts (3)
 A youth put part of their body inside your private parts (4)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility (5)
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a youth at this facility used physical force or threat of
physical force? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C24Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C24Y)
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C24Y. ELSE, CONTINUE]
C23Y. What happened with a youth because of physical force or threat of physical force? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
(NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours.
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

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[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND C22 = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT DISPLAYED
IN C22Y OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C23Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND C22Y = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT
DISPLAYED IN C22Y OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C23Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO C23aY.
IF C22Y = 1/YES (COERCION BY YOUTH), AND “FACILITY GENDER” CONDITIONS ABOVE DO NOT
APPLY, GO TO C24Y.]

C23aY. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change.
C24Y. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a youth at this facility forced or pressured you in some
other way to do it? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C26Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C26Y)
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C26Y. ELSE, CONTINUE]
C24aY. How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Another youth threatened you with harm............................................... 1
Another youth threatened to get you in
trouble with other youth ......................................................................... 2
Another youth threatened to get you in
trouble with the staff .............................................................................. 3
Another youth kept asking you to do it .................................................. 4
Another youth forced or pressured you in
some other way ...................................................................................... 5
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C29Y. ELSE, CONTINUE]

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C25Y. What happened because a youth forced or pressured you in some other way to do it? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
(NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours.
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours.
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND C24Y = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT
DISPLAYED IN C24Y OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C25Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND C24Y = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT
DISPLAYED IN C24Y OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C25Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO C25aY.
IF C24Y = 1/YES (COERCION BY YOUTH), AND “FACILITY GENDER” CONDITIONS ABOVE DO NOT
APPLY, GO TO C26Y.]

C25aY. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change.

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C26Y. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen with a youth at this facility in return for money, favors, protection,
or other special treatment? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

[IF ALL C22Y, C24Y & C26Y = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO ROUTE INSTRUCTION BEFORE C34Y.
ELSE, CONTINUE.]

C27Y. What happened with a youth in return for money, favors, protection, or other special treatment? CHECK ALL
THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility
[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND C26 = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT DISPLAYED
IN C26Y OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C27Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND C26Y = 1/YES AND EITHER THE 1 STATEMENT
DISPLAYED IN C26 OR THE RESPONSE(S) TO C27Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO C27aY.
IF C26Y = 1/YES (COERCION BY YOUTH), AND “FACILITY GENDER” CONDITIONS ABOVE DO NOT
APPLY, GO TO C29Y.]

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C27aY. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change.

C29Y. Now please think about all of the times you had sexual contact with other youth at this facility in the ways you
have just told us about.
IF ONLY SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT [(C22Y=YES) AND (C24Y AND C26Y  YES)]: This includes
having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it.
IF ONLY SAID OTHER FORCE [(C24Y=YES) AND (C22Y AND C26Y  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it.
IF ONLY SAID “IN RETURN” [(C26Y = YES) AND (C22Y AND C24Y  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE [(C22Y AND C24Y=YES) AND (C26Y 
YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to
do it.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND “IN RETURN” [(C22Y AND C26Y=YES) AND (C24Y  YES)]:
This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it, or when you did it in return for
money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C24Y AND C26Y = YES) AND (C22Y  YES)]: This includes
having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it, or when you
did it in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C22Y AND C24Y AND
C26Y=YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other
way to do it, or when you did it in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
DOAFILLl, how many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times

[IF C29Y=2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C29bY.]

C29aY. Since you have been here, when was the first time that you had sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because
you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special
treatment]? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

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d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

[IF C29Y= 1 OR 0 OR DK/REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C30Y.]
C29bY. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you were forced
(or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment]? Was
it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C30Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
C30Y. When this happened with a youth at this facility [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do
it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment], were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C31Y. When this happened, [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money,
favors, protection or other special treatment], did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C34Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C34Y)

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[IF SEXUAL CONTACT OCCURRED BUT NOT WITH A STAFF MEMBER OR WITH ANOTHER YOUTH
(ANY C11Y – C14Y = YES AND C16Y AND C19Y = 2/NO OR DK OR REF), GO TO C76Y.
IF NO SEXUAL CONTACT OCCURRED WITH A STAFF MEMBER BUT DID OCCUR WITH ANOTHER
YOUTH (C16Y =1/YES OR C17Y WAS NOT LEFT BLANK OR DK/REF AND C19Y = 2/NO OR
DK OR REF), GO TO SECTION D.
ELSE, CONTINUE.]

C34Y. Now please think about all the times you have done something sexual with facility staff. DOAFILLl, how many
times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times
DK/REF
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C37Y. ELSE, CONTINUE.]
C35Y. We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member at this facility. You’ve said
that the following happened with a staff member:
DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C20Y:
 You rubbed a staff member’s private parts with your hand or a staff member rubbed your private parts
with their hand) (1)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s private parts or a staff member put their mouth on your private
parts (2)
 You put some part of your body inside a staff member’s private parts (3)
 A staff member put part of their body inside your private parts (4)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member at this facility (5)

C36Y. DOAFILL1, which of these things happened with a staff member? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

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[IF C36Y = DK/REF OR NO ITEMS ARE CHECKED, GO TO NSYC SECTION D. ELSE, CONTINUE.]

C37Y. You’ve said that the following happened with a staff member:
IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, DISPLAY “You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff
member” ELSE DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C36Y:
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a staff member used physical force or threat of physical
force? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C39Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C39Y)
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C39Y. ELSE, CONTINUE.]
C38Y. What happened with a staff member because of physical force or threat of physical force? CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. (NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

C39Y. You’ve said that the following happened with a staff member:
IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, DISPLAY “You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff
member” ELSE DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C36:
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because a staff member forced or pressured you in some other
way to do it? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C41Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C41Y)

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C39aY. How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
A staff member threatened you with harm ............................................. 1
A staff member threatened to get you in
trouble with other youth ......................................................................... 2
A staff member threatened to get you in
trouble with the staff .............................................................................. 3
A staff member kept asking you to do it ................................................ 4
A staff member forced or pressured you in
some other way ...................................................................................... 5
[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO C41Y. IF C39Y = 1/YES AND 2 OR MORE ACTIVITIES WERE
CHECKED IN C20Y, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C41Y.]

C40Y. What happened because a staff member forced or pressured you in some other way to do it? CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY. (NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

C41Y. You’ve said that the following happened with a staff member:
IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, DISPLAY “You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff
member” OTHERWISE DISPLAY BELOW THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN C36Y:
DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen with a staff member in return for money, favors, protection, or
other special treatment? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[[IF C11Y-13aY = NO BUT C14Y = YES, GO TO INSTRUCTION BEFORE C43aY.
IF C41Y = 1/YES AND 2 OR MORE STATEMENTS WERE CHECKED IN C36Y, CONTINUE.
ELSE, GO TO INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE C43aY.]
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C42Y. What happened with a staff member in return for money, favors, protection, or other special treatment? CHECK
ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
IF 1=YES, then ask:
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
IF 2=YES, then ask:
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
IF 3=YES, then ask:
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
IF 4=YES, then ask:
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
IF 5=YES, then ask:
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

[IF ANY C37Y, C39Y OR C41Y = YES, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE GO TO SECTION D.]

[IF C34Y=2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C43bY.]

C43aY. Since you have been here, when was the first time that you had sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…?
(NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

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d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
e…More than two months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
[IF C34Y=1 OR 0 OR DK OR REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C44Y.]

C43bY. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2

b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C44Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
C44Y. When this happened with a staff member, were you ever physically hurt?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C45Y. When this happened with a staff member, did you ever report it to facility staff?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF _________________________________________________

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(GO TO SECTION D)
(GO TO SECTION D)
(GO TO SECTION D)

SCREENING BATTERY B: TYPE OF COERCION (C46Y-C72Y) – ONLY ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO
ANSWER ALL BATTERY A ITEMS (C11Y – C14Y) “NO” OR “DK/REF”
C46Y. DOAFILL1, did anyone ever use physical force or threat of physical force to make you do anything sexual?
(NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C47Y. DOAFILL1, did anyone ever force or pressure you in some other way to make you do anything sexual? (NSYC2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
(GO TO C49Y)
DK/REF _________________________________________________
(GO TO C49Y)

C48Y. How were you forced or pressured in some other way? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
Someone threatened you with harm ....................................................... 1
Someone threatened to get you in
trouble with other youth ......................................................................... 2
Someone threatened to get you in
trouble with the staff .............................................................................. 3
Someone kept asking you to do it .......................................................... 4
Someone forced or pressured you in
some other way ...................................................................................... 5
DK/REF

C49Y. DOAFILL1, did anyone ever give you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do
anything sexual? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF ANY C46Y-C49Y = YES, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO NSYC-A SECTION C.]
C50Y. You’ve said that since you have been here
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C46Y, C47Y OR C49Y THAT = 1/YES:
 Someone used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual
(C46Y=1)
 Someone forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C47Y=1)
 Someone gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something
sexual (C49Y=1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a youth at this facility? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF C50Y = YES AND MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED (C46Y-C49Y), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE, SKIP TO C52Y.]
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C51Y. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a youth at this facility? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C46Y, C47Y OR C49Y THAT = 1/YES:
 A youth used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual (C46Y=1)
 A youth forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C47Y=1)
 A youth gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something
sexual (C49Y=1)

C52Y. You’ve said that since you have been here
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C46Y, C47Y OR C49Y THAT = 1/YES:
 Someone used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual (C46Y=1)
 Someone forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C47Y=1)
 Someone gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment do make you to something
sexual (C49Y =1)
Did (this/any of these) happen with a staff member? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[IF C52Y = NO OR DK/REF AND C50Y=1/YES, GO TO C54Y.
IF C52Y = NO OR DK/REF AND C50Y = NO OR DK OR REF, AND ALL C11Y THRU C14Y = 2/NO OR
DK/REF, GO TO NSYC-A SECTION C.
IF C52Y = 1/YES AND MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF COERCION REPORTED (C46Y-C49Y), CONTINUE.
IF C52Y = 1/YES AND ONLY 1 OF C46Y – C49Y = 1/YES, AND C50Y = 1/YES, GO TO C54Y.
IF ANY C46Y – C49Y = 1/YES AND C50Y AND C52Y = 2/NO AND/OR DK AND/OR REF, GO TO C76Y.
ELSE, GO TO C65Y.]

C53Y. DOAFILL1, which ones happened with a staff member? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
DISPLAY BELOW CORRESPONDING STATEMENT FOR ANY C46Y, C47Y OR C49Y THAT = 1/YES:
 A staff member used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual
(C46Y=1)
 A staff member forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual (C47Y=1)
 A staff member gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do
something sexual (C49Y=1)

C54Y. [IF YOUTH USED PHYSICAL FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C54), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP
TO C56Y.]
We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility. You’ve said that a
youth used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual. When a youth did that,
what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours
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 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C54Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C54Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C55Y. ELSE, GO TO C56Y.]

C55Y. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
C56Y. [IF YOUTH USED OTHER FORCE (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C51Y), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP TO
C58Y.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility.) You’ve said that a
youth forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual. When a youth did that, what
happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth at this facility

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C56Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”

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OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C56Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C57Y. ELSE, GO TO C58Y.]

C57Y. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
C58Y. [IF YOUTH GAVE FAVORS (BOX WAS CHECKED IN C51Y), CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, SKIP TO
FACILITY GENDER INSTRUCTION]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a youth at this facility.) You’ve said that a
youth gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something sexual. When a
youth did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand (or a youth rubbed your penis with their hand)
 You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand (or a youth rubbed your vagina with their hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a youth or a youth rubbed some other private part of yours
 You put your mouth on a youth’s penis (or a youth put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina (or a youth put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a youth or a youth put their mouth on some other
private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A youth put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a youth

[IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL MALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C58Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s vagina with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s vagina” AND/OR
“You put your penis, finger or something else inside a youth’s vagina”
OR IF FACILITY GENDER = ALL FEMALE AND RESPONSE(S) TO C58Y WAS/WERE
“You rubbed a youth’s penis with your hand” AND/OR
“You put your mouth on a youth’s penis”
GO TO, C59Y. ELSE, GO TO C60Y.]

C59Y. This is an [all male/all female] facility and you said you had sexual contact here with a [female/male] youth. If
this is what happened, press the NEXT button to continue to the next question. If this is not what happened, press
the BACK button to change your answer. You might have to press the BACK button a few times to find the answer
you need to change. (NSYC-2)
C60Y. Now please think about all of the times a youth at this facility had sexual contact with you or you had sexual
contact with a youth in the ways you have just told us about.
IF ONLY SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT [(C22Y=YES) AND (C24Y AND C26Y  YES)]: This includes
having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it.
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IF ONLY SAID OTHER FORCE [(C24Y=YES) AND (C22Y AND C26Y  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it.
IF ONLY SAID “IN RETURN” [(C26Y = YES) AND (C22Y AND C24Y  YES)]: This includes having sexual
contact with a youth in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE [(C22Y AND C24Y=YES) AND (C26Y 
YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to
do it.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND “IN RETURN” [(C22Y AND C26Y=YES) AND (C24Y  YES)]:
This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced to do it, or in return for money, favors,
protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C24Y AND C26Y = YES) AND (C22Y  YES)]: This includes
having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other way to do it, or in return for
money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
IF SAID PHYSICAL FORCE/THREAT AND OTHER FORCE AND “IN RETURN” [(C22Y AND C24Y AND
C26Y=YES)]: This includes having sexual contact with a youth when you were forced or pressured in some other
way to do it, or in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment.
DOAFILL1, how many times has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times
DK/REF

[IF C60Y = 2 OR MORE CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO C62Y.]

C61Y. Since you have been here, when was the first time that you had sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because
you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special
treatment]? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

d. .................................... During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

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e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

[ASK C62Y IF C61Y = 1 OR 0 OR DK OR REF. OTHERWISE, GO TO C63Y.]

C62Y. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a youth at this facility [because you were forced
(or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment]? Was
it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C63Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C63Y. When this happened [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money,
favors, protection or other special treatment], were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

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C64Y. When this happened [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way) to do it/in return for money,
favors, protection or other special treatment], did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF ...................................................................................................

(GO TO C65Y)
(GO TO C65Y)

C65Y. Now please think about any times you have done something sexual with facility staff. DOAFILLl, how many times
has this happened? (NSYC-2)
__________ times
DK/REF

[IF C52Y = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO NSYC SECTION D. IF C52Y = 1/YES, CONTINUE.]

C66Y. [IF STAFF USED FORCE (CORRESPONDING STATEMENT WAS CHECKED IN C53Y), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE SKIP TO C67Y.]
We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member. You’ve said that a staff
member used physical force or threat of physical force to make you do something sexual. When a staff member
did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

C67Y. [IF STAFF USED OTHER FORCE (CORRESPONDING STATEMENT WAS CHECKED IN C53Y),
CONTINUE. OTHERWISE SKIP TO C68Y.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member.) You’ve said that a staff
member forced or pressured you in some other way to make you do something sexual. When a staff member did
that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
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




You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

C68Y. [IF STAFF GAVE FAVORS (CORRESPONDING STATEMENT WAS CHECKED IN C53Y), CONTINUE.
OTHERWISE SKIP TO C69Y.]
(We would like to ask you a few questions about what happened with a staff member.) You’ve said that a staff
member gave you money, favors, protection, or other special treatment to make you do something sexual. When
a staff member did that, what happened? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
 You rubbed a staff member’s penis with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your penis with their
hand)
 You rubbed a staff member’s vagina with your hand (or a staff member rubbed your vagina with their
hand)
 You rubbed some other private part of a staff member or a staff member rubbed some other private part
of yours
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s penis (or a staff member put their mouth on your penis)
 You put your mouth on a staff member’s vagina (or a staff member put their mouth on your vagina)
 You put your mouth on some other private part of a staff member or a staff member put their mouth on
some other private part of yours
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s rear end
 You put your (penis,) finger or something else inside a staff member’s vagina
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your rear end
 A staff member put their penis, finger or something else inside your vagina
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with a staff member

[IF C65Y = 2 OR MORE, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C70Y.]

C69Y. Since you have been here, when was the first time that you had sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…?
(NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?

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Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
[IF C65Y = 1 OR 0 OR DK OR REF, CONTINUE. ELSE, GO TO C71Y.]

C70Y. Since you have been here, when did you have sexual contact with a staff member? Was it…? (NSYC-2)
a…During the first 24 hours after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
b…During the first week after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
c…During the first month after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF
d…During the first 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

e…More than 2 months after you came here?
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO C71Y)
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

C71Y. When this happened, were you ever physically hurt? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
DK/REF

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C72Y. When this happened, did you ever report it to facility staff? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1 (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)
No .......................................................................................................... 2 (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)
DK/REF ................................................................................................... (GO TO NSYC SECTION D)

[SEXUAL CONTACTS WITH OUTSIDERS – ASKED IF RESPONDENT REPORTED SEXUAL
CONTACTS BUT DID NOT REPORT CONTACT WITH EITHER A YOUTH OR STAFF.
IF ANY C11Y-C14Y = 1/YES AND C16Y AND C19Y = 2/NO OR DK/REF, CONTINUE.
ELSE, GO TO SECTION D.]

C76Y. You’ve said that since you have been in this facility
DISPLAY BELOW ANY C11Y – C14Y THAT = 1/YES:
 You rubbed someone’s private parts with your hand or someone rubbed your private parts with their
hand (C11Y=1)
 You put your mouth on someone’s private parts or someone put their mouth on your private parts
(C12Y=1)
 You put some part of your body inside someone else’s private parts (C13Y=1)
 Someone put part of their body inside your private parts (C13aY=1)
 You had some other kind of sexual contact with someone at this facility (C14Y=1)
You’ve also said that, (this has not/none of these) happened with a youth at this facility or with anyone on the
facility staff.

C77Y. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) happen with… (NSYC-2)
YES
a. a relative who visited this place? ............................................................ 1
b. a visitor that was not a relative, but who you knew
before you came here? .......................................................................... 1
c. a visitor that you didn’t know before you came here? ........................... 1

NO
2
2
2

[IF ANY C77Ya-c = 1/YES, CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO SECTION F.]

C78aY. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because someone used physical force or threat of physical force?
(NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
C78bY. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen because someone forced or pressured you in some other way to
do it? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2

C78cY. DOAFILL1, did (this/any of these) ever happen with someone in return for money, favors, protection, or other
special treatment? (NSYC-2)
Yes ......................................................................................................... 1
No .......................................................................................................... 2
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Section D – DIF: REPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT BY ANOTHER YOUTH
ASK SECTION D IF C13 OR C15 OR C18 = 1/YES AND C20 <> 0 OR BLANK OR DK OR RF
(OLDER YOUTH);
OR C23Y OR C24Y OR C26Y= 1/YES AND C29Y <> 0 OR BLANK OR DK OR RF (YOUNGER
YOUTH)
D1.

You told us that you had sexual contact with a youth [because you were forced (or pressured in some other way)
to do it / (or) in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment]. (NSYC-2)
a. Has this happened with one or more than one youth (in the past 12 months/since you have been at this
facility)?
One ................................................................ 1
More than one ............................................... 2
b. Was the same youth involved in more than one of those sexual contacts?
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1
2

c. [IF D1a=2 ] Did you have sexual contact with more than one youth in any of the times this happened?
Yes ................................................................ 1
No.................................................................. 2
D2.

Before you had forced sexual contact with (this other youth/other youth), did any of these things happen? (NEW)
YES
NO
a.

b.

c.

d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Did (the youth/any of these youths) ever offer you things like
drugs, cigarettes, ........ alcohol or other items you were not allowed
to have in the facility? .......................................................................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) ever give you money or
other special gifts? By “special gift,” we mean something that
they probably would not have given to most other youth .................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) ever offer you special
protection from other youth? By “special,” we mean that they
treated you like a favorite or treated you better than they treat
most other youth ...............................................................................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) ever do something else to
get you out of trouble or make it easier for you? ..............................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) ever show you magazines,
pictures, or videos with naked adults or children? ............................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) tell you there was nothing
you could do to stop the sexual contact? ..........................................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) threaten to hurt someone
close to you if you did not have sexual contact? ...............................
Did (the youth/any of these youths) threaten to hurt you in
order to have sexual contact? ............................................................

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1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

D3.

When this happened, were you ever… (NSYC-2)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

D4.

2
2
2
2
2
2

1
2 (GO TO D7)

When you had sexual contact with (a youth/other youths) [because you were forced (or pressured in some other
way) to do it / (or) in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment], did you ever have any of
the following injuries? (NSYC-2)
YES
NO

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

You got bruises, a black eye, sprains, cuts, scratches,
swelling, or welts ..............................................................................
You were knocked unconscious........................................................
You had internal injuries, for example, an injury to your
stomach or kidneys, or to your brain ................................................
Your teeth were chipped or knocked out ..........................................
You had broken bones ......................................................................
You were stabbed or cut ...................................................................

1
1

2
2

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

After you were injured, did you ever see a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider for any of the injuries
you received? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

D7.

1
1
1
1
1
1

When you had sexual contact with (a youth/other youths) [because you were forced (or pressured in some other
way) to do it / (or) in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment], were you ever physically
injured? (NSYC-2)

a.

D6.

NO

given drugs or alcohol to get you high or drunk? .............................
threatened with physical harm? ........................................................
physically held down or restrained? .................................................
physically hurt or injured? ................................................................
threatened with a weapon? ................................................................
pressured or hurt in some other way? ...............................................

Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................
D5.

YES

1
2

When you had sexual contact with (a youth/other youths), did you ever tell…(NSYC-2, modified)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

A staff member who directly supervises youth/
correctional officer ............................................................................
an instructor or teacher at the facility? ..............................................
a medical or healthcare staff person at the facility? ..........................
a volunteer at the facility? .................................................................
some other facility staff person? .......................................................
a family member or other person from outside the facility? .............
another youth in the facility? ............................................................

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YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

D8.

After you told somebody that you had sexual contact with (a youth/other youths) [because you were forced (or
pressured in some other way) to do it / (or) in return for money, favors, protection or other special treatment],
was anything done to stop (the youth/the youths) from doing it again? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

D9.

Earlier, you said the following happened with another youth using some type of force, pressure, or special
treatment.
[INCIDENT SELECTION:
WHEN YOUTH REPORTS MULTIPLE INCIDENTS A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WILL BE SELECTED USING THE
FOLLOWING PRIORITY:
 PRIORITY 1 (NONCONSENSUAL SEX ACTS): LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPES THAT YOUTH
SELECTED IN C14/17/19 THAT ARE CODES 1-6 (OLDER YOUTH) OR SELECTED IN
C23Y/C25Y/C27Y THAT ARE CODES 1-4 (YOUNGER YOUTH AGES 14 AND UNDER)]
 PRIORITY 2 (NONCONSENSUAL OTHER SEXUAL CONTACT ONLY): (IF NONE IN PRIORITY 1)
LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPES THE YOUTH SELECTED IN C14/17/19 THAT ARE CODE 7 (OLDER
YOUTH) OR SELECTED IN C23Y/C25Y/C27Y THAT ARE CODE 5 (YOUNGER YOUTH AGES 14
AND UNDER)]

When was the [most recent] time that [this/any of these] happened? (NSYC-2)

IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C20>1 OR C29Y >1,
FILL = “most recent” AND “any of these” IN QUESTION TEXT
IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C20=1 OR C29Y=1, FILL = “this”
IF ADMITTED MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO: DISPLAY LAST 12 MONTHS AND CATEGORY FOR “More than
12 months ago”
OR
IF ADMITTED LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AGO: DISPLAY ALL MONTHS SINCE ADMIT DATE] AND CATEGORY
FOR “Before I got to this facility”

IF RESPONDENT INDICATES THAT MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO OR
BEFORE THEY GOT TO THE FACILITY, GO TO SECTION E
ASK D9A IF MORE THAN 1 BEHAVIOR WAS SELECTED IN SECTION C (LISTED IN D9), ELSE GO TO
TRANSITION SCREEN
D9A.

Thinking only about the [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from D9], what happened? CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY (NSYC-2)
IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C20>1 OR C29Y>1,
FILL= “most recent” IN QUESTION TEXT]
IF D9=DK OR RF OR NO ADMIT DATE, DO NOT DISPLAY MM/YY
[DISPLAY ALL BEHAVIOR(S) LISTED IN D9]
 if rubbing/oral sex/penetration, list all behavior types reported in C14/17/19 =1-6 OR C23Y/C25Y/C27Y=14
 if other kind of sexual contact, list all behavior types endorsed in C8F/C8M/C15Y AND C14/17/19 =7 OR
C23Y/C25Y/C27Y=5, which detail kissing, looking at private parts, etc.
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TRANSITION SCREEN:
For the next series of questions, please think only about this [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from D9] when the sexual
contact listed below happened [because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment].
IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C20>1 OR C29Y>1,
FILL = “most recent” IN QUESTION TEXT
IF D9=DK OR RF OR NO ADMIT DATE, DO NOT DISPLAY MM/YY


BANNER LANGUAGE:
STATIC BANNER (REFERENCE FILL) WHERE WE REMIND THE YOUTH OF THE REFERENCE INCIDENT
REFERENCE FILL FOR D10 (first question in DIF): Please think only about this [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from
D9] when the sexual contact listed below happened because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment.


STATIC BANNER (REFERENCE FILL) FOR SUBSEQUENT ITEMS ON DIF WHERE WE REMIND THE YOUTH
OF THE REFERENCE INCIDENT
Please still think only about the [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from D9] when the sexual contact listed below
happened because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment:


IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C20>1, FILL = “most
recent” IN QUESTION TEXT
If D9=DK or RF or no ADMIT DATE, do not display MM/YY
D10.

D11.

[REFERENCE FILL] When did it take place? (NSYC-2)
Between 6:00 in the morning and noon ...................................................
After noon but before 6:00 in the evening ...............................................
After 6:00 in the evening but before midnight .........................................
After midnight but before 6:00 in the morning ........................................

1
2
3
4

Where did it take place? (NSYC-2)
In your own room or sleeping area ..........................................................
In the room or sleeping area of another youth .........................................
Somewhere else on facility grounds ........................................................
Somewhere off facility grounds ...............................................................

1
2
3
4

[IF D11=3, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO D13.]

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(GO TO D14)
(GO TO D14)
(GO TO D12)
(GO TO D13)

D12.

Where on facility grounds did it take place? (NSYC-2)
A shower ..................................................................................................
A bathroom ..............................................................................................
The yard or recreation area ......................................................................
A classroom or library .............................................................................
A workshop, kitchen, or other workplace ................................................
A private office ........................................................................................
A closet or supply room ...........................................................................
A bus, van, or car .....................................................................................
Somewhere else on facility grounds ........................................................

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

[IF D11=4, CONTINUE. ELSE GO TO D14.]
D13.

Where off the facility grounds did it take place? (NSYC-2)
A bus, van, or car .....................................................................................
A courthouse ............................................................................................
Some other type of temporary holding facility ........................................
School ......................................................................................................
A recreation center ...................................................................................
A hospital or other type of medical facility .............................................
Some other place off facility grounds ......................................................

D14.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

[REFERENCE FILL] Did you have sexual contact with one or more than one youth? (NSYC-2, modified)
ONE ..............................................................
MORE THAN ONE ......................................

1
2 (GO TO D15MP)

IF DK/REF (GO TO D15SP)
[SINGLE PERPETRATOR SERIES]
D15SP. Was the other youth male or female? (NSYC-2)
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................

1
2

D16SP. Was the other youth of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (NSYC-2)
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1
2

D17SP. Which of these describes the other youth’s race? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
White .............................................................
Black or African American ...........................
American Indian or Alaska Native ................
Asian .............................................................
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander ......

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1
2
3
4
5

D18SP. Where was the other youth living at the time? (NEW)
In the same room as you ..........................................................................
In the same housing area as you, but not in the same room .....................
In a different housing area than you .........................................................

1
2
3

D19SP.* (IF 5=2 or 3) How well did you know the other youth at the time? (NEW)
By sight only .................................................
Knew the person, but not well.......................
Well known ...................................................

1
2
3

D20SP. Was the other youth a member of a gang? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

[END SINGLE PERPETRATOR SERIES]
[MULTIPLE PERPETRATORS SERIES]
D15MP. Were the other youths…(NSYC-2)
YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

a. all males?..............................................................................................
b. all females? ..........................................................................................
c. both males and females? ......................................................................

[IF D15MPa OR D15MPb OR D15MP c = 1/YES, GO TO D16MP. ELSE, ASK D15MP EDIT CHECK.]

D15MP EDIT CHECK:
You answered that the other youths were not male or female. Please tell us, were they…(NSYC-2
all males? ............................................................................................... 1
all females? ............................................................................................ 2
both males and females? ........................................................................ 3

D16MP. Were any of the other youths of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (NSYC-2)
Yes ...........................................................................................................
No ............................................................................................................



Cognitively tested

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1
2

D17MP. Which of these describes the race of the other youths? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
White...................................................................................................... 1
Black or African American .................................................................... 2
American Indian or Alaska Native ......................................................... 3
Asian ...................................................................................................... 4
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander ............................................. 5

D18MP. Where were the other youths living at the time? (NEW)
YES

NO

1

2

1
1

2
2

a. At least one was in the same room as you ............................................
b. At least one was in the same housing area as you, but not in
the same room .........................................................................................
c. At least one was in a different housing area than you .........................

D19MP. (IF D18MP b=1 or D18MP c=1) How well did you know any of the other youths at the time? (NEW)
YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

a. At least one by sight only .....................................................................
b. Knew at least one, but not well ...........................................................
c. At least one was well known ...............................................................

DD20MP. Were any of them gang members? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
[END MULTIPLE PERPETRATORS SERIES]
(IF D14 = 1 FILL “this”, IF D14 = 2 FILL “these”)

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1
2

D21.

Before you had forced sexual contact with (this/these) other youth, did any of these things happen? (NEW)
YES
NO
a.

b.

c.

d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

D22.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2

[REFERENCE FILL] Were you … (NSYC-2, modified)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

D24.

Did (the youth/any of these youth) ever offer you things like
drugs, cigarettes, ........ alcohol or other items you were not allowed
to have in the facility? .......................................................................
Did (the youth/any of these youth) ever give you money or
other special gifts? ........ By “special gift,” we mean something that
(he/she/they) probably ............. would not have given to most other
youth .................................................................................................
Did (the youth/any of these youth) ever offer you special protection
from other youth? By “special,” we mean that (he/she/they) treated
you like a favorite or treated you better than (he/she/they)
(treats/treat) most other youth ...........................................................
Did (the youth/any of these youth) ever do something else to get
you out of trouble or make it easier for you? ....................................
*Did (the youth/any of these youth) ever show you magazines,
pictures, or videos with naked adults or children? ............................
*Did (the youth/any of these youth) tell you there was nothing
you could do to stop the sexual contact? ..........................................
*Did (the youth/any of these youth) threaten to hurt someone
close to you if you did not have sexual contact? ...............................
*Did (the youth/any of these youth) threaten to hurt you in order
to have sexual contact? .....................................................................

given drugs or alcohol to get you high or drunk? .............................
threatened with physical harm? ........................................................
physically held down or restrained? .................................................
physically hurt or injured? ................................................................
threatened with a weapon? ................................................................
pressured or hurt in some other way? ...............................................

[REFERENCE FILL] Was there anyone who knew what was happening? (NEW)
Yes, other youth ............................................
Yes, other staff ..............................................
Yes, both youth and staff ..............................
No..................................................................

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1
2
3
4

D25.

(IF D24=1 or 3) What were these other youth doing at the time? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
D26.

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

They were helping make it happen ...................................................
They were trying to stop it from happening ......................................
They knew it was happening, but did nothing ..................................

(IF D24=2 or 3) What were these other staff members doing at the time? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.

They were helping make it happen ...................................................
They were trying to stop it from happening ......................................
They knew it was happening, but did nothing ..................................

(IF D14 = 1 FILL “Has that”, IF D14 = 2 FILL “Have those”)
D27.

(Has that/Have those) youth also had any type of sexual contact with any other youth at this facility? (NEW)
Yes, I am sure they have had sexual contact with other
youth at this facility...............................................................................
Yes, I think they have had sexual contact with other
youth, but I am not sure ........................................................................
No, I don’t think they have had sexual contact with
other youth at this facility .....................................................................

1
2
3

(IF D14 = 1 FILL “this youth”, IF D14 = 2 FILL “any of those youth”)
D28.
Did (this youth/any of those youth) do any of the following AFTER this happened? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
D29.

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

Gave you gifts or money so that you would keep it a secret .............
Threatened to hurt you so that you would keep it a secret ................
Said he/she/they would blame it on you if you told anyone .............
Said he/she/they would stop spending time with you if you
told anyone .......................................................................................
Had sexual contact with you again ...................................................
Ignored you or stayed away from you ..............................................
No change – he/she/they treated you the same as before ..................

In the days after this happened, how did you feel about what happened? (NEW)
Very upset .....................................................
A little upset ..................................................
Not upset at all ..............................................
Glad it happened ..........................................



YES

Cognitively tested

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1
2
3
4

D30.*

(IF D29=1, 2 or 3) Did you feel any of the following ways after this happened? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

D31.*

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2

Worried or anxious? .........................................................................
Angry? ..............................................................................................
Sad or depressed? .............................................................................
Helpless? ...........................................................................................
Violated? ...........................................................................................
Like you couldn’t trust people? ........................................................
Fearful? .............................................................................................

(IF D29=5) Did you feel any of the following ways after this happened? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
f.

D33.*

YES

Like the other youth really cared about you .....................................
Like you really cared about the other youth .....................................
Like you had gotten what you wanted ..............................................
Like you would get something from the other youth in return .........
Like you wanted it to happen again ..................................................

(IF D32=1) Thinking about it now, how do you feel about what happened? (NEW)
Very upset .....................................................
A little upset ..................................................
Not upset at all ..............................................
Glad it happened ..........................................

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1
2
3
4

Section E – DIF: REPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT BY STAFF
ASK SECTION E IF C11OR C19Y =1/YES; ELSE GO TO SECTION F (IF TIME ALLOWS) OR DEBRIEFING
SECTION.
E1.

Earlier you said that you had sexual contact with staff at this facility when [FILL BEHAVIOR
C12/C26/C27/C28/C30/C32/C20Y/C35Y/C36Y/C38Y/C40Y/C42Y] and that this happened because you
[FILL TACTIC FROM C26/C29/C31/C37Y/C39Y/C41Y]. In answering these next questions, please think
about all the times this happened.
When you had sexual contact with a staff member, did it ever take place…(NSYC-2)

a.
b.
c.

in your own room or sleeping area? ..................................................
somewhere else on facility grounds? ................................................
somewhere off facility grounds? .......................................................

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

[IF E1SUMb=1, ASK E2SUM; IF E1SUMc=1, ASK E3SUM; OTHERWISE, GO TO E4SUM]
E2.

When you had sexual contact with a staff member, did it ever take place in…(NSYC-2)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

a shower? ..........................................................................................
a bathroom? ......................................................................................
the yard or recreation area? ...............................................................
a classroom or library? ......................................................................
a workshop, kitchen, or other workplace? ........................................
a private office? ................................................................................
someone else’s room or sleeping area? .............................................
a closet or supply room? ...................................................................
a bus, car or van? ..............................................................................
somewhere else on facility grounds? ................................................

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

[IF E1SUMc=1, CONTINUE. OTHERWISE, GO TO E4SUM.]
E3.

When you had sexual contact with a staff member off facility grounds, did it ever take place in…(NSYC-2
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

a bus, van, or car? .............................................................................
a courthouse? ....................................................................................
some other type of temporary holding facility? ................................
school? ..............................................................................................
a recreation center? ...........................................................................
a hospital or other type of medical facility? ......................................
some other place off facility grounds? ..............................................

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1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

E4.

You told us that you had sexual contact with a staff member. (NSYC-2)
a.

Has this happened with one or more than one staff member (in the past 12 months/since you have been
at this facility)?
One ................................................................
More than one ...............................................

b.

Was the same staff member involved in more than one of those sexual contacts?
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

c.

1
2

1
2

[IF E4SUMa=2 ] Did you have sexual contact with more than one staff member in any of the times this
happened?
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

(IF E4SUMa = 1 FILL “a staff member”, IF E4SUMa = 2 FILL “staff members”)
E5.

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), did it ever involve a staff member who was
male? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

(IF E4SUMa = 1 FILL “a staff member”, IF E4SUMa = 2 FILL “staff members”)
E6.

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), did it ever involve a staff member who was
female? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

(IF E4SUMa = 1 FILL “the staff member was”, IF E4SUMa = 2 FILL “the staff members were”)
E6 EDIT CHECK:
You answered that [the staff member was/the staff members were] not male or female. Please tell us, [was the
staff member/were the staff members] male or female? (NSYC-2)
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................
Both males and females ................................

1
2
3

(IF E4SUMa = 1 FILL “that staff member”, IF E4SUMa = 2 FILL “any of these staff members”)
E7.

Before you had sexual contact with (that staff member/any of these staff members), did any of these things
ever happen?1 (NSYC-2, modified)
YES
NO
a.

1

Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever tell
you about (his/her/their) personal life outside of work? Do not

These grooming items also appear in Section B GR so that answers can be compared between victims and non-victims.

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b.
c.

d.

e.
f.

g.

h.

i

count when you were in a class or group and the staff
member was teaching or mentoring ..................................................
Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever give
you pictures of (himself/herself/themselves) or write letters to you?
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever
offer you things like drugs, cigarettes, alcohol or other items
you were not allowed to have in the facility? ...................................
Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever give
you money or other special gifts? By “special gift,” we mean
something that (he/she/they) probably would not have given to
most other youth ...............................................................................
Did (the staff member/any of the
staff members) ever offer you protection from other youth? ............
Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever do
something else to get you out of trouble or make it easier
for you? .............................................................................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of the staff members) ever
spend time alone with you, asking you not to tell anyone
about the time you spend together? ..................................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of the staff members)
ever share that (he/she/they) felt emotionally close to you or
that he/she had special feelings for you? ..........................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member /any of the staff members)
talk to you about sex in a way that was not part of (his/her/their)
regular job duties, joke with you about sex, or share sexual
stories with you? ...............................................................................

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

(IF E4SUMa = 1 FILL “a staff member”, IF E4SUMa = 2 FILL “staff members”)
E8.

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), were you ever…(NSYC-2)
YES
NO
a.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

E9.

given drugs or alcohol to get you high or drunk? ............................
threatened with physical harm? .......................................................
physically held down or restrained? ................................................
physically hurt or injured? ...............................................................
threatened with a weapon? ..............................................................
pressured or hurt in some other way? .............................................

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), were you ever physically injured? (NSYC2)
Yes ................................................................ 1
No.................................................................. 2 (GO TO E12)
IF DK/REF (GO TO E12)

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E10.

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), did you ever have any of the following
injuries? (NSYC-2)
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

E11.

You got bruises, a black eye, sprains, cuts, scratches,
swelling, or welts .............................................................................
You were knocked unconscious ......................................................
You had internal injuries, for example, injury to your
stomach or kidneys, or to your brain ...............................................
Your teeth were chipped or knocked out .........................................
You had broken bones .....................................................................
You were stabbed or cut ..................................................................

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

1
2

When you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), did you ever tell…(NSYC-2)
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
f.

E13.

2
2

After you were injured, did you ever see a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider for any of the injuries
you received? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

E12.

1
1

a staff member who directly supervises youth/
correctional officer? ........................................................................
an instructor or teacher at the facility? ............................................
a medical or healthcare staff person at the facility? ........................
a volunteer at the facility? ...............................................................
some other facility staff person?......................................................
a family member or other person from outside the facility? ............
another youth at the facility? ...........................................................

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

When you told somebody that you had sexual contact with (a staff member/staff members), did facility staff
or some other authorities ever investigate? (NSYC-2)
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

E14.

1
2

Earlier you said the following happened with a staff member [using some type of force, pressure, or special
treatment].
INCIDENT SELECTION:
WHEN YOUTH REPORTS MULTIPLE INCIDENTS A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WILL BE SELECTED
USING THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY:
 PRIORITY 1 (NONCONSENSUAL SEX ACTS): DISPLAY TEXT IN BRACKETS ABOVE AND
LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPES THE YOUTH SELECTED IN C27/C30/C32 THAT ARE CODES 1-6
[OLDER YOUTH] OR IN C38Y/C40Y/C42Y THAT ARE CODES 1-4 [YOUNGER YOUTH]
 IF NONE IN PRIORITY 1, USE PRIORITY 2 (NONCONSENSUAL OTHER SEXUAL CONTACT
ONLY): DISPLAY TEXT IN BRACKETS ABOVE AND LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPES THE
YOUTH SELECTED IN C27/C30/C32 THAT ARE CODE 7 [OLDER YOUTH] OR IN
C38Y/C40Y/C42Y THAT ARE CODE 5 [YOUNGER YOUTH]
 IF NONE IN PRIORITY 1 OR 2, USE PRIORITY 3 (SEX ACTS WITH NO FORCE): LIST THE
BEHAVIOR TYPES THE YOUTH SELECTED IN C12 THAT ARE CODES 1-6 AND
C26/C28/C31<>1 [OLDER YOUTH] OR BEHAVIOR TYPES THE YOUTH SELECTED IN C20Y
THAT ARE CODES 1-4 AND C38Y//C40Y/C42Y <>1 [YOUNGER YOUTH]
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

IF NONE IN PRIORITY 1 OR 2 OR 3, USE PRIORITY 4 (OTHER SEXUAL CONTACT ONLY
WITH NO FORCE): LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPE THE YOUTH SELECTED IN C12 THAT ARE
CODE 7 AND C26/C29/C36<>1 [OLDER YOUTH] OR LIST THE BEHAVIOR TYPE THE YOUTH
SELECTED IN C20Y THAT ARE CODE 5 AND C38Y//C40Y/C42Y <>1 [YOUNGER YOUTH].
When was the [most recent] time that [this/any of these] happened? (NSYC-2)

IF ADMITTED MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO: DISPLAY LAST 12 MONTHS AND CATEGORY FOR
“More than 12 months ago”
OR
IF ADMITTED LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AGO: DISPLAY ALL MONTHS SINCE ADMIT DATE] AND
CATEGORY FOR “Before I got to this facility”

IF RESPONDENT INDICATES THAT MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO OR
BEFORE THEY GOT TO THE FACILITY, GO TO SECTION F
ASK E14A IF MORE THAN 1 BEHAVIOR LISTED IN E14, ELSE GO TO TRANSITION SCREEN
E14A.

Thinking only about the [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from E14], what happened [because of some type of
force, pressure, or special treatment]? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)

IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C25>1 OR C34Y >
1, FILL= “most recent” IN QUESTION TEXT]
IF E14=DK OR RF OR NO ADMIT DATE, DO NOT DISPLAY MM/YY
[DISPLAY ALL BEHAVIOR(S) LISTED IN E14]



1) which detail kissing, looking at
private parts, etc.>

TRANSITION SCREEN:
For the next series of questions, please think only about this [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from E14] when
the sexual contact listed below happened [because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment].


BANNER LANGUAGE:
STATIC BANNER (REFERENCE FILL) WHERE WE REMIND THE YOUTH OF THE REFERENCE INCIDENT
REFERENCE FILL FOR E15 (first question in DIF):
Please think only about this [most recent] time [in list MM/YY from E14] when the sexual contact listed below
happened [because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment].


IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C25>1, FILL = “most
recent” IN QUESTION TEXT

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IF PRIORITY 1 OR 2, FILL= “because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment” IN QUESTION TEXT]
IF PRIORITY 3 OR 4, USE NO FILL FOR TACTIC
IF E14=DK OR RF OR NO ADMIT DATE, DO NOT DISPLAY MM/YY
STATIC BANNER (REFERENCE FILL) FOR SUBSEQUENT ITEMS ON DIF WHERE WE REMIND THE YOUTH
OF THE REFERENCE INCIDENT
Please still think only about the [most recent] time in [list MM/YY from E14] when the sexual contact listed below
happened [because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment].


IF MORE THAN ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED, OR IF ONLY ONE BEHAVIOR IS LISTED AND C25>1, FILL = “most
recent” IN QUESTION TEXT
IF PRIORITY 1 OR 2, FILL= “because of some type of force, pressure, or special treatment” IN QUESTION TEXT
IF PRIORITY 3 OR 4, USE NO FILL FOR TACTIC
IF E14=DK OR RF OR NO ADMIT DATE, DO NOT DISPLAY MM/YY
E15.

[REFERENCE FILL] When did you have sexual contact with a staff member? (NSYC-2)
Between 6:00 in the morning and noon ...................................................
After noon but before 6:00 in the evening ...............................................
After 6:00 in the evening but before midnight .........................................
After midnight but before 6:00 in the morning ........................................

E16.

Where did you have sexual contact with a staff member? (NSYC-2)
In your own room or sleeping area ..........................................................
Somewhere else on facility grounds ........................................................
Somewhere off facility grounds ...............................................................
If DK/REF

E17.

1
2
3
4

1 (GO TO E19)
2 (GO TO E17)
3 (GO TO E18)

(GO TO E19)

Where on facility grounds did you have sexual contact with a staff member? (NSYC-2)
A shower .................................................................................................. 1
A bathroom .............................................................................................. 2
The yard or recreation area ...................................................................... 3
A classroom or library ............................................................................. 4
A workshop, kitchen, or other workplace ............................................... 5
A private office ........................................................................................ 6
In someone else’s room or sleeping area ................................................. 7
A closet or supply room ........................................................................... 8
A bus, car or van ...................................................................................... 9
Somewhere else on facility grounds ........................................................ 10

[ASK E18 IF E4 = 3. ELSE, GO TO E19.]

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E18.

[REFERENCE FILL] Where did it take place? (NSYC-2)
A bus, van, or car .....................................................................................
A courthouse ............................................................................................
Some other type of temporary holding facility ........................................
School ......................................................................................................
A recreation center ...................................................................................
A hospital or other type of medical facility .............................................
Some other place off facility grounds ......................................................

E19.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

[REFERENCE FILL], Did you have sexual contact with one or more than one staff member? (NSYC-2, modified)
ONE .............................................................. 1 (GO TO E20SP)
MORE THAN ONE ...................................... 2 (GO TO E20MP)
If DK/REF (GO TO E20SP)

[SINGLE PERPETRATOR SERIES]
E20SP. Was the staff member male or female? (NSYC-2)
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................
IF DK/REF

1
2

E21SP How old would you say the staff member was at the time? (NEW)
About 18-29 years old ...................................
About 30-39 years old ...................................
About 40-49 years old ...................................
About 50 or older ..........................................

1
2
3
4

E22SP. Was the staff member of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (NSYC-2)
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1
2

E23SP. Which of these describes the staff member’s race? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
White .............................................................
Black or African American ...........................
American Indian or Alaska Native ................
Asian .............................................................
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander........

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1
2
3
4
5

E24SP. [REFERENCE FILL] Was the staff member who you had sexual contact with… (NEW)
A staff member who directly supervises youth/correctional officer .............
A teacher or educator ...............................................................................
A doctor, nurse, or other medical staff ....................................................
A therapist or other mental health staff ....................................................
Other staff working in the facility ............................................................
A volunteer in the facility ........................................................................

1
2
3
4
5
6

(GO TO 4)
[END OF SINGLE PERPETRATOR SERIES]
[MULTIPLE PERPRETATORS SERIES]
(IF E7 = 1 FILL “that staff member”, IF E7 = 2 FILL “those staff members”)
E20MP. [IF E19=2, ELSE GO TO E25] Were the staff members… (NSYC-2)
a.
b.
c.

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

all males? .........................................................................................
all females? ......................................................................................
both males and females?..................................................................

E21MP. How old were any of the staff members at the time… (NEW)
a.
b.
c.
d.

At least one was about 18-29 years old ...........................................
At least one was about 30-39 years old ...........................................
At least one was about 40-49 years old ...........................................
At least one was about 50 or older ..................................................

E22MP. Were any of the staff members of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (NSYC-2)
Yes ................................................................
No..................................................................

1
2

E23MP. Which of these describes the race of the staff members? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. (NSYC-2)
White ............................................................. 1
Black or African American ........................... 2
American Indian or Alaska Native ................ 3
Asian ............................................................. 4
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander........ 5
E24MP. [REFERENCE FILL] Were any of the staff members who you had sexual contact with…(NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.



A staff member who directly supervises youth/correctional officer .. 1
A teacher or educator .....................................................................
Medical or mental health staff ........................................................
Other staff working in the facility ..................................................
A volunteer in the facility ..............................................................

Cognitively tested

79

YES

NO

2
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

[END OF MULTIPLE PERPETRATORS SERIES]
25.
Before you had sexual contact with (that staff member/those staff members), did any of these things happen?2
(NSYC-2, modified)
YES
NO
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.
f.

g.

h.

i.

E26.

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2

[REFERENCE FILL] Were you…(NSYC-2, modified)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

2

Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever tell
you about (his/her/their) personal life outside of work? ...... Do not
count when you were in a class or group and the staff ...... member
was teaching or mentoring ..............................................................
Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever give
you pictures of (himself/herself/themselves) or write letters
to you? .............................................................................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever
offer you things like . drugs, cigarettes, alcohol or other items you
were not allowed to have in the facility? .........................................
Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever give
you money or other special gifts? By “special gift,” we mean
something that (he/she/they) ......... probably would not have given
to most other youth. .........................................................................
Did (the staff member/any of those staff
members) ever offer you protection from other youth? ...................
Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever do
something else to get you out of trouble or make it easier
for you? ...........................................................................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever
spend time alone with ..... you, asking you not to tell anyone about
the time you spend together? ...........................................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) ever
share that (he/she/they) felt emotionally close to you or that
(he/she/they) had special feelings for you? .....................................
[NEW] Did (the staff member/any of those staff members) talk
to you about sex in a way that was not part of (his/her/their)
regular job duties, joke with you about sex, or share sexual
stories with you? ..............................................................................

given drugs or alcohol to get you high or drunk? ............................
threatened with physical harm? .......................................................
physically held down or restrained? ................................................
physically hurt or injured? ...............................................................
threatened with a weapon? ..............................................................
pressured or hurt in some other way? ..............................................

These grooming items also appear in Section B GR so that answers can be compared between victims and non-victims.

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E28.

[REFERENCE FILL] Was there anyone who knew what was happening? (NEW)
Yes, other youth .......................................................................................
Yes, other staff .........................................................................................
Yes, both youth and staff .........................................................................
No ............................................................................................................

E29.*

(IF E28 = 1 or 3) What were these other youth doing at the time? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
E30.

1
2
3
4

They were helping make it happen ...................................................
They were trying to stop it from happening ......................................
They knew it was happening, but did nothing ..................................

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

(IF E28 = 2 or 3) What were these other staff members doing at the time? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.

They were helping make it happen ...................................................
They were trying to stop it from happening ......................................
They knew it was happening, but did nothing ..................................

(IF E7 = 1 FILL “Has that staff member”, IF E7 = 2 FILL “Have those staff members”)
E31.

(Has that/Have those) staff member(s) also had any type of sexual contact with any other youth at this facility?
(NEW)
Yes, I am sure they have had sexual contact with
other youth at this facility .................................................................... 1
Yes, I think they have had sexual contact with other
youth, but I am not sure ........................................................................ 2
No, I don’t think they have had sexual contact with
other youth at this facility ..................................................................... 3

(IF E7 = 1 FILL “this staff member”, IF E7 = 2 FILL “any of those staff members”)
E32.*

Did (this staff member/any of those staff members) do any of the following AFTER this happened? (NEW)
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.



Gave you gifts or money so that you would keep it a secret ...........
Threatened to hurt you so that you would keep it a secret ..............
Said he/she would blame it on you if you told anyone ....................
Said he/she would stop spending time with you if you told
anyone .............................................................................................
Had sexual contact with you again ..................................................
Ignored you or stayed away from you .............................................
No change – the staff person treated me the same as
before...............................................................................................

Cognitively tested

81

1
1
1

2
2
2

1
1
1

2
2
2

1

2

E33.

In the days after this happened, how did you feel about what happened? (NEW)
Very upset .....................................................
A little upset ..................................................
Not upset at all ..............................................
Glad it happened ...........................................

E34.*

(IF E33 = 1, 2, or 3) Did you feel any of the following ways after this happened? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
E35.*

f.

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

1
1

2
2

Worried or anxious? ........................................................................
Angry? .............................................................................................
Sad or depressed? ............................................................................
Helpless? .........................................................................................
Violated? .........................................................................................
Like you couldn’t trust people? .......................................................
Fearful? ..........................................................................................

Like the staff member really cared about you .................................
Like you really cared about the staff member .................................
Like you had gotten what you wanted .............................................
Like you would get something from the staff member
in return ...........................................................................................
Like you wanted it to happen again .................................................

Thinking about it now, how do you feel about what happened? (NEW)
Very upset .....................................................
A little upset ..................................................
Not upset at all .............................................
Glad it happened ...........................................



YES

(IF E33 = 5) Did you feel any of the following ways after this happened? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.

E37.

1
2
3
4

Cognitively tested



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1
2
3
4

Section F – NEW TOPICS
Disabilities
DI1.

(Cognitive): Because of a physical, mental or emotional problem, do you have serious difficulty concentrating,
remembering, or making decisions? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI2.

Is the difficulty you experience because of a physical problem? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI3.

1
2

(Self-care): Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI8.

1
2

(Ambulatory): Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI7.

1
2

(Vision): Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI6.

1
2

(Hearing): Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing? (NEW,)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI5.

1
2

Is the difficulty you experience because of a mental or emotional problem? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI4.

1
2 (GO TO DI4)

1
2

Did a doctor, school counselor or other professional ever tell you that you have…(NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

h.

ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) ..................................
Dyslexia ............................................................................................
A learning disability .........................................................................
Autism or Asperger’s ........................................................................
Depression? ......................................................................................
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD? ..........................................
Another anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder, obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, or some other
anxiety disorder? ...............................................................................
A mental or emotional condition other than those listed
above? ...............................................................................................

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2

1

2

1

2

Facility Living Conditions
FL1.

Do any other residents sleep in the same room with you at night? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO VC1)

FL2.

How many other residents sleep in the same room with you at night? Please enter the number of other residents.
(NEW)
__________
RESIDENTS

VC1.

I am reading this survey carefully. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Mental Health
MH1. The following questions ask about how you have been feeling during the past 30 days. For each question, please
select the number that best describes how often you had this feeling.
In the past 30 days, how often did you have each of the following experiences: (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.



How often did you feel nervous? ........................
How often did you feel hopeless? .......................
How often did you feel restless or fidgety? .........
How often did you feel so depressed that
nothing could cheer you up? ................................
How often did you feel that everything
was an effort? ......................................................
How often did you feel worthless? .......................

All
of the
time

Most
of the
time

Some
of the
time

A little
of the
time

None
of the
time

1
1
1

2
2
2

3
3
3

4
4
4

5
5
5

1

2

3

4

5

1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

Cognitively tested

84

[IF AT LEAST ONE RESPONSE WAS CODED 1 – 4 IN 1a – f, GO TO g; OTHERWISE GO TO MH2]

g. You said you felt the following ways in the past 30 days.
 (IF MH1A=1-4) Nervous
 (IF MH1B=1-4) Hopeless
 (IF MH1C=1-4) Restless or fidgety
 (IF MH1D=1-4) So depressed that nothing could
cheer you up
 (IF MH1E=1-4) Everything was an effort
 (IF MH1F=1-4) Worthless
Taking them altogether, did these feelings occur more
often in the past 30 days than is usual for you, less
often than usual, or about the same as usual? .....................

More
often

Less
often

About
the
same

1

2

3

Youth History of Physical Victimization
The next questions are about the time before you came to this facility. The questions are about grown-ups who were in your
life or who took care of you, like parents, babysitters, siblings, facility staff, teachers, adults who lived with you or others
who watched you.
HV4.

Before you came to this place, did a grown-up in your life hit, beat, kick, or physically abuse you in any way?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

HV5.

How many times did this happen to you? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2 times ...........................................................
3 to 10 times ..................................................
More than 10 times .......................................



Cognitively tested

85

1
2
3
4

HV6.

Who did this? You may choose more than one answer. (NEW)
Your brother or sister ...............................................................................
Your parent or step parent........................................................................
Your foster parent ....................................................................................
Your parent’s boyfriend or girlfriend .......................................................
Other adult living in your home ...............................................................
Other adult not living in your home (teacher, neighbor,
facility staff, coach)...............................................................................
Current or former girlfriend or boyfriend ................................................
Stranger (someone you do not know) ......................................................
Someone else ...........................................................................................

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Solitary Confinement
SC1.

Since coming to this facility have you ever been isolated or secluded in a separate room, other than your own
room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

SC2.*

What was the reason you were isolated or secluded in a separate room, other than your own room, without contact
with other youth? (NEW)
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

SC3.

1
2 (GO TO SC5)

You were accused of breaking the rules ...........................................
You were waiting to be moved to another unit or facility ................
You were sick or another medical reason .........................................
To protect you from harming yourself ..............................................
To protect you from being harmed by others ....................................

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2

Since coming to this facility, how many times have you ever been isolated or secluded in a separate room, other
than your own room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2-5 times........................................................
6 or more times .............................................

1
2
3

SC4. Since coming to this facility, what was the longest time you were isolated or secluded in a separate room, other
than your own room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
Less than 3 hours ..........................................
3 hours or more but less than 6 hours ..............
6 hours or more but less than 1 day...............
1 day or more but less than 1 week ...............
1 week or more ..............................................



Cognitively tested

86

1
2
3
4
5

SC5.*

Since coming to this facility, have you been isolated or secluded to your own room for breaking facility rules?
(NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

SC6.

How many times have you been isolated or secluded to your own room for breaking facility rules? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2-5 times........................................................
6 or more times .............................................

SC7.

1
2

1
2
3

Since coming to this facility, what was the longest time you have been isolated or secluded to your own room for
breaking facility rules? (NEW)
Less than 3 hours .......................................... 1
3 hours but less than 6 hours ............................ 2
6 hours but less than 1 day ............................ 3
1 day but less than 1 week ............................ 4
1 week or more .............................................. 5

SC8. Since coming to this facility have you been assigned a case worker, social worker, or counselor? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1 (GO TO SC9)
2 (GO TO VC2)

SC9. How often do you see or speak with your case worker, social worker, or counselor? (NEW))
I have not yet spoken with my case worker, social worker or counselor. .............. 1
Three or more times a week ................................................................................... 2
Twice a week ......................................................................................................... 3
Once a week ........................................................................................................... 4
A few times each month ......................................................................................... 5
About once a month ............................................................................................... 6
Less than once a month .......................................................................................... 7
I have not spoken with my case worker,
social worker or counselor ................................................................................. 8
VC2.

For this survey item, select response 2. (NEW)
Do not select this one ....................................
Select this one ...............................................
Do not select this one ....................................



Cognitively tested

87

1
2
3

Legal Counsel & Institutional Experiences
LC1. Have you seen or talked to a lawyer or legal counsel since you have been in this facility? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
(IF LC1 = 1, FILL “your”, if LC1 = 2, FILL “a”)
LC2.*

[IF LC1 = NO] Would this facility allow you to see or talk to a lawyer if you wanted to? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

(IF LC1 = 1, FILL “your”, if LC1 = 2, FILL “a”)
LC3.* [IF LC1 = NO] Since you have been at this facility, have you been told that you cannot see or talk to a lawyer?
(NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
LC4. Have you ever been in another facility before you came here? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

(GO TO DB1)

LC5. What kind of facility were you living in? (NEW)
YES
a.
b.
c.

Juvenile correctional facility, detention center, shelter or halfway
house, boot camp, ranch, or forestry camp ............................................................ Y
Substance abuse or other residential treatment center ............................................ Y
Group home, foster home, or independent living program .................................... Y

(FOR EACH YES RESPONSE ASK:)
LC6. How many different times were you in this… (NEW)



a.

Juvenile correctional facility, detention center, shelter or halfway
house, boot camp, ranch, or forestry camp
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times

b.

Substance abuse or other residential treatment center ............................................
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times

Cognitively tested

88

NO
N
N
N

c.

Group home, foster home, or independent living program ....................................
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times

89

Debriefing
We would like to get your opinion about what it was like to complete this survey. Please share how much you agree or
disagree with each statement.

We would like to get your opinion about what it was like to complete this survey. Please share how much you agree or
disagree with each statement.

DB1.

This survey made me feel like someone cares about what happens to young people in places like this. (NEW)
1
I strongly agree

DB2.

2
I agree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

2
I agree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

Some of the questions made me upset. (NSYC-2)
1
I strongly agree

DB5.

4
I strongly disagree

It is important to ask young people about the way things are in places like this. (NSYC-2)
1
I strongly agree

DB4.

3
I disagree

I believe I have been able to help others by taking this survey. (NEW)
1
I strongly agree

DB3.

2
I agree

2
I agree

[IF AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE WITH DB4] Which kinds of questions made you upset? (NSYC-2)
Questions about the facility staff .............................................................
Questions about other youth ....................................................................
Questions about my sexual activity .........................................................
Questions about my physical and mental health ......................................
Questions about getting treatment services ..............................................
Questions about my family ......................................................................
Something else .........................................................................................

DB6.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

I felt like I had to take this survey, whether I wanted to or not. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
IF DK/REF

(GO TO DB8)

90

1 (GO TO DB7)
2 (GO TO DB8)

DB7.

Who made you feel like you had to take this survey? (NEW)
a.
b.
c.
d.

DB8.

NO

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

Other youth in the facility ..............................................................
Facility staff ....................................................................................
Someone from the survey team .......................................................
Someone else ...................................................................................

Before taking this survey, did anyone in this facility put pressure on you to answer the survey questions in a certain
way? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF

DB9.

YES

1
2 (GO TO DB11)
(GO TO DB11)

Who did this? (NEW)
a.
b.

YES

NO

1
1

2
2

Other youth in the facility ..............................................................
Facility staff ....................................................................................

DB10. What types of questions did they put pressure on you to answer in a certain way? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

1
1

2
2

Questions about sexual activity with youth .....................................
Questions about sexual activity with staff .......................................
Questions about how staff treat youth in the facility ......................
Questions about problems in the facility,
like gangs or being hurt in the facility .............................................
Other types of questions not listed above .......................................

DB11. How easy or hard were the questions on this survey to understand? (NEW)
1
Very hard

2
Hard

3
Neutral

4
Easy

5
Very Easy

DB12. How difficult was it for you to use the computer to do this survey? (NEW)
Not difficult at all ..........................................
Sort of difficult ..............................................
Very difficult .................................................

1
2
3

DB13. How do you feel about taking this survey? (NEW)
I am glad I took this survey ...........................
I don’t have strong feelings about
taking this survey .......................................
I regret taking the survey ..............................

91

1
2
3

NSYC Alternative (NSYC-A) Youth Questionnaire

92

Section A - BACKGROUND
Background (Also on Core Survey)
DEFINE ADMIT: ADMIT DATE = DATE OF ADMISSION FOR THIS YOUTH PROVIDED BY FACILITY
DEFINE DOAFILL1:
IF ADMIT  12 months, THEN DOAFILL1 = ‘During the past 12 months,’
IF ADMIT  12 months, OR AN ADMIT DATE WAS NOT PROVIDED BY FACILITY FOR THIS YOUTH,
THEN DOAFILL1 = ‘Since you got here,’
[NOTE: DOAFILL1 WILL BE USED THROUGH THE SURVEY]
A1.

As of today, what is the highest grade in school that you attended? (NSYC-2)
I never attended school .................................
Preschool or Kindergarten.............................
1st grade .........................................................
2nd grade ........................................................
3rd grade ........................................................
4th grade.........................................................
5th grade.........................................................
6th grade.........................................................
7th grade.........................................................
8th grade.........................................................
9th grade.........................................................
10th grade.......................................................
11th grade.......................................................
12th grade.......................................................
Some college, but did not receive
a degree ......................................................
Associate’s degree.........................................
Bachelor’s degree ..........................................
Higher than a bachelor’s degree ....................

1 (GO TO ROUTING INS)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 (GO TO ROUTING INS)
16
17
18

IF DK/REF (GO TO ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS)
FILL INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A1 = ANY 2-14, FILL FOR A2 = ‘grade’
IF A1 = ANY 16-18, FILL FOR A2 = ‘degree’

A2.

Did you complete that (grade/degree)? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

93

1
2

ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS:
IF A1 = 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18, AND A2 = 1/YES OR 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A3.
IF A1 = 14 AND A2 = 1/YES, GO TO A3.
IF A1 = 14 AND A2 = 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A4.
IF A1 = 1, GO TO A4.
IF A1 = DK OR REF, GO TO A5.
IF A1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8 OR 9 OR 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13, AND
A2 = 1/YES OR 2/NO OR DK OR REF, GO TO A4.
[RESPONDENT CAN CLICK ON “GED” THROUGHOUT SURVEY AND RECEIVE THE DEFINITION OF “General
Educational Development diploma, also sometimes called a General Equivalency Diploma.”]
A3.

Which did you get for finishing high school, a high school diploma or a GED? (NSYC-2)
High school diploma .....................................
GED ..............................................................

1 (GO TO A5)
2 (GO TO A5)

IF DK/REF (GO TO A5)
[ASK A4 IF YOUTH IS ≥16 YEARS OLD. ELSE, GO TO A5.]
A4.

Did you get a GED? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

A5.

1
2

How tall are you? (NSYC-2)
_____ feet
_____ inches

A6.

How much do you weigh now? (NSYC-2)
_____ pounds

A7.

Are you Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

A8.

1
2

Which of these describes your race? Check all that apply. (NSYC-2)
White .............................................................
Black or African American ...........................
American Indian or Alaska Native ................
Asian .............................................................
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander ......

94

1
2
3
4
5

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (Sexual Assault Survey)
GI1.*

What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? (NEW)
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................

GI2.*

1
2

Do you currently describe yourself as male, female or transgender? (NEW)
[Click here for a definition of transgender. “Some people describe themselves as transgender when they experience
a different gender identity from their sex at birth. For example, a person born into a male body, but who feels
female or lives as a woman.]
Male ..............................................................
Female ...........................................................
Transgender...................................................
None of these ................................................
Not sure .........................................................

GI3.*

1
2
3
4
5

IF roster data for GENDER=Male, then FILL for response 1= Gay; 2=Straight, that is not gay;
IF roster data for GENDER=Female, then FILL for response 1= Gay or lesbian; 2=Straight, that is not lesbian
IF GI2=Transgender, None of these, or Not sure, FILL for response 1= Lesbian or gay; 2=Straight, that is not
lesbian or gay.
Do you consider yourself? (NEW)
Gay/Lesbian or gay/Gay or lesbian ............... 1
Straight, that is, not gay/Straight, that is, not lesbian/Straight, that is not gay
or lesbian ....................................................... 2
Bisexual ........................................................ 3
Something else .............................................. 4
Not sure ......................................................... 5

GI4.*

People are different in their sexual attraction to other people. Which best describes your feelings? (NEW)
Only attracted to males ................................. 1
Mostly attracted to males .............................. 2
Equally attracted to females and males ......... 3
Mostly attracted to females ........................... 4
Only attracted to females .............................. 5
NOT SURE ................................................... 6

Children Status (Also on Core Survey)
CS1.

Do you have any children? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

Cognitively tested

95

1
2

CS2.

USE PRELOADED GENDER DATA TO DIRECT WHETHER TO USE MALE OR FEMALE VERSION OF
ITEM. (NSYC-2)
IF MALE: Is someone pregnant with your child now?
IF FEMALE: Are you pregnant now?
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

96

1
2

Section B – FACILITY PERCEPTIONS AND VICTIMIZATION
Staff Treatment (Also on Core Survey)
These next questions ask about facility staff, that is, the people who work or volunteer here. Please rate how many staff in
the facility usually act in the following ways from “None of the staff” to “All of the staff.”
ST1.*

How many staff explain facility rules clearly? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST2.*

How many staff use physical force when they don’t really need to? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST3.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff act honestly? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

*

1
2
3
4

How many staff give youth the chance to tell their side before making decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST6.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff are disrespectful? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST5.*

1
2
3
4

How many staff give fair punishments? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST4.*

1
2
3
4

Cognitively tested

97

1
2
3
4

ST7.

How many staff punish youth even when they don’t do anything wrong? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST8.

How many staff keep their personal opinions about youth out of it when making decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST9.

1
2
3
4

How many staff act in ways that make things safer in this facility? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST12.

1
2
3
4

How many staff seem to genuinely care about youth? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST11.

1
2
3
4

How many staff explain their decisions? (NEW)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

ST10.

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4

How many staff are able to control what goes on in this facility? (NSYC-2, modified)
None of the staff ...........................................
Few of the staff .............................................
Most of the staff ............................................
All of the staff ...............................................

1
2
3
4

Grooming (Also on Core Survey)
GR1.

Since you got here, has any staff member told you a lot 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. (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

98

1
2

GR2.

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 they treated you like a favorite or treated you better than they treat most any other
youth. (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR3.

Since you got here, has any staff member ever given you pictures of himself or herself or written letters to you?
(NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR5.

1
2

Since you got here, has any staff member ever given you money or other special gifts? By “special gift,” we mean
something that they probably would not have given to most other youth. (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR7.

1
2

Since you got here, has any staff member offered you things like drugs, cigarettes, alcohol or other items you were
not allowed to have in the facility? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GR6.

1
2

1
2

Since you got here, has any staff member ever offered you protection from other youth? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR8.*

Since you got here, has any staff member ever spent time alone with you AND asked you not to tell anyone?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

GR9.*

Since you got here, has any staff member ever shared that they felt emotionally close to you or that they had special
feelings for you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR10.* Since you got here, has any staff member talked to you about sex in a way that was not part of their regular job
duties, joked with you about sex, or shared sexual stories with you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

GR11. Since you got here, has any staff member ever contacted you in other ways when they were not at the facility?
(NSYC-2, modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

*

Cognitively tested

99

GR12. Since you got here, have you ever given a staff member pictures of yourself or written letters to them? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2
GR13. Since you got here, have you ever given a staff member a special gift? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth Gang Involvement (Also on Core Survey)
GA1.

Is there gang activity in this facility? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF

GA2.

Have there been fights that involved rival gangs here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA3.*

1
2 (GO TO GA3)
(GO TO GA3)

1
2

Are you a member of a gang in this facility? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO GA7)

IF DK/REF (GO TO GA7)
GA4.*

When did you join this gang? (NEW)
Since I got here .............................................
Before I got here ...........................................

GA5.

Do you feel pressured to do things with the gang that you normally wouldn’t do? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA6.

1
2

[IF YES TO GA1 AND NO TO GA3] Has a gang in this facility ever tried to recruit you? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

1
2

Do you think you are safer inside this place if you belong to a gang? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GA7.*

1
2

Cognitively tested

100

1
2

GA8.*

[IF YES TO GA1] Have you ever had to do something or pay someone to have a gang in this facility leave you
alone? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth History of Sexual Victimization (Also on Core Survey Section B)
The next questions are about the time before you came to this facility. The questions are about grown-ups who were in your
life or who took care of you, like parents, babysitters, siblings, facility staff, teachers, adults who lived with you or others
who watched you.
HV1.*

Before you came to this place, had anyone ever forced you to have any kind of sexual contact? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

HV2.*

Did any of this happen while you were in a corrections facility? (NSYC-2 modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

HV3.*

1
2 (GO TO HV4)

1
2

Did any of this happen while you were being arrested or detained by a law enforcement officer?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

Youth History of Physical Victimization (Also on Core Survey Section F)
The next questions are about the time before you came to this facility. The questions are about grown-ups who were in your
life or who took care of you, like parents, babysitters, siblings, facility staff, teachers, adults who lived with you or others
who watched you.
HV4.

Before you came to this place, did a grown-up in your life hit, beat, kick, or physically abuse you in any way?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

HV5.

How many times did this happen to you? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2 times ...........................................................
3 to 10 times ..................................................
More than 10 times .......................................

*

Cognitively tested

101

1
2
3
4

HV6.

Who did this? You may choose more than one answer. (NEW)
Your brother or sister ...............................................................................
Your parent or step parent........................................................................
Your foster parent ....................................................................................
Your parent’s boyfriend or girlfriend .......................................................
Other adult living in your home ...............................................................
Other adult not living in your home (teacher, neighbor,
facility staff, coach)...............................................................................
Current or former girlfriend or boyfriend ................................................
Stranger (someone you do not know) ......................................................
Someone else ...........................................................................................

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Youth Misconduct and Victimization (Also on Core Survey)
These questions ask about this place and the kinds of situations you may have been involved in since you have been here.
Please think about any situations involving other youth or with facility staff here.
MV1.

Do you worry about being hit, punched, or assaulted by other youth while here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV2.

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you ever been hit, punched, or assaulted by another youth here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2 (GO TO MV4)

IF DK/REF (GO TO MV4)
MV3.

DOAFILL1, has another youth here physically hurt you on purpose? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

MV4.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with physically fighting with youth here? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

MV5.

Do you worry about being hit, punched, or assaulted by facility staff here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MV6.

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you ever been hit, punched, or assaulted by facility staff here? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

102

1
2

MV7.

DOAFILL1, has a staff member physically hurt you on purpose? (NSYC-2)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

MV8.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with physically fighting with a facility staff member?
(NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

MV9.

DOAFILL1, have you ever been written up or charged with threatening a facility staff member? (NSYC-2)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

MV10.* DOAFILL1, have you been written up or charged for breaking facility rules such as talking back to staff, being
out of place, or not following directions? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Youth Education on PREA (Also on Core Survey)
EP1.*

After you got to this facility, when did you learn that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment are not allowed?
(NSYC-2, modified)
On the day you got here (within the first 24 hours) .................................
Between 1 and 10 days after you got here ...............................................
More than 10 days after you got here ......................................................
You were never told that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment
are not allowed .....................................................................................

EP2.

Facility staff? ....................................................................................
Paper materials or a video? ...............................................................

YES

NO

1
1

2
2

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2

[IF EP2b = “Yes”] How were you given information about these rules? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
f.

*

4 (GO TO EP4)

How did you learn that all forms of sexual abuse and harassment are not allowed? (NSYC-2, modified)

a.
b.

EP3.*

1
2
3

Posters/signs .....................................................................................
Brochure/flier/pamphlet ....................................................................
Handbook with facility rules .............................................................
Video ................................................................................................
Something else ..................................................................................

Cognitively tested

103

EP4.*

Is there a staff member here that would feel safe reporting any sexual abuse to? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

Cognitively tested

104

1
2

Section F – ALTERNATIVE SURVEY
Disabilities (Also on Core Survey Section F)
DI1.

(Cognitive): Because of a physical, mental or emotional problem, do you have serious difficulty concentrating,
remembering, or making decisions? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI2.

Is the difficulty you experience because of a physical problem? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI3.

1
2

Is the difficulty you experience because of a mental or emotional problem? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI4.

1
2 (GO TO DI4)

1
2

(Hearing): Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

DI5.

(Vision): Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

DI6.

(Ambulatory): Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

DI7.

1
2

(Self-care): Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

105

1
2

DI8.

Did a doctor, school counselor or other professional ever tell you that you have… (NEW)
YES
a. ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) ..................................
1
b. Dyslexia ............................................................................................
1
c. A learning disability .........................................................................
1
d. Autism or Asperger’s ........................................................................
1
e. Depression? ......................................................................................
1
f. Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD? ..........................................
1
g. Another anxiety disorder such as panic disorder, obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, or some other
anxiety disorder? ...............................................................................
1
i. A mental or emotional condition other than those listed
above? ...............................................................................................
1

106

NO
2
2
2
2
2
2

2
2

Facility Living Conditions (FL1 and FL2 also on Core Survey Section F)
FL1.

Do any other residents sleep in the same room with you at night? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

FL2.

1
2 (GO TO FL3)

How many other residents sleep in the same room with you at night? Please enter the number of other residents.
(NEW)
__________
RESIDENTS

Alternative Survey Only:
These next questions ask about this place and what it’s like to live here.
FL3.

The bathrooms are cleaned daily. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

FL4.

The clothes, towels, and sheets here are usually clean. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

FL5.

FL6.

FL7.*

YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

The food here is usually ok. (NEW)

The temperature usually feels ok here--it isn't too hot or too cold. (NEW)

1
2

The facility is noisy at night when youth are sleeping. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

1
2

Room lights are turned off or dimmed at night when youth are sleeping. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

FL9.*

1
2

The facility is dirty or smells bad. (NEW)

YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
FL8.*

1
2

Cognitively tested

107

1
2

FL10.* I am allowed to take a shower every day. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

FL12.* I am allowed to decorate where I sleep to make it feel like I have my own personal space.
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2
FL13.* I am allowed to wear my hair the way I want. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

FL14.* I am allowed to talk to other youth during meal time (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

FL15.* The staff here set up celebrations for holidays and/or youths' birthdays (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
VC1.

I am reading this survey carefully. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

1
2

Cognitively tested

108

1
2

Mental Health (MH1 also on Core Survey)
The following questions ask about how you have been feeling during the past 30 days. For each question, please select the
number that best describes how often you had this feeling.
MH1.* In the past 30 days, how often did you have each of the following experiences: (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

How often did you feel nervous? ........................
How often did you feel hopeless? .......................
How often did you feel restless or fidgety? .........
How often did you feel so depressed that
nothing could cheer you up? ................................
How often did you feel that everything
was an effort? ......................................................
How often did you feel worthless? .......................

All
of the
time

Most
of the
time

Some
of the
time

A little
of the
time

None
of the
time

1
1
1

2
2
2

3
3
3

4
4
4

5
5
5

1

2

3

4

5

1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

[IF AT LEAST ONE RESPONSE WAS CODED 1 – 4 IN 1a – f, GO TO MH1g; ELSE GO TO MH2]

More
often
g.* You said you felt the following ways in the past 30 days.
 (IF MH1A=1-4) Nervous
 (IF MH1B=1-4) Hopeless
 (IF MH1C=1-4) Restless or fidgety
 (IF MH1D=1-4) So depressed that nothing could cheer you up
 (IF MH1E=1-4) Everything was an effort
 (IF MH1F=1-4) Worthless
Taking them altogether, did these feelings occur more
often in the past 30 days than is usual for you, less
often than usual, or about the same as usual? .....................
1

Less
often

About
the
same

2

3

Alternative Survey Only:
MH6.

Before you came to this facility, did you ever stay overnight in a hospital or other facility for problems you were
having with your emotions or behavior? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

MH7.

Before you came to this facility, did you ever in your life have a session of psychological counseling or therapy
that lasted 30 minutes or longer with any type of professional? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

1
2

Cognitively tested

109

1
2

MH8.

Before you came to this facility, did you ever get a prescription or medicine for problems with your emotions or
behavior from any type of professional? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

1
2

Grievance Procedures
GP1.

When you came to this facility, were you told how to report if a staff member is breaking the rules? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

GP2.

Which of these ways could you use to report a complaint against a staff member in the facility? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES
NO
a.

GP3.

Make a report or talk to a different staff member or
administrator (NSYC-2 B30a modified) ...........................................

1

2

b.

Report by phone or hotline (NSYC-2 B30c) ....................................

1

2

c.

Talk to someone outside the facility (NSYC-2 B30a and d).............

1

2

d.

Talk to someone who visits from outside the facility (NEW)...........

1

2

e.

Report some other way (NSYC-2 B30e) ..........................................

1

2

Were you told that you would not get in trouble if you report that a staff member is breaking the rules? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GP4.

Do you think something bad might happen to you if you make a complaint against a staff member? (NSYC-2,
modified)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

GP5.

1
2

1
2

DOAFILL1, have you reported a complaint about a facility staff member? (NSYC-2, modified)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

Solitary Confinement (Also on Core Survey Section F)
SC1.*

Since coming to this facility have you ever been isolated or secluded in a separate room, other than your own
room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

Cognitively tested

110

1
2 (GO TO SC5)

SC2.*

What was the reason you were isolated or secluded in a separate room, other than your own room, without contact
with other youth? (NEW)
YES
NO
a.
b.
c.
d.
e..

SC3.

You were accused of or punished for breaking the rules ..................
You were waiting to be moved to another unit or facility ................
You were sick or another medical reason .........................................
To protect you from harming yourself ..............................................
To protect you from being harmed by others ....................................

2
2
2
2
2

Since coming to this facility, how many times have you ever been isolated or secluded in a separate room, other
than your own room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2-5 times........................................................
6 or more times .............................................

SC4.*

1
1
1
1
1

1
2
3

Since coming to this facility, what was the longest time you were isolated or secluded in a separate room, other
than your own room, without contact with other youth? (NEW)
Less than 3 hours ..........................................
3 hours but less than 6 hours ............................
6 hours but less than 1 day ............................
1 day but less than 1 week ............................
1 week or more ..............................................

1
2
3
4
5

SC5.*

Since coming to this facility, have you been isolated or secluded to your own room for breaking facility rules?
(NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2

SC6.

How many times have you been isolated or secluded to your own room for breaking facility rules? (NEW)
1 time ............................................................
2-5 times........................................................
6 or more times .............................................

SC7.*

1
2
3

Since coming to this facility, what was the longest time you have been isolated or secluded to your own room for
breaking facility rules? (NEW)
Less than 3 hours ..........................................
3 hours but less than 6 hours ............................
6 hours but less than 1 day ............................
1 day but less than 1 week ............................
1 week or more ..............................................

1
2
3
4
5

SC8. Since coming to this facility have you been assigned a case worker, social worker, or counselor? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................

*

Cognitively tested

111

1
2 (GO TO VC2)

SC9. How often do you see or speak with your case worker, social worker, or counselor? (NEW)
I have not yet spoken with my case worker, social worker or counselor. .............. 1
Three or more times a week ................................................................................... 2
Twice a week ......................................................................................................... 3
Once a week ........................................................................................................... 4
A few times each month ......................................................................................... 5
About once a month ............................................................................................... 6
Less than once a month .......................................................................................... 7
I have not spoken with my case worker,
social worker or counselor ................................................................................. 8
VC2.

For this survey item, select response 2. (NEW)
Do not select this one ....................................
Select this one ...............................................
Do not select this one ....................................

1
2
3

Treatment Programs and Services
Treatment Programs/Services – Drug Use
TP1.

The next questions are about drugs you may have taken on your own – that is, without a doctor telling you to take
them. (NSYC-2)
Have you ever used...

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.*
o.*
p.

*

marijuana, hashish, blunts or other forms of THC
(pot, herb, reefer, weed) ................................................................................
crack, smoked rock or free-base cocaine .......................................................
other forms of cocaine ...................................................................................
inhalants such as aerosols, glue, gasoline, or paint thinner ...........................
methamphetamine such as ice, crank, crystal, or crystal meth .....................
heroin or heroin mixed with other drugs .......................................................
pain killers or other opiates (such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet,
or codeine) without a doctor’s prescription or methadone outside a
treatment program ........................................................................................
ecstasy, MDMA, or “E” ................................................................................
PCP or angel dust (Phencyclidine) ................................................................
acid, LSD, ketamine, special K, mushrooms, or other hallucinogens ...........
....... “speed,” “uppers,” amphetamines, or other stimulants (such as Ritalin,
[Adderall, Vyvance] or Dexedrine) without a doctor’s prescription .............
....... “downers” or sedatives such as GHB or Rohypnol (“Roofies”) without
a doctor’s prescription ...................................................................................
........ anti-anxiety drugs or tranquilizers (such as Ativan, Valium, or Xanax)
without a doctor’s prescription ......................................................................
Synthetic drugs (such as synthetic marijuana, K2, Spice, fake weed,
King Kong, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, bath salts) (NEW) ...................................
Cough syrup to get high ................................................................................
any other drugs not mentioned here .............................................................

Cognitively tested

112

YES

NO

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1
1
1

2
2
2

Treatment Programs/Services – Drug Abuse
TP2.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody,
a.

were you, more than once (NSYC-2) (Maps to DSM-IV Abuse 2), high or under the influence
of drugs in situations where you could get hurt, for example, riding a bicycle, driving, playing
sports, operating a machine or anything else?
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

b.

did you have school or job trouble because of your drug use – like missing too much school or
work, getting lower grades or not doing your work well, or being suspended, expelled, or
dropping out of school? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Abuse 1)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

c.

did you, more than once, (NSYC-2)(Maps to DSM-IV Abuse 3), have legal problems, get
arrested or held at a police station because of your drug use?
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

Treatment Programs/Services – Drug Dependence
TP3.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody,
a.

did you often use a drug in larger amounts or for a longer than you meant to?
(NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 3)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

b.

did you more than once try by yourself to cut down on your drug use or stop using drugs but
found you couldn’t do it? (NSYC-2)(Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 4)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

c.

did you spend a lot of time getting drugs, using them or getting over bad after-effects of using?
(NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 5)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

d.

did you give up activities that you were interested in or that were important to you so you
could use drugs — like school, work, hobbies, or being with family and friends? (NSYC-2)
(Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 6)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

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e.

did you continue to use drugs even though it was causing emotional or psychological problems
or adding to another health problem (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 7)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

TP4.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody,
a.

did you continue to use drugs even though it was causing problems with family or friends?
(NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Abuse 4)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

b.

did you have to use more drugs or greater quantities of the drugs to get the effect you wanted?
(NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 1)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

c.

did you find that you had some bad after-effects of using drugs after cutting down on your
drug use or stopping your drug use – like shaking, sweating, feeling nervous or anxious,
feeling sick to your stomach or restless, having trouble sleeping, having fits or seizures, or
seeing, feeling, or hearing things that weren’t really there? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV
Dependence 2)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

d.

did you ever want to use drugs so badly you couldn’t think of anything else? (NEW) (Maps
onto DSM-V criteria)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

Treatment Programs/Services – Alcohol Use
TP5.

The next questions are about alcoholic beverages that you might have had, such as beer, wine, wine coolers, liquor,
mixed drinks, and cocktails. We are not asking about when you only had a sip or two from a drink.
Have you ever, even once, had a drink of any alcoholic beverage, that is, more than a few sips? (NSYC-2)
Yes .............................................................................................. 1
No ................................................................................................ 2

TP6.

Have you ever drunk alcohol more than once a week for more than a month? (NSYC-2)
Yes .............................................................................................. 1
No ................................................................................................ 2

TP7.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody, did you ever have five or more drinks in a row? By a
“drink” we mean a can or bottle of beer, a glass of wine or a wine cooler, a shot of liquor, or a mixed drink with
liquor in it. (NSYC-2)
Yes .............................................................................................. 1
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No ................................................................................................ 2
Treatment Programs/Services – Alcohol Abuse
TP8.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody,
a.

were you, more than once, (NSYC-2) (Maps to DSM-IV Abuse 2) drunk in situations where
you could get hurt, for example, riding a bicycle, driving, playing sports, operating a machine
or anything else?
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

b.

did you have trouble with school or with a job because of your drinking – like missing too
much school or work, getting lower grades or not doing your work well, or being susp ended,
expelled, or dropping out of school? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Abuse 1)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

c.

did you, more than once, have legal problems, get arrested or held at a police station because
of your drinking? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Abuse 3)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

Treatment Programs/Services – Alcohol Dependence
TP9.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody…
a.

did you often drink more or for a lot longer than you meant to? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV
Dependence 3)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

b.

did you more than once try by yourself to cut down on your drinking or to stop drinking
alcohol but found you couldn’t do it? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 4)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

c.

did you spend a lot of time getting alcohol, drinking, or getting over bad after-effects of
drinking? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 5)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

d.

did you give up activities that you were interested in or were important to you so you could
drink – like school, work, hobbies, or being with family and friends? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto
DSM-IV Dependence 6)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

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e.

did you continue to drink even though it was causing emotional or psychological problems or
adding another health problems ((NSYC-2)) (Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 7)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

TP10.

During the 12 months before you were taken into custody…
a.

did you continue to drink even though it was causing problems with family or friends? (NSYC2) (Maps onto DSM-IV Abuse 4)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

b.

did you have to drink more alcohol to get the effect you wanted? (NSYC-2) (Maps onto DSMIV Dependence 1)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

c.

did you find that you had some other bad after-effects of drinking after cutting down on your
drinking or stopping drinking – such as feeling restless, sweating, having trouble sleeping,
having fits or seizures, or seeing, feeling or hearing things that weren’t really there? (NSYC-2)
(Maps onto DSM-IV Dependence 2)
Yes .......................................................................................... 1
No ............................................................................................ 2

d.

did you ever want a drink so badly you couldn’t think of anything else? (NEW) (Maps onto
DSM-V criteria)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

Treatment Programs/Services - Substance Use
TP11.* Since coming to this facility, have you received counseling for a drug or alcohol problem? (NEW)
YES ............................................................... 1
NO ................................................................. 2 (GO TO TP14)

*

Cognitively tested

116

TP12.* When you received counseling for a drug or alcohol problem, what kind of counseling was it? (NEW)
YES
a.
b.
c.
d.

Just you and the counselor ............................................................................
Yourself and other youths with acounselor ...................................................
Yourself and your family with a counselor ...................................................
Other..............................................................................................................

NO
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

TP13.* How helpful has the counseling been for this drug or alcohol problem? (NEW)
Very helpful ..................................................
Somewhat helpful .........................................
Not very helpful ............................................

1
2
3

Treatment Programs/Services - Mental Health
TP14.* Since coming to this facility, have you received counseling to help you deal with any of your feelings and
emotions? (NEW)
YES .......................................... 1
NO ............................................ 2 (GO TO LC1)
IF DK/REF (GO TO LC1)
TP15.* Who has been in the counseling sessions about your feelings and emotions? (NEW)
YES
a.
b.
c.
d.

Just you and the counselor ............................................................................
Yourself and other youths with a counselor ..................................................
Yourself and your family with a counselor ...................................................
Other..............................................................................................................

NO

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

TP16.* (Since coming to this facility), how often have you received counseling about your feelings and emotions? (NEW)
Three or more times a week .......................... 1
Twice a week ................................................ 2
Once a week .................................................. 3
A few times each month................................ 4
About once a month ...................................... 5
Less than once a month ................................. 6
Never ............................................................. 7
Legal Counsel & Institutional Experiences (LC1-LC5 Also on Core Survey Section F)
LC1.* Have you seen or talked to a lawyer or legal counsel since you have been in this facility? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1 (GO TO LC4)
No .......................................................................................... 2
LC2.* Would this facility allow you to see or talk to a lawyer if you wanted to? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

*

Cognitively tested

117

LC3.* Since you have been at this facility, have you been told that you cannot see or talk to a lawyer? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
LC4. Have you ever been in another facility before you came here? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

(GO TO LC7)

LC5. What kind of facility were you living in? (NEW)
YES
Juvenile correctional facility, detention center, shelter or halfway
house, boot camp, ranch, or forestry camp ............................................................ Y
b. Substance abuse or other residential treatment center ............................................ Y
c. Group home, foster home, or independent living program .................................... Y

NO

a.

N
N
N

(FOR EACH YES RESPONSE ASK:)
LC6. How many different times were you in this… (NEW)

a. Juvenile correctional facility, detention center, shelter or halfway
house, boot camp, ranch, or forestry camp
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times
b.

Substance abuse or other residential treatment center
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times

c.

Group home, foster home, or independent living program
a. 1 time
b. 2 times
c. 3 to 5 times
d. 6 or more times

Alternative Survey only
LC7.* Who was responsible for taking care of you when you were growing up? You may choose more than one answer.
(NEW)
Your mother or step-mother
1
Your father or step-father 2
Your grandparents ........................... 3
Foster parent .................................... 4
A sister or brother............................ 5
Other relative ................................... 6
Friend .............................................. 7
Group home ..................................... 8

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Other ............................................... 9
LC8. At the time you were first taken into custody for the crime(s) that led to your stay here) who were you living with?
You may choose more than one answer. (NEW)
Your mother or step-mother ............. 1
Your father or step-father ................. 2
Your grandparents ............................ 5 (IF SELECTED Ask LC9)
Foster parent ..................................... 4
A sister or brother ............................. 6
Other relative .................................... 7 (IF SELECTED Ask LC9)
Boyfriend or girlfriend ..................... 9
Other friend ...................................... 8
Group home ...................................... 10
I was living by myself ...................... 11

LC9.

Was this relative a foster parent? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

LC10. At the time you were first taken into custody for the crime that led to your stay here were you homeless, living in a
shelter, or other temporary housing? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
LC11. Were you represented by a lawyer or legal counsel for the crime(s) that led to your stay here? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2 (GO TO LC13)
LC12. Did you or your family hire this lawyer or was one assigned by the court? (NEW)
Hired by myself or my family .......... 1
Assigned by court ............................. 2
Both hired and assigned .................... 3
I don’t know ..................................... 4
LC13. How many times did you talk to your lawyer about the charge(s) before you appeared in court? (NEW)
Never ................................................ 1
1 time ................................................ 2
2 times .............................................. 3
3 to 5 times ....................................... 4
6 or more times ................................. 5
Youth Education and Aspirations (Alternative Survey Only)
For the next set of questions, we want you to think about the last school you attended before you came to this facility.

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YE1.

Thinking about the last school you attended before you came here, which of the statements below best describes
how you felt overall about going to school? (NEW)
You liked going to school a lot .................... 1
You kind of liked going to school a lot ....... 2
You kind of liked going to school ............... 3
You didn’t like going to school ................... 4
You hated going to school ........................... 5

YE2. Thinking about the last school you attended before you came here, how often did you find the school work too hard
to understand? (NEW)
Always .............................................. 1
Sometimes ........................................ 2
Seldom .............................................. 3
Never ................................................ 4
YE3. Have you ever had to repeat a grade in school? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
YE4.

Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

YE5.

Did the incident that resulted in your coming to this facility occur at school? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

YE6.

Since coming to this facility, have you been attending school? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2 (GO TO CC1)

YE7. Since you have been in this facility, how many hours per day do you normally spend in school? (NEW)

2 hours or less ................................... 1
3 hours .............................................. 2
4 hours .............................................. 3
5 hours .............................................. 4
6 hours or more................................. 5
[IF E3 = 1 or 2 OR if E4 = 1, GO TO YE8 ELSE GO TO YE9]
YE8. Did you get your [HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/GED certificate] since coming to this facility? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

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YE9. Please indicate if you have had any of these educational programs while you have been in this facility? You may
choose more than one answer. (NEW)
Junior/middle school or high school classes ............ 1
Special education ..................................................... 2
GED preparation/testing .......................................... 3
College coursework ................................................. 4
Job or vocational training ........................................ 5
None of the above .................................................... 6

YE10. Thinking about the classes you are taking here, how often do you feel that the school work you are assigned to do is
meaningful and important? (NEW)
Always .............................................. 1
Sometimes ........................................ 2
Seldom .............................................. 3
Never ................................................ 4

YE11. Thinking about the classes you are taking here, how often do you find the school work too hard to understand?
(NEW)
Always .............................................. 1
Sometimes ........................................ 2
Seldom .............................................. 3
Never ................................................ 4
Communication with Family (Alternative Survey Only)
CC1.

DOAFILL1 have you talked to your family on the phone? (NEW)
Yes ...................................................................... 1 (GO TO CC2)
No ........................................................................ 2 (GO TO CC3)

CC2.

How often have your talked your family on the phone? (NEW)
More than once a week ..................... 1
Once a week ..................................... 2
About a few times a month ............... 3
About once a month.......................... 4
Less than once a month .................... 5
Never ................................................ 6

CC3.

(GO TO CC4)
(GO TO CC4)
(GO TO CC4)
(GO TO CC4)
(GO TO CC4)

Why haven’t you talked with your family on the phone? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY (NEW)
I just got to this facility and there hasn’t been time to talk
with my family yet ........................................................................ 1
This facility doesn’t allow me to talk on the phone with
my family ...................................................................................... 2
It would cost too much money ...................................................... 3
I do not have family that I can call ................................................ 4
I don’t want to talk to my family ................................................... 5
My family doesn’t want to talk to me ............................................ 6
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Some other reason ......................................................................... 7
CC4.

DOAFILL1 how often have you seen your family, either through an in–person visit or an online video call? (NEW)
More than once a week .................................................................. 1
About once a week ........................................................................ 2
About a few times a month ............................................................ 3
About once a month....................................................................... 4
Less than once a month ................................................................. 5
Never ............................................................................................. 6

(GO TO CC6)
(GO TO CC6)
(GO TO CC6)
(GO TO CC6)
(GO TO CC6)

CC5. Why haven’t you visited with your family? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY (NEW)
I just got to this facility and there hasn’t been time to
visit with my family yet ..........................................................1
They don’t have transportation .................................................2
They live too far away ...............................................................3
It would cost too much money ..................................................4
The visiting hours don’t work for them .....................................5
The facility doesn’t allow me to visit with my family ..............6
I do not have family that I can visit with ....................................7
I don’t want to visit with my family ...........................................8
My family doesn’t want to visit me ...........................................9
Some other reason ......................................................................10
CC6.

DOAFILL1 have you received letters from your family? (NEW)
Yes .............................................................................................. 1
No .................................................................................................. 2(GO TO CC8)

CC7

How often have you received letters from your family? (NEW)
More than once a week .................................................................. 1
About once a week ........................................................................ 2
About a few times a month ............................................................ 3
About once a month....................................................................... 4
Less than once a month ................................................................. 5
Never ............................................................................................. 6

(GO TO CC9)
(GO TO CC9)
(GO TO CC9)
(GO TO CC9)
(GO TO CC9)

CC8. Why didn’t you receive letters from your family? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY (NEW)
I just got to this facility and there hasn’t been time to
receive letters from my family yet ..........................................1
This facility doesn’t allow me to receive letters
from family ............................................................................2
I don’t have family that I can receive letters from .....................3
My family can’t or doesn't have time to write letters
to me .......................................................................................4
I don’t want to receive letters from my family ...........................5
My family doesn’t want to write letters to me ..........................6
Some other reason ......................................................................7
CC9. DOAFILL1 how often did you send letters to your family? (NEW)
More than once a week .................................................................. 1
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(GO TO AR1)

About once a week ........................................................................ 2
About a few times a month ............................................................ 3
About once a month....................................................................... 4
Less than once a month ................................................................. 5
Never ............................................................................................. 6

(GO TO AR1)
(GO TO AR1)
(GO TO AR1)
(GO TO AR1)

CC10. Why didn’t you send letters to your family? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY (NEW)
I just got to this facility and there hasn’t been time to
send letters to my family yet ...................................................1
This facility doesn’t allow me to send letters to family* ..........2
I don't know my family's current address ..................................3
I don’t have family that I can send letters to receive
letters from ..............................................................................4
I don’t want to send letters to my family ....................................5
My family doesn’t want me to send letters to them ..................6
Some other reason ......................................................................7

After Release (Alternative Survey Only)
[IF YOUTH IS AGE 17 OR YOUNGER, GO TO AR3]
AR1.

Do you have a plan to get a job after your release? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR2.

(GO TOAR3)

Did staff help you make this plan? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR3.

While at this facility have you received any job training? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR4.

Do you have a plan to go to school after your release? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR5.

(GO TOAR6)

Did staff help you make this plan? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR6.

Do you have a plan for a place to live after your release? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR7.

Did staff help you make this plan? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2
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(GO TO AR8)

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AR8.

Where do you think you will live after your release? (NEW)
With a parent or grandparent...............................................1
With another relative ...........................................................2
In a foster home ..................................................................3
In other group home or shelter ............................................4
With friends ........................................................................5
By myself ............................................................................6
Somewhere else ..................................................................7

AR9.

(If Youth has children) Do you have a plan to live with any of your children after your release?
(NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR10. Did staff help you make this plan? (NEW)
Yes ........................................................................................ 1
No .......................................................................................... 2

AR11. How important is it to you to stay out of trouble after release? (NEW)
Very important ....................................................................1
Somewhat important ...........................................................2
Not important ......................................................................3
AR12. How likely is it that you will come back to a correctional facility again? (NEW)
Very likely ..........................................................................1
Somewhat likely..................................................................2
Not likely at all....................................................................3

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(GO TO AR11)

DEBRIEFING (Also on Core Survey)
We would like to get your opinion about what it was like to complete this survey. Please share how much you agree or
disagree with each statement.

DB1.

This survey made me feel like someone cares about what happens to young people in places like this. (NEW)
1
I strongly agree

DB2.

2
I agree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

2
I agree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

3
I disagree

4
I strongly disagree

Some of the questions made me upset. (NSYC-2)
1
I strongly agree

DB5.

4
I strongly disagree

It is important to ask young people about the way things are in places like this. (NSYC-2)
1
I strongly agree

DB4.

3
I disagree

I believe I have been able to help others by taking this survey. (NEW)
1
I strongly agree

DB3.

2
I agree

2
I agree

[IF AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE WITH DB4] Which kinds of questions made you upset? (NSYC-2)
Questions about the facility staff .............................................................
Questions about other youth ....................................................................
Questions about my sexual activity .........................................................
Questions about my physical and mental health ......................................
Questions about getting treatment services ..............................................
Questions about my family ......................................................................
Something else .........................................................................................

DB6.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

I felt like I had to take this survey, whether I wanted to or not. (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF

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1 (GO TO DB7)
2 (GO TO DB8)
(GO TO DB8)

DB7.

Who made you feel like you had to take this survey? (NEW)
a.
b.
c.
d.

DB8.

NO

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

Other youth in the facility ..............................................................
Facility staff ....................................................................................
Someone from the survey team .......................................................
Someone else ...................................................................................

Before taking this survey, did anyone in this facility put pressure on you to answer the survey questions in a certain
way? (NEW)
YES ...............................................................
NO .................................................................
DK/REF

DB9.

YES

1
2 (GO TO DB11)
(GO TO DB11)

Who did this? (NEW)
a.
b.

YES

NO

1
1

2
2

Other youth in the facility ..............................................................
Facility staff ....................................................................................

DB10. What types of questions did they put pressure on you to answer in a certain way? (NEW)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

YES

NO

1
1
1

2
2
2

1
1

2
2

Questions about sexual activity with youth .....................................
Questions about sexual activity with staff .......................................
Questions about how staff treat youth in the facility ......................
Questions about problems in the facility,
like gangs or being hurt in the facility .............................................
Other types of questions not listed above .......................................

DB11. How easy or hard were the questions on this survey to understand? (NEW)
1
Very hard

2
Hard

3
Neutral

4
Easy

5
Very Easy

DB12. How difficult was it for you to use the computer to do this survey? (NEW)
Not difficult at all ..........................................
Sort of difficult ..............................................
Very difficult .................................................

1
2
3

DB13. How do you feel about taking this survey? (NEW)
I am glad I took this survey ...........................
I don’t have strong feelings about
taking this survey .......................................
I regret taking the survey ..............................

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1
2
3

NSYC-3 Facility Survey

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FORM APPROVED
OMB No.: XX
EXPIRATION DATE: XX

National Survey of Youth in Custody
Facility Questionnaire

Facility name:

[Name of Facility]

NSYC researchers are scheduled to visit your facility on .
This questionnaire asks about staffing and youth in this facility as of
, the Wednesday before the NSYC visit.

Person Completing this Questionnaire
Name

Email Address

Title
Facility Name

Telephone
Area code

Number

Area code

Number

Facility Address – Number/street/PO Box number

Fax Number
City

State

ZIP Code

129

Extension

FACILITY STATISTICS
1.

Please use your most recent payroll records to provide the number and gender of staff members working
at this facility as of Wednesday, . Include full and part-time payroll and non-payroll staff.
Examples of non-payroll staff: staff provided by outside agencies such as teachers provided by schools,
social workers provided by health and human services agencies, and staff paid under contractual
agreements/grants. (NSYC-2, modified)
For each category, please provide the number of staff members working at this facility as of Wednesday,
.
Include each staff person in only one category. If a staff member serves in more than one capacity,
categorize the person based on his or her primary role.
[Programming Note: Respondent fills in Total column, then system performs an edit check. Prompt
respondent if Male+Female don't match total.]
SEX
TOTAL
Male
Female
a. Frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and
correctional officers

______

______

______

b. Program staff (e.g., instructors, teachers, librarians,
education assistants and other program staff)

______

______

______

c. Medical or health care staff (e.g., certified
counselors, doctors, dentists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and medical
assistants)

______

______

______

d. Administrative staff (e.g., wardens, superintendents,
assistants, office clerical, and others in
administrative positions)

______

______

______

e. Support staff (e.g., cafeteria workers, maintenance,
ground crew, drivers, religious staff)

______

______

______

f. Volunteers

______

______

______

[TOTALS TO BE GENERATED
AUTOMATICALLY]
TOTAL STAFF
2.

______

______

Excluding volunteers, how many paid staff have been hired or have left this facility in the past 12
months? Include ONLY full and part-time payroll staff. (NEW)
a. Paid staff who have been hired ______
b. Paid staff who have left ______

3.

______

Compared to 12 months ago, has the current number of paid staff at this facility… (NEW)
increased
decreased
stayed the same
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4.

As of Wednesday, , how many vacant or unfilled positions existed within this facility? (NEW)
_____________
Vacant positions (include partial FTEs)
[Programming note: Use a single decimal so that it’s possible to enter a number less than zero (#.#).]

4a.

Indicate how many vacant or unfilled positions exist currently for each category. Include full and parttime payroll and non-payroll staff. (Include partial FTEs.) (NEW)
[Programming note: check that the total from a-g below matches the total entered for #4 and use a single
decimal so that it’s possible to enter a number less than zero (#.#).]
a. Frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional officers ______
b. Program staff (e.g., instructors, teachers, librarians, education assistants and other program staff)
______
c. Medical or health care staff (e.g., certified counselors, doctors, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists,
social workers, nurses, and medical assistants) ______
d. Administrative staff (e.g., wardens, superintendents, assistants, office clerical, and others in
administrative positions) ______
e. Support staff (e.g., cafeteria workers, maintenance, ground crew, drivers, religious, etc.) ______
f.

Volunteers ______

g. Unknown ______
5.

Please use your most recent payroll records to provide counts of frontline supervision staff, direct care
staff, and correctional officers at this facility as of Wednesday, . If exact counts are not available,
please provide estimates and check this box . (NEW)
a. White, not of Hispanic origin ______
b. Black or African American, not of Hispanic origin ______
c. Hispanic or Latino ______
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, not of Hispanic origin ______
e. Asian, not of Hispanic origin ______
f.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not of Hispanic origin ______

g. Two or more races, not of Hispanic origin ______
h. Additional categories in your information system
Other (Please specify): _________________________________ ______

6.

i.

Not known ______

j.

TOTAL ______ (Sum of items 5a to 5j)

Please use your most recent payroll records to provide counts of frontline supervision staff, direct care
staff, and correctional officers by age working at this facility as of Wednesday, . If exact counts
are not available, please provide estimates and check this box . (NEW)
a. 29 or younger ______
b. 30-39 ______
c. 40-49 ______
d. 50 or older ______

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7.

Please use your most recent payroll records to provide counts of frontline supervision staff, direct care
staff, and correctional officers by length of service working at this facility as of Wednesday, . If
exact counts are not available, please provide estimates and check this box . (NSYC-2, modified)
a. Less than 1 year ______
b. 1-2 years ______
c. 3-4 years ______
d. 5-9 years ______
e. 10 or more years ______

PERSONNEL SCREENING
Personnel screening involves procedures that go beyond asking someone to self-disclose information.
Examples of screening include checking police records and records of other public agencies.
Please consider only frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional officers when
answering the following questions:
8.

When screening potential new hires for frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional
officers positions, does this facility utilize the following sources? (NSYC-2, modified)
Yes

No

a. Criminal record/history check
b. Test for current drug use
c. Child abuse/sex offender registry check
d. Domestic violence/civil protective order check
9.

How often are periodic checks conducted for frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, correctional
officer staff positions? Mark one for each row. (NEW)

Once a
year or
more
a. Criminal record/history check
b. Test for current drug use
c. Child abuse/sex offender registry check
d. Domestic violence/civil protective order check

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Less than
once a
year

Only in
response
to an
incident

Never

STAFF TRAINING
The next questions ask about staff training programs.
Examples of training programs include supervised on-the-job instruction, classroom training, distance learning,
self-directed learning, workshops, lectures, group discussions, demonstrations, role play, and other methods
of group and individual interaction.
Please consider only frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional officers when answering the
following questions:
10.

What topics are covered during required training programs for new hires and refresher training for
current frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional officers? (NEW)
Mark all that apply. Please consider training for new hires and current employees separately.
Refresher
training for
Not
current
currently
Employee Training Topics
New hires
employees
offered
a. Cross-gender supervision
b. LGBT responsiveness
c. Managing mentally disordered youth
d. Staff boundaries
e. Conflict de-escalation training and communication
with youth
f. Gang management, identification, and prevention

11.

What is the required number of training hours on PREA-related topics that new frontline supervision
staff, direct care staff, and correctional officers must complete either pre-service and/or during their first
year of employment? (NEW)
______________
None
Hours

12.

What is the required timeframe for new frontline supervision staff, direct care staff, and correctional
officers to complete all PREA-related trainings? (NEW)
Pre-service (prior to starting position)
Within first 24 hours of starting position
After first 24 hours but within first week (7 days) of starting position
After first week but within first month (30 days) of starting position
After first month but within first six months (180 days) of starting position
After first six months but within first year (365 days) of starting position
Other (Please specify):
_______________________________________________________________________
__
_______________________________________________________________________
__

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FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS
13.

Does this facility have any of the following features intended to confine youth within specific areas?
(NEW)
Yes
No
a. Doors for secure day rooms that are locked by staff to confine youth
within specific areas
b. Wing, floor, corridor, or other internal security doors that are locked
by staff to confine youth within specific areas
c. Outside doors that are locked by staff to confine youth within specific
buildings
d. External gates in fences or walls WITHOUT razor wire that are
locked by staff to confine youth
e. External gates in fences or walls WITH razor wire that are locked to
confine youth
f. Other (Please specify): ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________

14.

Are outside doors to any buildings with living/sleeping units in this facility ever locked? (NEW)
Yes
No (go to 16)

15.

Why are outside doors to buildings with living/sleeping units in this facility locked? (NEW)
Yes
a.

To keep intruders out

b.

To keep youth inside this facility

No

16.

As of Wednesday, , how many youth were assigned beds in this facility? Include standard and
makeshift beds. Makeshift beds are roll-out mats, fold-out cots, roll-away beds, pull-out mattresses,
sofas, or any other beds that are put away or moved during non-sleeping hours. (NSYC-2, modified)
______________
Youth

17.

On Wednesday, , how many of each type of bed were assigned and how many were not
assigned? (NSYC-2)
Assigned
Not assigned
a.

Standard beds

______

______

b.

Makeshift beds

______

______

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18.

How many adjudicated youth were held in this facility on Wednesday, ? Adjudication is the court
process that determines if the juvenile committed the act for which he or she is charged. The term
"adjudicated" is analogous to "convicted" and indicates that the court concluded the juvenile committed
the act. (NSYC-2)
______________
Adjudicated youth

19.

During the past 12 months, how many adjudicated youth were admitted to this facility? (NEW)
______________
Admitted youth

20.

During the past 12 months, how many adjudicated youth were released from this facility? (NSYC-2,
modified)
______________
Released youth

YOUTH ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING
21.

Does your facility conduct or receive results of youth assessments or screening for the following types
of issues? (NEW)
Yes
a. Risk for suicide
b. Substance abuse
c. Mental health issues
d. Physical disabilities
e. Level of emotional and cognitive development
f.

Prior sexual victimization

g. Prior sexual exploitation/trafficking
h. History of trauma (e.g., victimization, abuse by parents,
witnessing violence)
i.

Prior predatory sexual behavior

j.

Prior non-sexual abusiveness or violence to others

k. Gang membership or affiliation
l.

LGBT identification

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No

m. Gender non-conforming identification or appearance or
manner
22.

Are any of the results from these assessments/screenings used to make decisions about any of the
following aspects of the youths’ stay at this facility? Check all that apply. (NEW)
[Programming note: Only include the response options checked “yes” in previous question in the table
below]
Mental
Other
health
programs
Housing
treatment/
or
assignments counseling services
a. Risk for suicide
b. Substance abuse
c. Mental health issues
d. Physical disabilities
e. Level of emotional and cognitive development
f. Prior sexual victimization
g. Prior sexual exploitation/trafficking
h. History of trauma (e.g., victimization, abuse by parents,
witnessing violence)
i. Prior predatory sexual behavior
j. Prior non-sexual abusiveness or violence to others
k. Gang membership or affiliation
l. LGBT identification
m. Gender non-conforming identification or appearance or
manner

23.

Does this facility currently house any transgender youth? (NEW)
Yes
No

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TREATMENT AND SERVICES
24.

During the past 12 months, has this facility housed youth with any of the following limitations? (NEW)
Yes

No

a. Limited English proficiency
b. Deaf or hard of hearing
c. Blind or limited vision
d. Learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, language processing
disorder)
e. Intellectual/developmental disabilities
f. Other physical, mental, or medical disabilities that cause
impairment to youth functioning
25.

Does this facility allow youth to access legal assistance (e.g., lawyers, law students, paralegals)? (NEW)
No
Yes, but only pre-adjudication
Yes, but only post-adjudication
Yes, both pre- and post-adjudication

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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
26.

When youth arrive at this facility, do staff assess educational background and needs in any of the
following ways? (NEW)
Yes

No

a. Staff obtain educational records from youth’s prior school in the
community
b. Staff obtain Individual Education Program (IEP) and 504 plans
(if applicable)
c. Staff administer a brief educational assessment and/or obtain
results of an assessment conducted at a prior facility placement
27.

What types of educational programs and services does this facility offer to youth? (NEW)
Yes

No

a. Curricula required by the state for graduation from high school
b. Special education
c. GED or High School Equivalency Diploma preparation
d. GED or High School Equivalency Diploma testing
e. College coursework
f. Job or vocational training
RESTRICTIVE HOUSING
28.

During the past 12 months, did this facility hold any youth in a separate room, other than their own room,
without contact with other youth? Exclude youth held for medical purposes. (NEW)
Yes
No

29.

[If Yes to item 28]: How many of these youth were held in locked rooms without being allowed contact
with other youth on Wednesday, ? (NEW)
______________
Youth

30.

During the past 12 months, did this facility confine youth to their rooms for breaking facility rules? (NEW)
Yes
No

31.

[If Yes to item 30]: How many youth were confined to their rooms for breaking facility rules on
Wednesday, ? (NEW)
______________
Youth

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GRIEVANCE PROCESS
32.

Which of these ways can a youth use to report a complaint against a staff member in this facility? (NEW)
Yes
No
a. Make a report or talk to a different staff member or administrator
b. Report by phone or hotline
c. Talk to someone outside the facility
d. Talk to someone who visits from outside the facility
e. Report some other way

33.

If a youth wanted to report a complaint against a staff member, is there a process by which they could
do so anonymously? (NEW)
Yes
No

YOUTH EDUCATION ON PREA
34.

How are youth typically given information that sexual activity is not allowed in this facility? (NEW)
Yes
No
a. Facility staff
b. Posters/signs
c. Brochure/flier/pamphlet
d. Handbook with facility rules
e. Video
f. Other (Please specify):
______________________________________

COMMENTS
35.

Please provide any additional suggestions, explanations, or comments.

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Attachment 5
Recruitment Materials for Facilities

Facility Recruitment Materials

Page 1

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the NSYC-3 pilot test!

Our plans are to send two researchers to visit your facility for 4 days in mid-February or early
March 2017 to administer surveys with approximately 25 adjudicated youth. Each survey will
take 30 minutes and needs to be conducted in a setting where the researcher and the youth can
talk without being overheard and the youth can select answers on the laptop with privacy. We
will also ask you to fill out a survey that collects information about your facility.
We ask for the following assistance from your facility prior to the visit:
Designate a facility coordinator: Please designate a staff person as the Point of Contact
(POC) who will work with our Manager at Westat to prepare for the research team visit.
Let us know if local IRB approval is needed: Confirm whether a local IRB or research board
needs to review the research prior to the pilot test and provide the necessary forms.
Specify security clearance requirements for Westat interview staff: Specify if any special
requirements are needed for the research team to gain access to the facility. This may include
special identification requirements or background checks. This is in addition to criminal
background checks that Westat conducts for all staff.
Confirm state mandatory reporting procedures: Our Manager will contact you to confirm
how incidents should be reported to local authorities if a youth informs the research team of
abuse or neglect.
Provide consent for youth to participate in lieu of consent from the youth’s parent or legal
guardian. This procedure has previously been approved by Westat’s IRB when the agency or
facility is willing to accept responsibility for providing consent.
Schedule the facility visit: Our Manager will coordinate with the POC you designate to
schedule the visit based on the facility schedule and availability of the research team.

Facility Recruitment Materials

Page 2

Select the youth pilot test participants: We are asking the facility to identify 30 adjudicated
youth to participate in the survey with the goal of getting at least 25 completed surveys. The
survey will be in English. Because of the relatively small number of youth age 12-14 in
residential facilities, we would like to include as many as are available in your facility. If your
facility houses female youth, we would like to survey as many as possible.
And during the visit:
Coordinate and schedule youth interviews: We ask that the designated POC arrange for the
selected youth to be escorted to and from the interview rooms and that an appropriate level of
security be available for the safety of our researchers. Each survey session will last 30
minutes. The researchers will start in the morning as early as convenient for the facility and will
continue throughout the day. Please let us know if there is a place at the facility where the
researchers can get lunch, if they should bring a bag lunch or need make other arrangements.

Identify and prepare interview rooms: Our researchers will need 2 rooms or semi-closed
spaces where each researcher will conduct the interviews. We ask that each room/space:
 Provide privacy to ensure that the interview will be conducted without interruption and
that the laptop screen not be visible to staff or other youth;
 Contain a table and two chairs;
 Have an electrical outlet to power the laptop computer.
Provide support during data collection: In addition to arranging for staff to escort youth to
and from the interview rooms, we ask that the POC be easily accessible in case issues arise
during the interviews.
Arrange for counseling services: While we do not anticipate the content of the interview to
upset the participants, our Manager will work with the POC to arrange counseling for youth, if
requested. As with the past NSYC surveys, we are required to offer youth the opportunity to
speak with a counselor at the facility or, if they prefer, someone outside the facility. Therefore,
we request that the facility make available a counselor at the facility and outside the facility. In
past NSYC surveys, the external counselor was typically a counselor who worked at another
facility.
Allow youth access to a telephone: If youth have questions about the study after the
interviewer leaves and wants to talk to the Westat IRB or NSYC project coordinator, or wants to
speak with a counselor from the Child Help National Hotline, we ask that youth be granted
permission to use a telephone to make the call.
Complete a facility survey: We will ask you to fill out a draft facility survey and provide us with
feedback on the instrument.

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Attachment 6
Youth Assent Materials

Youth Assent Materials

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OMB NO.:
EXPIRATION DATE:

U-S # _____________________

NSYC Youth Assent/Consent Form
We are doing a special study for the U.S. Department of Justice to find out more about what it’s
like for young people living in places like this. The study is called the National Survey of Youth
in Custody.
No names will appear in the report and it won’t say anything about who said what.
We’re asking people in different parts of the country to be part of this study and we would like
you to be part of the study. If you agree to be part of the study, you’ll answer some questions
using this computer.
• Answering the questions takes about 30 minutes.
• You will be asked questions about your background, what it is like living at this facility,
treatment by staff, other youth who live in the facility, and your physical and mental
health.
• You might be asked questions about contact with others outside the facility and your
plans after you are released. Or you might be asked about sexual experiences, including
those that might have happened in this facility.
• The computer will randomly decide which questions you are asked; it has nothing to do
with why you are at this place or what you might have told someone.
• Answering is easy. You’ll see the questions on the screen and hear the questions in the
headphones. You touch the computer screen to answer the questions.
• Nobody, not even me, will know which questions you get or what you answer.
• You don’t have to do this study. It’s entirely up to you. No matter what you decide, your
case will not be affected in anyway. You can start the interview and then decide to quit
at any time. Just tell me that you want to stop and I’ll tell you what to do. If you want
to skip a question, that’s ok too.
• A law protects your privacy. If someone violates this law, punishment may include
fines up to $10,000.
• Your answers will be used only for statistical and research purposes and they will always
be kept private. I will not ask your name and you will not be asked to put your name in
the computer. No one on the project or on staff here will ever know your answers.

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• All information sent over the internet to and from government computers is subject to
screening for security threats.
• There is one important exception to this privacy rule. If you tell me that you or
anyone else has been abused or harmed, I will report it to the government agency that
investigates these reports.
• So again, if you answer on the computer, even if it is about being abused or harmed,
no one will know your answer, not even me. But, if you tell me directly that you
or anyone else has been abused or harmed, I will report it to the government
agency that investigates these reports.
• If thinking about the questions upsets you or makes you sad, I can arrange for you to
talk with a counselor who works here. If you don’t want to talk to a counselor who
works here, I can arrange for you to talk with a counselor who does not work here [or
someone from the ChildHelp National Hotline (1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453)].
Just let me know.
If you have any questions, you can ask me anytime while I’m here. [After I leave,
• If you have any questions about your rights as a study participant, you can call Sharon
Zack at 1-800-937-8281, ext. 8828 and say that you are calling about the National
Survey of Youth in Custody. She works for the same company that I work for.
• If you have questions about how the study works, you can call Susan Cross, the project
coordinator at 1-800-937-8182, ext. 2664.]
[NOTE: Highlighted sections will be removed from assent form for youth in any facilities that
will not allow access to a telephone.]
So that’s it. I hope that you’ll be willing to take part in this important study. No matter what
experiences you have had, your answers will help us understand what it’s like for young people
living in places like this.

 Yes.

By checking this box I am saying that I understand the statements above and that I agree to take
part in this study.

 No.

By checking this box I am saying that I do not want to participate in the study.

OFFICE USE ONLY:

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________________________________________
Study representative’s signature

Youth Assent Materials

_______________________________________
Date

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OMB NO.:
EXPIRATION DATE:

U-S # _____________________

NSYC Youth Assent/Consent Script
Hello: My name is (NAME). Before we get started, I’d like to ask you a few quick questions.
First, what is your date of birth? __________________________ COMPARE DATE TO STATUS
REPORT. RECONCILE, IF NEEDED.
1. Why do you think I asked to see you? (CHECK EACH SURVEY TOPIC YOUTH
MENTIONS)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.

AUDIT/INVESTIGATION
ALCOHOL/DRUG USE
BAD BEHAVIOR/BEING IN TROUBLE
COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY
COUNSELING/THERAPY/ASSISTANCE
DISCHARGE PLANNING/LEAVING FACILITY
EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL TOPICS
LIVING IN FACILITY
PHYSICAL ASSAULT/ABUSE
PREA
REASONS FOR PLACEMENT
SAFETY/RIGHTS IN FACILITY
SEX/SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE
STAFF
STUDY/SURVEY/INTERVIEW
OTHER ___________________
DON’T KNOW

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

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
 GO TO Q3

IF SAID ONLY O. (STUDY/SURVEY/INTERVIEW), GO TO Q2, ELSE GO TO
Q3
2.

What do you think the study is about? (CHECK EACH
MENTIONS)
a. AUDIT/INVESTIGATION
b. ALCOHOL/DRUG USE
c. BAD BEHAVIOR/BEING IN TROUBLE
d. COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY
e. COUNSELING/THERAPY/ASSISTANCE
f. DISCHARGE PLANNING/LEAVING FACILITY
g. EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL TOPICS
h. LIVING IN FACILITY
i. PHYSICAL ASSAULT/ABUSE
j. PREA
k. REASONS FOR PLACEMENT

Youth Assent Materials

SURVEY TOPIC YOUTH
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l. SAFETY/RIGHTS IN FACILITY
m. SEX/SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE
n. STAFF
o. OTHER ___________________
p. DON’T KNOW

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3. Are other people in this facility talking about who I am and what I am doing here?

Yes
No

4. Who was talking about this?
Staff in the facility
Youth in the facility
Both staff and youth in the facility


 GO TO BOX 1

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5. What are they saying? (CHECK EVERY DESCRIPTION YOUTH MENTIONS)
a. AUDIT/INVESTIGATION
b. ALCOHOL/DRUG USE
c. BAD BEHAVIOR/BEING IN TROUBLE
d. COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY
e. COUNSELING/THERAPY/ASSISTANCE
f. DISCHARGE PLANNING/LEAVING FACILITY
g. EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL TOPICS
h. LIVING IN FACILITY
i. PHYSICAL ASSAULT/ABUSE
j. PREA
k. REASONS FOR PLACEMENT
l. SAFETY/RIGHTS IN FACILITY
m. SEX/SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE
n. STAFF
o. OTHER ___________________
p. DON’T KNOW
q. TAKES TOO LONG
r. WEIRD/GROSS

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BOX 1
GIVE THE YOUTH THE OFFICE COPY OF THE ASSENT FORM AND ENCOURAGE
HIM/HER TO READ ALONG WHILE YOU INTRODUCE THE STUDY.
I work for a research firm named Westat outside of Washington, DC and…We are doing a special study
for the U.S. Department of Justice to find out more about what it’s like for young people living in places
like this. The study is called the National Survey of Youth in Custody.

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No names will appear in the report and it won’t say anything about who said what.
We’re asking people in different parts of the country to be part of this study and we would like you to be
part of the study. If you agree to be part of the study, you’ll answer some questions using this computer.
• Answering the questions takes about 30 minutes.
• You will be asked questions about your background, what it is like living at this facility,
treatment by staff, other youth who live in the facility, and your physical and mental health.
• You might be asked questions about contact with others outside the facility and your plans after
you are released. Or you might be asked about sexual experiences, including those that might
have happened in this facility.
• The computer will randomly decide which questions you are asked; it has nothing to do with
why you are at this place or what you might have told someone.
• Answering is easy. You’ll see the questions on the screen and hear the questions in the
headphones. You touch the computer screen to answer the questions.
• Nobody, not even me, will know which questions you get or what you answer.

Before I go on, let me make sure that what I’m telling you makes sense. Based on what I’ve said so far…

6. Do you think I will be asking you the questions or do you think the questions will be
asked by the computer?

CORRECT ANSWER: THE COMPUTER
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) .............. 
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) .......................... 
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) .............. 
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ......

7. Do you think I will decide which questions to ask you or do you think the computer will
decide?

CORRECT ANSWER: THE COMPUTER
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) ................
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) ............................
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) ................
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ......

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8. Do you believe that anyone, even me, will know which questions you are asked or what
you answer?

CORRECT ANSWER: NO ONE WILL KNOW THE QUESTIONS OR
ANSWERS
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) ................. 
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) ............................. 
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) ................. 
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ....... 

Ok, that’s good. Is it ok if we keep going?
• You don’t have to do this study. It’s entirely up to you. No matter what you decide, your case
will not be affected in anyway. You can start the interview and then decide to quit at any time.
Just tell me that you want to stop and I’ll tell you what to do. If you want to skip a question,
that’s ok too.

9. Now, if someone asked you whether you had to do the interview or whether it was
voluntary, what would you say?

CORRECT ANSWER: DO NOT HAVE TO DO THE INTERVIEW
(VOLUNTARY)
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) ................. 
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) ............................. 
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) ................. 
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ....... 

And these paragraphs are very important.
• A law protects your privacy. If someone violates this law, punishment may include fines

up to $10,000.
• Your answers will be used only for statistical and research purposes and they will always be
kept private. I will not ask your name and you will not be asked to put your name in the
computer. No one on the project or on staff here will ever know your answers.

Youth Assent Materials

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• All information sent over the internet to and from government computers is subject to
screening for security threats.
• There is one important exception to this privacy rule. If you tell me that you or anyone else
has been abused or harmed, I will report it to the government agency that investigates these
reports.
• So again, if you answer on the computer, even if it is about being abused or harmed, no
one will know your answer, not even me. But, if you tell me directly that you or anyone
else has been abused or harmed, I will report it to the government agency that investigates
these reports.

Just so I’m absolutely sure you understand this…

10. If you tell me that you or anyone else has been abused or harmed, will I have to report it
to a government agency?

CORRECT ANSWER: YES (MUST BE REPORTED)
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) ................. 
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) ............................. 
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) ................. 
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ....... 

11. If you answer on the computer that you or anyone else has been abused or harmed, will I
have to report it to a government agency?

CORRECT ANSWER: NO (WILL NOT BE REPORTED)
RESPONDENT GAVE CORRECT ANSWER AFTER:
1ST ATTEMPT (WITHOUT FOLLOWUP) ................. 
2ND ATTEMPT (AFTER REPEAT) ............................. 
3RD ATTEMPT (WITH PARAPHRASING) ................. 
RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ....... 
• If thinking about the questions upsets you or makes you sad, I can arrange for you to talk with
a counselor who works here. If you don’t want to talk to a counselor who works here, I can
arrange for you to talk with a counselor who does not work here [or someone from the
ChildHelp National Hotline (1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453). Just let me know.]
If you have any questions, you can ask me anytime while I’m here. [After I leave,
• If you have any questions about your rights as a study participant, you can call Sharon Zack (1800-937-8281, ext. 8828) and say that you are calling about the National Survey of Youth
in Custody. She works for the same company that I work for.

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• If you have questions about how the study works, you can call Susan Cross, the project
coordinator, at 1-800-937-8182, ext. 2664.]

[NOTE: Highlighted sections will be removed from assent script for youth in any facilities that
will not allow access to a telephone.]
So that’s it. I hope that you’ll be willing to take part in this important study. No matter what experiences
you have had, your answers will help us understand what it’s like for young people living in places like
this.

12. IF THE YOUTH UNDERSTANDS THE ASSENT CONCEPTS, ASK FOR ASSENT.
Are you willing to be part of this study? Please check the box on the form.
YES
NO




BEGIN ACASI INTERVIEW

SIGN THE FORM AFTER THE YOUTH CHECKS THE YES OR NO BOX and give the youth a
blank consent form to keep, saying “This is for you to keep.”

IF THE YOUTH UNDERSTANDS THE ASSENT CONCEPTS AND REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE, THANK
YOUTH AND CODE REFUSAL.
IF YOUTH REFUSES BEFORE COMPLETING THE ASSENT, CODE 208
IF YOUTH REFUSES AFTER COMPLETING THE ASSENT, CODE 210.
IF “RESPONSE INDICATES LACK OF UNDERSTANDING” IS SELECTED ONE OR MORE TIMES
FOR Q4 – Q9, GO TO THE “UPDATE YOUTH DISPOSITION” SCREEN, ENTER THE YOUTH ID AND
SAY…
Now, I’m going to enter your number into the computer. The computer will decide what questions you will
be asked or if you will be asked any questions at all.
DISPOSITION CODE 209 AND SAY…
According to the computer, you do not have to answer any more questions. But I really appreciate that you
took the time to help us.
COMPLETE A NIRF AND DETAIL THE ISSUES FOR ANY REFUSALS OR LACK OF
UNDERSTANDING

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Attachment 7
Westat IRB Approval for Field Testing

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Date:

October 17, 2016

To:

David Cantor, Project Director

From:

Kerry Levin, Chair Westat IRB

Subject:

Full Amendment Approval of NATIONAL PRISON RAPE STAT, Project
Number 8733 CORRECTED
FWA 0005551

On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, NATIONAL PRISON RAPE STAT, Project Number 8733
was presented to the full Board. Pursuant to 45 CFR pt. 46, the IRB reviews all studies involving
research on human subjects. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funds this study. This study
was last reviewed on July 12, 2016.
Westat was the prime contractor to conduct NYSC-1 and NYSC-2 data collections. This request
was to approve pilot test of the survey’s operations and procedures including revised and new
instruments developed for the NYSC-3 survey.
During the discussion, the following information was provided to the Board
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•
•
•
•

•
•
•

The second round of the National Study of Youth in Custody has been completed cognitive
testing. NYSC is now preparing for its third round of testing.
Only facilities that provide consent in locos parentis will be recruited for the study.
The duration of the survey will be 30 minutes, regardless if the youth receives the sexual
assault or the facility living conditions’ version.
There is no predetermined minimum age to be eligible to participate in the research.
Youth are asked to check a box on the home office copy of the hardcopy assent/consent
form to indicate whether the youth agrees or does not agree to participate in the study. A
participant ID number located on the assent form will be used to confirm when assent was
obtained.
Mandatory reports will be made as soon as possible following completed interviews but will
usually happen at the end of the day. Initially, a report is made to the external agency and
then to the facility administrator by the interviewer.
The description that represents that “participation is voluntary” in this consent form reads,
“You don’t have to do this study. It’s entirely up to you.” The Board accepted this substitute
language for the required element of informed consent.
Only experienced NSYC-2 field staff interviewers will be used in the NYSC-3 pilot testing
data collection.

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Action Requested: Review protocols, recruitment materials, youth assent and young adult
consent forms, and accompanying materials.
Action Taken: Per 45 CFR 46, the Westat IRB determined that this research met criteria for
classification as minimal risk and assigned it a Conditional Approval. For: 9; Against: 0;
Abstain: 0.
The following is a list of conditions made by the Board and responses reviewed and accepted
under expedited authority on October 18, 2016:
Project Summary
1. Recruitment of facilities for the pilot test (Page 39)
Determine with BJS, a minimum age eligibility criteria for the pilot test participants instead of
what is listed as, “….youth 14 and younger and over 14 years of age.” The Board suggests that
youth be no younger than 12 years old.
PD Response: We have set 12 as the minimum age for participation in the pilot test. On NSYC2, only 2 of the 10,000+ youth surveyed were under age 12.
Youth Assent/Consent (Page 40-41)
2. Revise the second paragraph to correctly describe the 3 steps for testing participant
comprehension in the informed consent process.
PD Response: This has been revised in the study summary and on the assent script.
3. Address the following points when describing access to telephones in all facilities:
a. Revise recruitment materials (Appendix EE, page 45) to request that youth pilot test
participants be permitted access to a telephone in case they have questions after the
interview is over.
b. If facilities prohibit access to telephones, revise informed assent/consent forms
accordingly.
c. If facilities prohibit access to telephones, state that facility recruiters will inquire
about the possibility for youth to speak to a counselor in order to use a telephone.
PD Response: Done
4. Request a waiver of the element of informed consent (45 CFR 46.116(a)(7)) regarding whom
to contact for answers to pertinent questions about the research and research subjects’
rights, if specific facilities decline participants access to a telephone during the pilot test data
collection.
PD Response: Done
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Pilot test Reports (page 43)
5. Describe the analysis if any to be conducted on the pilot test data. Confirm that no data
from the pilot test will be published or presented in the public domain.
PD Response: Analyses include frequencies and limited cross-tabs. There are no plans for the
report to be published in the public domain. If there is some reason for it to be published, we
will do a disclosure analysis to ensure that individuals cannot be identified.
Data Security, Confidentiality and Data Destruction (Page 44)
6. Clarify that the PII roster data will be destroyed within weeks of completing data collection.
PD Response: The PII roster data will be destroyed within weeks of the end of data collection
for the pilot study.
7. Confirm that the description for protecting ACASI data applies to the pilot test and not to
the main study data collection.
PD Response: Yes, the procedure is only for the pilot and this has been documented
accordingly.
FF1. Assent/Consent Form (Page 49-50)
8. Revise the second and third paragraphs of the forms to correctly describe the purpose of the
pilot test.
PD Response: Part of the purpose of the pilot test is to provide youth with an interview experience
as similar as possible to the full NSCY-3 study. We have removed language about a report being
given to the facility and interviews being done in every state. However, we do not want to include
language that describes this as being a pilot study designed to test the length of the instrument, make
sure the programming language is correct, etc. as we feel this would make the youth focus more on
the mechanics than on giving us their honest answers, which are critical to an accurate pilot test. As
this pilot is part of the larger study NSYC study, we do believe that the description provided to
youth about the study is accurate.
9. Add “living” to the last sentence before the checkboxes (i.e. “…what it’s like for young
people living in places like this”).
PD Response: Done
Continuing review less than one year
10. Share pilot test findings with the full Board when data collection is over.
PD Response: The PD will comply with this condition.
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Please note the following:
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cc:

You are required to submit this study for a continuing review before June 14, 2017.
IRB approval is required before any new or modified research activities are conducted or
when there is a problem involving risks to human subjects.
Upon learning of an incident, you must contact the IRB Office within 24 hours via
telephone (301-610-8828) or email ([email protected]).
Institutional Review Board
Crystal MacAllum

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