SSA
OMB Control Number 1205-0542
Expiration Date: 6/30/2023
Student Safety Assessment
I1: What language do you prefer?
___ English
___ Español
Introduction:
You have been randomly selected by Job Corps to take the Student Safety Assessment (SSA). Each month a group of students are randomly selected to complete this survey. The purpose of the SSA survey is to learn more about the environment and student safety at your Job Corps center. Your safety is important to Job Corps, and we value your feedback. Your participation is voluntary, you can stop answering questions at any time. The survey is private. This means your center will not know how you responded. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
If you are willing to complete the survey, please select continue. If you are not willing to complete the survey, please select stop.
Continue
Stop (SKIP TO STOP)
Section A. Demographics
A1. Gender Identity. Do you identify as:
Male
Female
Transgender
Genderqueer or gender nonconforming
Something else (please specify:__________)
Do not know
Decline to answer
A2. How old are you?
16 years
17 years
18 years
19 years
20 years
21 years
22 years
23 years
24 years
25 years or older
A3. Are you currently:
Living on center (Residential)
Living off center (Non-Residential)
Section B. Your Experiences Regarding the Center’s Climate
Please read each statement and using the scale below, select how much you agree or disagree with each statement.
Check one response per row.
On this center… |
1 Strongly Agree |
2 Agree |
3 Somewhat Agree |
4 Neither Agree or Disagree |
5 Somewhat Disagree |
6 Disagree |
7 Strongly Disagree |
B1. Staff treat all students with respect. |
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B2. Staff treat students fairly (for example, students are not given special treatment because they are well-liked). |
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B3. Students respect each other’s differences (for example, gender, race, culture, religion, sexual orientation). |
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B4. Students treat staff with respect. |
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B5. Staff have taught us positive ways to resolve conflicts. |
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B6. Staff have high expectations for students’ success. |
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B7. The Student Standards of Conduct (or the center rules and sanctions or the behavior management system) are strictly enforced. |
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B8. The Student Standards of Conduct (or the center rules and sanctions or the behavior management system) are equally enforced. |
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Next, we would like to understand your experiences with how center staff show their concern for your safety.
For each type of staff at your center, please check “Yes” if the staff has shown concern for your safety and check “No” if the staff has not shown concern for your safety. Select “Do Not Know or N/A” if you do not know the staff person, if the staff position does not exist at your center, or if you have no opinion.
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B9. Management staff (for example, the center’s director and deputy director) |
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B10. Trade or CTT Instructors |
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B11. Academic Instructors or Teachers |
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B12. Residential Advisors (RA) or Dorm Staff |
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B13. Counselors |
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B14. Security Staff |
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B15. Health and Wellness Staff |
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B16. Recreation Staff |
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B17. Cafeteria Staff |
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Section C. Your Experiences Regarding Your Personal Safety
The purpose of this section is to understand your experiences and knowledge around personal safety on center. Some of the questions in this section will address topics that are sensitive and may be triggering. If you need to take a break or stop, please do so. If you need to talk to someone about your experiences please call Job Corps Hotline at 1-844-JC1-SAFE (1-844-521-7233).
C1. To what extent do you think that stealing or destroying another person’s property is a problem at your center?
Not a problem at all
A small problem
A problem
A large problem
C2. How safe do you feel DURING training hours while you are at the center or participating in center activities?
Completely safe (SKIP TO C3)
Very safe (SKIP TO C3)
Generally safe (SKIP TO C3)
Somewhat unsafe (SKIP TO C2a)
Very unsafe (SKIP TO C2a)
C2a. DURING training hours, where do you feel unsafe at the center?
Please select all that apply.
Academic classes (reading, math, or high school classes)
Bathrooms
Cafeteria
Dorms
Halls or stairways
Outside areas
Recreational areas (gym, weight room, game room)
Trade (CTT) areas
Center transportation (center’s car, bus, or van)
Other, please specify _____________
C3. How safe do you feel AFTER training hours while you are at the center or participating in center activities?
Completely safe (SKIP TO C4)
Very safe (SKIP TO C4)
Generally safe (SKIP TO C4)
Somewhat unsafe (SKIP TO C3a)
Very unsafe (SKIP TO C3a)
I am not on center after training hours (SKIP TO C4)
C3a. AFTER training hours, where do you feel unsafe at the center?
Please select all that apply.
Academic classes (reading, math, or high school classes)
Bathrooms
Cafeteria
Dorms
Hall or stairway
Outside areas
Recreational areas (gym, weight room, game room)
Trade (CTT) areas
Center transportation (center’s car, bus, or van)
Other, please specify _____________
C4. Over the last 30 days, have you considered leaving the Job Corps program or switching to another center because you felt unsafe at this center?
Yes
No
C5. Does your center have security equipment (for example, security cameras, metal detectors, or card-key or badge access system for doors)?
Yes (SKIP TO C5a)
No (SKIP TO C6)
C5a. Does the center use the security equipment?
1. Yes, all or most of the time
2. Yes, some of the time
3. No, it is frequently broken or not used
4. Do not know
C5b. Does the security equipment used on center make you feel safe?
Yes
No
C6. Does your center conduct emergency drills (for example, fire, evacuation, or shelter in place drills)?
Yes
No
Do not know
C7. Does your center have a way of alerting students in the case of an emergency on center (for example, mass text system, intercom)?
Yes
No
Do not know
C8. Has the center taught you what to do if there is an emergency at the center?
Yes
No
Do not know
C9. To what extent do you think sexual assault, defined as a sexual act that happens without a person’s permission, is a problem at your center?
Not a problem at all
A small problem
A problem
A large problem
C10. To what extent do you think violence, other than sexual assault, is a problem at your center?
Not a problem at all (SKIP TO Section D)
A small problem (SKIP TO C10a)
A problem (SKIP TO C10a)
A large problem (SKIP TO C10a)
C10a. You said that violence, other than sexual assault, is <INSERT C10> at your center. What types of violence occur at your center?
Please select all that apply.
Insulting others
Threats made to students or staff
Unwanted physical contact (shoving, grabbing, slapping, kicking, or hitting)
Threats with a weapon
Fighting
Using a weapon in a fight
Group fights with three or more people or riots
Other types of violence, please specify _____________
Section D. Your Experiences with Center Safety Issues
The next set of questions is about your experiences with alcohol, drugs, and safety.
Please select “Yes” or “No” for each item.
Thinking about your experiences over the last 30 days: |
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D1. Do you know any student who used alcohol while at the center? |
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D2. Do you know any student who returned to the center under the influence (drunk)? |
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D3. Do you know if students use drugs for the purpose of getting high while at the center? |
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D3a. Which drugs are used on center?
Please select all that apply.
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D4. Do you know if students buy drugs on center to get high? |
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D4a. Which drugs are bought on center?
Please select all that apply.
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D5. Do you know any student who has exchanged sex for drugs or alcohol? |
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D5a. With whom did the student have sex? Please select all that apply.
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Thinking about your experiences over the last 30 days:
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D6. Did any student call students you know hurtful names, insult other students, or make fun of other students to hurt or humiliate them? |
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D6a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D6b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D7. Did any student spread hurtful information or hurtful rumors about someone you know? |
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D7a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D7b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D8. Do you know any student who was threatened with physical harm by another student while at the center? |
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D8a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D8b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D9. Do you know any student who was in a physical fight with another student? |
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D9a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D9b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D10. Do you know any student who had their property destroyed on purpose or stolen on center or during a Job Corps activity? |
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D10a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D10b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D11. Do you know of any student who was threatened by another student with a weapon (for example, a gun, knife, or tools) on center? |
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D11a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D11b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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D12. Did another student physically attack someone you know? |
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D12a. How often did this occur during the last 30 days?
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D12b. Where has this happened most often? Please select all that apply.
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Sexual Assault
The next set of questions ask about sexual assault, which is a sexual act that occurs without the person's consent or permission. Sexual assault includes rape, attempted rape, unwanted touching, or molestation.
D13. Over the last 30 days, do you know anyone who was sexually assaulted on center or during an off-center Job Corps activity?
Yes (GO TO D13a)
No (GO TO D14)
D13a. Was the assault committed by:
A fellow Job Corps student
A Job Corps staff person
A person not a part of Job Corps
Do not know
Sexual Harassment
This last set of questions asks about situations in which a student at your center or a center staff person sexually harassed a student by saying or doing something of a sexual nature that:
kept the student from doing their work;
limited the student's ability to participate in the Job Corps program; or
created a scary, unfriendly, or unpleasant social, academic, or work environment.
Thinking about your experiences over the last 30 days:
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If “Student(s)” |
If “Staff” |
D14. Have you heard another student or staff member make offensive or insulting sexual remarks or jokes? |
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D14a. Was it student(s) or staff member(s), or both?
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D14b. How many times did this occur with students during the last 30 days?
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D14c. How many times did this occur with staff during the last 30 days?
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D15. Have you heard another student or staff member make rude or upsetting comments about other peoples’ bodies, about other people's bodies, sexual activity, or sexual orientation?? |
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D15a. Was it student(s) or staff member(s), or both?
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D15b. How many times did this occur with students during the last 30 days?
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D15c. How many times did this occur with staff during the last 30 days?
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D16. Has another student or staff member sent an unwanted email, text, joke, story, picture, or video of a sexual nature? |
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D16a. Was it student(s) or staff member(s), or both?
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D16b. How many times did this occur with students during the last 30 days?
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D16c. How many times did this occur with staff during the last 30 days?
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D17. Has a student made someone feel uneasy or harassed by asking them to go out on a date or hangout, hug or kiss, or to have sex, even though the person said “no?” |
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D17a. How many times did this occur in the last 30 days?
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D18. Has a staff member asked a student(s) to go out on a date or hangout, to hug or kiss, or to have sex?
Yes
No
D19. What would make you feel safer while participating in Job Corps? ________________________________________________________________________
THANK YOU
Thank you for your time. The National Office of Job Corps appreciates your answers. The results will be analyzed by the National Office of Job Corps and used to make safety-related decisions. If you need to talk to someone about your experiences, please call Job Corps Hotline at 1-844-JC1-SAFE (1-844-521-7233).
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We are sorry that you have chosen not to complete the survey at this time. Please contact [email protected] if you change your mind. The results will be analyzed by the National Office of Job Corps and used to make safety-related decisions. If you need to talk to someone about your experiences please call Job Corps Hotline at 1-844-JC1-SAFE (1-844-521-7233).
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