National Survey of Youth in Custody, 2012

The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program to gather mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). The Act requires a 10 percent sample of juvenile facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault. Data are collected directly from youth in a private setting using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technology with a touch-screen laptop and an audio feed to maximize inmate confidentiality and minimize literacy issues. The NSYC-2 was administered to 8,707 youth in 326 state operated and locally or privately operated juvenile facilities within the United States. The NSYC-2 utilized two questionnaires, based on the age of the respondent. The Older Youth questionnaire was administered to youths ages 15 and up, and the Younger Youth questionnaire was administered to those 14 and younger. The survey was divided into five sections. Section A collected background information, such as details of admission to facility and demographics including education, height, weight, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and history of any forced sexual contact. Section B, Facility Perceptions and Victimization, included respondents' opinions of the facility and staff, any incidence of gang activity, and any injuries that had occurred. Section C, Sexual Activity Within Facility, captured the types of sexual contact that occurred and the circumstances of sexual contact. Section D, Description of Event(s) with Youth, and Section E, Description of Event(s) with Staff, focused on when and where the contact occurred, the race and gender of the other youths or staff members, if threats or coercion were involved, and outcomes, including whether or not the sexual contact was reported. Other variables include debriefing questions about respondents' experiences completing the survey, interviewer observations, created variables to summarize victimization reports (due to the complicated routing in Section C), weight and stratification data, and administrative data about the facilities.

《美国青少年监禁调查》（NSYC）是美国司法部（BJS）国家监狱强奸统计计划的一部分，旨在依据2003年《监狱强奸消除法案》（PREA；P.L. 108-79）的规定，收集有关青少年设施中强奸发生率及其普遍性的强制性数据。该法案要求列出10%的青少年设施，并按照强奸发生率进行分类。数据通过音频计算机辅助自我访谈（ACASI）技术直接从青少年在私密环境下收集，使用触摸屏笔记本电脑和音频传输，以最大限度地保护被监禁者的隐私并减少识字问题。NSYC-2在美利坚合众国326家由州运营或地方或私人运营的青少年设施中对8,707名青少年进行了调查。根据受访者的年龄，NSYC-2采用了两种问卷。适用于15岁及以上的青少年的是《较老青少年问卷》，而适用于14岁及以下的青少年的是《较年轻青少年问卷》。调查分为五个部分。A部分收集背景信息，包括进入设施的具体细节和人口统计信息，如教育、身高、体重、种族、民族、性别、性取向和任何强迫性性接触的历史。B部分，即设施认知与受害情况，包括受访者对设施和工作人员的看法，任何帮派活动的发生，以及任何发生的伤害。C部分，即设施内的性行为，记录了发生的性接触类型和性接触的环境。D部分，即与青少年发生的事件描述，以及E部分，即与工作人员发生的事件描述，着重于接触发生的时间和地点，其他青少年的或工作人员的种族和性别，是否涉及威胁或胁迫，以及结果，包括性接触是否被报告。其他变量包括关于受访者完成调查经历的简报问题、访谈者的观察结果、为总结受害报告（由于C部分的复杂路径）创建的变量、权重和分层数据，以及关于设施的管理数据。