Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Director Arthur Bishop Issues Statement on Report Commissioned to Help Reduce and Prevent Sexual Victimization of Youth at Illinois Youth Centers
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The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ)’s Director Arthur Bishop today issued a statement on a report commissioned by IDJJ, conducted by Kinsale Management Consulting, following the latest national survey on rates of sexual victimization of youth in juvenile facilities. IDJJ will utilize the analysis and subsequent recommendations to improve Department policies, procedures and security controls to help reduce and prevent sexual victimization of youth in Illinois juvenile facilities and support IDJJ’s continued zero-tolerance policy toward sexual victimization.