Facilitator's Guide
Addressing Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody
Addressing Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody is a 36 hour educational program that focuses on the complex issues of sexual abuse of youth in custody—both staff abuse of youth and youth abuse of other youth.
Module 1
Training Objectives
Investigating Allegations of Staff Sexual Misconduct with Offenders
Module 2
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Overview & Update
Module 3
Adolescent Development
Understand and identify the components of adolescent development.
Module 4
Adolescent Sexuality
This webinar's goal is to define sexuality and gender identity and understand a youth’s values about life, love, and relationships
Module 5
Action Planning
Learn how to create an action plan and effectively respond to staff sexual misconduct.
Module 6
A Comprehensive Model for Addressing Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody
Understand what a comprehensive model to addressing sexual abuse of youth in custody includes.
Module 7
Agency Culture
Define and understand the components of agency culture.
Module 8
State Laws
Criminal Law Responses to Criminal Law Responses to Sexual Abuse of Youth in Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody Custody
Module 9
Policy Development
Learn what a PREA-guided policy is.
Module 10
Training
Identify the need for training about both staff sexual Abuse and youth on youth sexual abuse.
Module 11
Management and Operational Practices
Learn why management and operational practices are important.
Module 12
Managing Vulnerable Youth
Learn about vulnerable youth and understand factors that cause vulnerability.
Module 13
Medical and Mental Health Care
Learn what medical and mental health services are needed by and available for youth.
Module 14
Investigating Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody
Identify the foundations of successful Identify the foundations of successful investigations investigations.
Module 15
Prosecuting Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody
Understand the prosecutor’s approach to investigations of sexual violence on juvenile inmates.
Module 16
Human Resources
Learn how to handle different human resource issues.
Module 17
Legal Considerations
Legal Liability for Sexual Violence in Juvenile Justice Settings
Test your knowledge
Pre/Post-test
Prior to participating in this training program, we request that you take this pre-test, which has been designed to assess your knowledge of PREA and the issue of youth sexual violence. Please read each question carefully and select the answer you feel is most correct.