Immigration Detention: Additional Actions Could Strengthen DHS Efforts to Address Sexual Abuse

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By Rebecca Gambler (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 93
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-5210-7

Product Code: 1457852101

Description

In 2003 Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) to protect individuals against sexual abuse and assault in confinement settings, including persons potentially subject to removal from the U.S. housed in the Department of Homeland Securityäó»s (DHSäó»s) detention facilities. This report reviewed DHS efforts to address issues of sexual abuse and assault in immigration detention facilities. It examines (1) what DHS data show about sexual abuse and assault in immigration detention facilities, and how these data are used for detention management; (2) the extent to which DHS has included provisions for addressing sexual abuse and assault in its detention standards; and (3) the extent to which DHS has assessed compliance with these provisions and the results. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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