The Department of Justice's Efforts to Prevent Staff Sexual Abuse of Federal Inmates
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 20, 2009
ANNOTATION: The effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop the sexual abuse of federal prisoners by federal correctional and law enforcement employees is examined. Sections following an executive digest are: background; purpose, scope, and methodology of this review; results—data on Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff sexual abuse, BOP efforts to prevent and intervene in staff sexual abuse incidents, USMS (U.S. Marshals Service) policies and practices relevant to staff sexual abuse, investigations of staff sexual abuse allegations, and prosecutions of staff sexual abuse cases; and conclusion and recommendations. Appendixes include: number of allegations reported by BOP-managed institutions; federal sexual abuse crimes; U.S. Sentencing Guidelines; time frames for reporting allegations to the OIG (Office of the Attorney General); the BOP’s response; OIG’s analysis of the BOP’s response; the USMS’s response; OIG’s analysis of the USMS’s response; the Executive Office for the U.S. Attorney’s response; and the OIG’s analysis of the U.S. Attorney’s response.