ABSTRACT

The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) examined child sexual abuse within a wide range of institutions that provide services to children, this included residential facilities. The current study (funded by the Royal Commission) considers young people’s perception of safety in residential care; specifically, the current study attended to the voices of young people who spoke about sexual harassment and assault in qualitative interviews. Interviews were conducted with young people aged between 13 and 21 years who were or had recently been in residential care. Participants were asked for their perceptions of situations in a series of vignettes describing various levels and types of sexual assault and harassment. During these interviews, the young people in this study voluntarily reported known incidences of sexual assault and harassment in varying levels, perpetrated by workers, individuals outside of residential care, and peers within residential care. Sexual assault and harassment was discussed in heteronormative and gendered ways with young men seen as perpetrators and protectors, and young women seen as being vulnerable. Further, it was evident from this study, that there were varying responses to these situations from workers within the residential care facilities.

摘要

澳大利亚皇家委员会对儿童性虐待的机构反应（皇家委员会）在为儿童提供服务的范围广泛的机构中审查了儿童性虐待，其中包括住宅设施。目前的研究（由皇家委员会资助）考虑了年轻人对寄宿护理安全的看法；具体而言，当前的研究关注了在定性访谈中谈论性骚扰和性侵犯的年轻人的声音。访谈对象是 13 至 21 岁的年轻人，他们曾经或最近曾在寄宿家庭护理。参与者被要求在一系列描述不同级别和类型的性侵犯和骚扰的小插曲中表达他们对情况的看法。在这些采访中，本研究中的年轻人自愿报告了已知的不同程度的性侵犯和骚扰事件，这些事件由工人、院外人员和院内的同龄人实施。性侵犯和骚扰以异性恋和性别化的方式与被视为肇事者和保护者的年轻男性以及被视为脆弱的年轻女性进行了讨论。此外，从这项研究中可以明显看出，住院护理设施内的工作人员对这些情况的反应各不相同。和被视为脆弱的年轻女性。此外，从这项研究中可以明显看出，住院护理设施内的工作人员对这些情况的反应各不相同。和被视为脆弱的年轻女性。此外，从这项研究中可以明显看出，住院护理设施内的工作人员对这些情况的反应各不相同。