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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The agency shall maintain in a secure area all agency case records associated with claims of sexual abuse, in accordance with these standards and applicable agency policies, and in accordance with established schedules. The DHS Office of Inspector General shall maintain the official investigative file related to claims of sexual abuse investigated by the DHS Office of Inspector General.
(b) On an annual basis, the PSA Coordinator shall aggregate, in a manner that will facilitate the agency's ability to detect possible patterns and help prevent future incidents, the incident-based sexual abuse data available, including the number of reported sexual abuse allegations determined to be substantiated, unsubstantiated, or unfounded, or for which investigation is ongoing, and for each incident found to be substantiated, such information as is available to the PSA Coordinator concerning:
(1) The date, time, location, and nature of the incident;
(2) The demographic background of the victim and perpetrator (including citizenship, age, gender, and whether either has self-identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or gender nonconforming);
(3) The reporting timeline for the incident (including the name of individual who reported the incident, and the date and time the report was received);
(4) Any injuries sustained by the victim;
(5) Post-report follow up responses and action taken by the agency (e.g., supervision, referral for medical or mental health services, etc.); and
(6) Any sanctions imposed on the perpetrator.
(c) The agency shall maintain, review, and collect data as needed from all available agency records.
(d) Upon request, the agency shall provide all such data from the previous calendar year to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties no later than June 30.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 6. Domestic Security § 6.115.187 Data collection - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-6-domestic-security/cfr-sect-6-115-187/
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