A small percentage--approximately 10%--of youthful offenders in state-operated and large locally or privately-operated juvenile facilities reported experiencing a(n) ______ during their first year of incarceration.

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The question asks for the type of experience that approximately 10% of youthful offenders report during their first year of incarceration in state-operated and large locally or privately-operated juvenile facilities. The options given are discrimination by staff, mental breakdown, sexual victimization, and violent attack. Based on statistics and research, the most commonly reported experience among youth in juvenile facilities is sexual victimization. Therefore, the correct answer is C, sexual victimization.

A Small Percentage--Approximately 10%--Of Youthful Offenders in State-Operated and Large