It is very difficult to prevent sexual violence outside the prison and prison area, however imagine the problem inside the prison and prison area. There are people who will think that prisoners deserve it and that they should not be helped because they are prisoners. Sexual violence has been going on for centuries and is not a new issue. It was not until the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 that the Bureau of Justice Statistics was required to develop new national data collections on the incidence and prevalence of sexual violence within correctional facilities. The BJS completed its third annual national survey of administrative records in adult correctional facilities between January 1 and June 30, 2007 that provides an understanding of what officials know, based on the number of allegations reported and the results of follow up. The 2006 results were compared to those from 2004 and 2005 to assess trends in sexual violence for the first time since the law was passed. In 2004, the BJS developed a uniform definition of sexual assault. Incidents of sexual violence between prisoners were classified as non-consensual sexual acts or abusive sexual contact. Incidents involving staff were separated into sexual misconduct by staff and sexual harassment by staff. In 2006, approximately 36 percent of reported sexual assault allegations were found to involve staff sexual misconduct, 34 percent, non-consensual sexual acts between inmates, 17 percent, sexual harassment by staff, and 13 percent, abusive sexual contact between prisoners. These percentages were found to be almost unchanged from those reported in 2005. After investigation, most of the allegations were unfounded or unfounded. Unfortunately, the most common finding of investigations is that there is no…half of paper…violation of privacy. Furthermore, the light factor can also become a big problem. It would make more sense to have brighter lights and have more lights in dark areas like hallways. Funds should also be available to purchase serology investigative equipment and train medical personnel on how to handle the new equipment. If computers are out of date or not the most advanced technology, then there should be funding to have inmate classification systems to make housing decisions and identify potential victims and perpetrators of sexual violence. In addition to technology funds, there should be funds established to create programs to address both inmate and staff victim-related post-traumatic stress. Of course, the first step is to encourage victims to report the incident. It is important to allow victims to feel that if they report the matter they will receive help immediately.