The Children and Young People in Custody 2006-08 study found that the opposite was true for young women, with significantly fewer feeling unsafe than in previous years.
The report, compiled by the Prisons Inspectorate and Youth Justice Board, charts the experiences of 15-to 18-year-olds in custody, drawn from Inspectorate surveys over the last two years.
As in previous years, it showed many young people were marginalised and excluded before being sentenced to custody, with one in three having been in care and the great majority being excluded from school.
The report found that an increased proportion of young men were in education (81 per cent) or learning a skill (more than half).
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