Sexual assault 5.3.5 In 2013/14 the DCS intended to reduce the number of inmates assaulted in its centres to 2%. The DCS had ignored previous recommendations that "assaults" should be disaggregated to differentiate between general cases of assault and sexual assault. The DCS did not deny that sexual assaults took place in correctional centres, but stated that such incidents were under-reported. At the time of reporting the DCS had not yet given any indication of efforts to create awareness of sexual assault in correctional centre so as to address the stigma associated with it and thereby hopefully encourage victims to report such incidents.