Youth Victimization, 1995-2015

Date

2018

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Publisher

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

Abstract

Each of the NCVRW Crime and Victimization Fact Sheets provides a snapshot of current research and victimization statistics in the United States....Young children and adolescents are victims of the same crimes as adults (e.g., theft, assault), but as an age group they are also more vulnerable to crimes like neglect, medical neglect, and psychological abuse. This victimization can be difficult to capture. Combined with stringent guidelines regarding data collection from minors, researchers often struggle to gather comprehensive data on childhood victimization. While age and dependence contribute to higher levels of vulnerability among youth, certain environments also pose a greater threat than others. Childhood exposure to victimization increases the probability of experiencing future victimization as well as multiple forms of victimization (polyvictimization), which increases risk factors over time. For more on youth victimization, see the School Victimization and Campus Victimization fact sheets in this series. (Author Text)

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Fact Sheet

Keywords

Synthesis, Trends, Teens, Adolescence, Children Exposed to Violence, Poly-victimization, Multitype Victimization, Violent Victimization, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Maltreatment, Revictimization, Serial Victimization, Co-occurring Abuse, Offending Caregivers

Citation

(2018). Youth Victimization, 1995-2015. Fact Sheets for National Crime Victims Rights Week, Office for Victims of Crime, 2 pgs.

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