Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 05, 2009
ANNOTATION: The exposure of children ages 17 and younger to violence is examined. This bulletin contains the following sections: introduction; OJJDP message; background—the problem of violence against children and prior attempts at comprehensive measurements; history of the current study; highlights of survey results—physical assault, bullying, sexual victimization, child maltreatment, witnessing and indirect exposure to violence, and multiple and cumulative victimization; developmental patterns in exposure to violence; methodology, types of violent victimization surveyed, and limitations; and implications for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.