The study and treatment of juvenile victimization would greatly benefit from instruments that
are comprehensive, methodologically sound, and relevant to settings such as health and …

Youth service professionals are increasingly expected to monitor local child victimization
trends and evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and treatment programs. The use of …

OBJECTIVE:: To assess the utility and performance of the 34-item Juvenile Victimization
Questionnaire (JVQ) in eliciting the recent victimization experiences of a national sample of …

In addition to demographic and important background variables, adolescents were
assessed for a history of sexual assault, physical assault, harsh physical discipline …

Although juveniles are known to experience relatively high levels of violence and abuse,
study of their victimization is underdeveloped. Using data from a nationally representative …

I n this chapter, I sketch the outlines of the field of developmental victimology. It is a field
intended to help promote interest in and understanding of the broad range of victimizations …

Most states have included sections on psychological abuse or emotional maltreatment in
their child abuse statutes, however, interest in this type of abuse has lagged in litigation …

Objective To assess trends in children's exposure to abuse, violence, and crime
victimizations. Design An analysis based on a comparison of 2 cross-sectional national …

Child maltreatment is a public health issue that affects a sizeable number of children and
adults over the course of their lifetimes. In the United States and Canada, more than 20 …

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to
improving the justice system's response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that …