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Results for violent victimization
4 results foundAuthor: Lauritsen, Janel L. Title: Gender and Violent Victimization, 1973-2005 Summary: This study examined long-term trends in violent victimization by gender and various socio-demographic data, using relevant data from the National Crime Survey and its successor, the National Crime Victimization Survey for the period 1973-2005. Details: Unpublished report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2009. 86p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 119159 Keywords: Crime StatisticsFemale VictimsVictimization SurveysViolent CrimeViolent Victimization |
Author: Simpson, Laura Title: Violent victimization of lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Canada, 2014 Summary: - According to the 2014 General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization), Canadians aged 18 years and older who identified as lesbian or gay (142E ) and bisexual (267E ) were much more likely than their heterosexual (69) counterparts to be victims of violent crime. - Even after controlling for other factors such as age, marital status, past history of homelessness, and childhood abuse, the odds of being a victim of violent victimization were two times higher among lesbian, gay or bisexual Canadians than among their heterosexual counterparts. - Compared with heterosexual Canadians, bisexual individuals were almost nine times more likely to be sexually assaulted (151E versus 17 incidents per 1,000 population) in the previous 12 months. - The rate of self-reported violent victimization of lesbian and gay individuals decreased by 67% between 2009 and 2014. This is compared to a decrease of 30% for heterosexual individuals. - Among those who reported experiencing discrimination in the five years preceding the survey, lesbian and gay individuals were significantly more likely (79%) than their bisexual (35%E ) and heterosexual (2%) counterparts to perceive the discrimination as being based on their sexual orientation. Details: Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2018. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Juristat: Accessed July 11, 2018 at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54923-eng.pdf?st=ukiwFJeN Year: 2018 Country: Canada URL: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54923-eng.pdf?st=ukiwFJeN Shelf Number: 150817 Keywords: Bias-Motivated Crimes Crime Statistics Discrimination Hate Crime LGBT Persons Victims of Crime Violent Victimization |
Author: Warnken, Heather Title: Who Experiences Violent Victimization and Who Accesses Services?: Findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey for Expanding our Reach Summary: The purpose of this research is to identify groups of persons at high risk for serious violent victimization to help inform how victim services and assistance can be targeted to victims of greatest need. Disparities in risk and use of victim services are examined using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) - the nation's primary source of statistical information on criminal victimization. Group characteristics such as gender, race and ethnicity, and low income status are considered, as are other factors that can help identify who is most likely to experience serious nonlethal violent victimization and who currently accesses victim services. The report describes trends in victimization and victim service use over time, as well as patterns for the most recent time period. This information can inform the victim assistance, criminal justice, and broader public health community in key funding and policy decisions affecting the lives of crime victims and front line practitioners across the country, at a time when historic funding levels and increased flexibility in the use of victim assistance dollars make data-informed strategies as critical as ever. Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Center for Victim Research, 2019. 25p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 30, 2019 at: https://ncvc.dspacedirect.org/handle/20.500.11990/1230 Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://ncvc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11990/1230/CVR%20Article_Who%20Experiences%20Violent%20Victimization%20and%20Who%20Accesses%20Services.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Shelf Number: 156822 Keywords: National Crime Victimization SurveyPublic HealthVictim ServicesVictimizationVictims of CrimeViolent Victimization |
Author: Bersani, Bianca Title: Thinking about Emerging Adults and Violent Crime Summary: Individuals who commit acts of violence constitute an enduring concern for the criminal justice system as well as the public at large. In response to fears of an unrelenting crime wave, dramatic changes to sentencing policy, particularly for violent offenders, occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, more than half of state prisoners are serving time for a violent offense. Increases in the severity of criminal justice sanctions (e.g., decision to prosecute, reclassification of charges, use of incarceration, and lengthening prison sentences) for those convicted of violent offenses has fueled mass incarceration. Despite major reductions of crime, including violence, over the past two decades, an intense focus on violent offenders as distinct and different endures. This brief summarizes research on violent criminal behavior over the life course. We focus special attention on emerging adults because they have the highest rates of both violent offending and violent victimization. First, drawing on a large body of longitudinal research on crime, we present the known 'facts' about violence. Note that this research literature uses criminal justice records of those officially sanctioned as well as self-reports of offending and victimization. Second, we discuss the experiences and consequences of living with violence. Third, we conclude with policy recommendations for responding to violent crime. Details: S.L.: Emerging Adult Justice Learning Community, 2019. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 19, 2019 at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c6458c07788975dfd586d90/t/5cefe1b23cd4e3000135efaa/1559224929928/Emerging-Adults-Violent-Crime.pdf Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://ncvc.dspacedirect.org/handle/20.500.11990/1341 Shelf Number: 156913 Keywords: Crime Wave Mass Incarceration Offenders Violence Violent Crime Violent Offense Violent Victimization |