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NCJ 184414
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Title:
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Assessing the Exposure of Urban Youth to Violence
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Series:
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NIJ Research Preview
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Author(s):
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Mary Beth Selner-O'Hagan Ph.D. ; Daniel J. Kindlon Ph.D. ; Stephen L. Buka Sc.D. ; Stephen W. Raudenbush Ed.D. ; Felton J. Earls M.D.
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Date Published:
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11/1996 |
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Page Count:
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2 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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93-IJ-CX-K005 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States |
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Dataset:
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02766 |
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Type:
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Studies/research reports |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This paper reports on the results of a new method for assessing
the exposure of urban youth to violence. |
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Abstract:
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This research effort was part of the Project on Human Development
in Chicago Neighborhoods, which is a long-range study of the
determinants of antisocial behavior, delinquency and crime, and
substance abuse. A new measurement tool covers multiple aspects
of violence. It includes witnessing violence as well as
experiencing violence, covers a range from less serious to more
serious events, and also extends to sexual violence. It was used
in a pilot test that consisted of interviews with 80 people who
are part of the ongoing project. They were asked about their
lifetime and recent (past year) exposure to 18 different violent
events that they had either witnessed or personally experienced.
The findings revealed a wide range of exposure to violence, from
88 percent who said they had seen someone hit during their
lifetime to the 3 percent who had been sexually assaulted during
the past year. Violent victimization in this sample of urban
youth was also common, with 8 percent reporting that in the past
year they were shot at, 15 percent saying they were attacked with
a weapon, and 31 percent saying they were hit; one in seven (14
percent) had been sexually assaulted during his/her lifetime.
Data are also reported on patterns of exposure to violence and
neighborhood violence. The paper concludes with a discussion of
the expanded use of the instrument. |
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Main Term(s):
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Juvenile delinquency factors |
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Index Term(s):
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Data collection devices ; Testing and measurement ; Violence ; Urban area studies ; Urban criminality ; Victims of violence ; NIJ grant-related documents |
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