Children’s Exposure To Violence And The Intersection Between Delinquency And Victimization

October 1, 2013
In October 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released a Juvenile Justice Bulletin on the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV). The survey looks at how victimization and delinquency converge or diverge among youth of different ages. Topics covered include definitions of victimized vs. nonvictimized youth as well as delinquent vs. nondelinquent youth; typology for categorizing youth as delinquent-victim, primarily delinquent, primarily victims, and low delinquency/victimization; findings by gender and typology group; and the implications for adolescent development and . . .