Child and Youth Victimization Known to Police, School, and Medical Authorities

• NCJ Number: 235394
• Date Published: April 2012
• Agencies: OJJDP
• Publication Series: OJJDP National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence Series

Annotation

This survey provides an assessment on whether authorities, including police, school, and medical authorities, are identifying victimizations.

Abstract

This bulletin presents survey results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) regarding authorities' knowledge of victimization incidents involving children and youth, particularly police, school, and medical authorities.