Children's Exposure to Violence and the Intersection Between Delinquency and Victimization

• NCJ Number: 240555
• Date Published: October 2013
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Series: OJJDP National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence Series
• Agencies: OJJDP

Annotation

Based on interview data from the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) - a national study that is both large and comprehensive in its assessment of victimization and delinquency - this study identified groups of children (ages 10-17) who are either primarily victims or primarily offenders in terms of group size and how their characteristics and experiences differ.

Abstract

This bulletin presents survey results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) regarding the co-occurrence of victimization and delinquency among children who are exposed to violence.