The victimization of children and youth: A comprehensive, national survey

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-25

  Finkelhor, David ^a,c,d   Ormrod, Richard ^a   Turner, Heather ^a   Hamby, Sherry L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Crimes against Children Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Crime; Incidence; Juveniles; Sexual assault; Victims; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12444346792     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559504271287     Document Type: Review

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