At-School Victimization and Violence Exposure Assessed in a National Household Survey of Children and Youth

• NCJ Number: 251342
• Journal: Journal of School Violence Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: 2014 Pages: 67-90
• Author(s): D. Finkelhor; J. Vanderminden; H. Turner; A. Shattuck; S. Hamby
• Date Published: 2014
• Length: 24 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey; Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This national household telephone survey of youth and parents assessed exposure to a broad range of at-school victimizations among a representative sample of 3,391 children and youth ages 5 to 17.

Abstract

Nearly half the sample (48 percent) had been exposed to at least one form of victimization at school during the past year (in 2011), most of which was intimidation/bullying (29.8 percent). Fourteen percent had been assaulted at school in the past year; 13 percent had witnessed an assault; 3.2 percent had been sexually harassed; and 0.4 percent had been sexually assaulted at school. Twelve percent had an at-school victimization injury in the past year, and 6 percent had missed a day or more of school as a result of their at-school victimization. Some victimizations, such as weapon assault and sexual assault, were less prevalent at school than out of school; others, such as intimidation and sexual harassment, were more common. (Publisher abstract modified)