NCJ Number
181224
Journal
Adolescence Volume: 34 Issue: 134 Dated: Summer 1999 Pages: 351-367
Date Published
1999
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Data from a voluntary, anonymous questionnaire survey of 962 students in 14 junior high schools and 6 senior high schools in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, formed the basis of an analysis of the extent of victimization, juvenile delinquency, and having a weapon at school among this population during the past year.
Abstract
The research also explored the relationships between victimization, delinquency, and weapon possession. The participants included students in schools in parts of the city with low, medium, and high crime rates. Results revealed a high prevalence of self-reported victimization, both while the youths were at school and while they were not at school. Males reported higher rates of victimization in and out of school than did females, except for victimization of a sexual nature. In addition, younger students generally reported higher rates of victimization at school than did older students. Moreover, more than half of the students reported engaging in some form of delinquent behavior within the past year. Males were more likely than females to report engaging in a variety of delinquent behavior. Students in grade 9 were also more likely to report delinquent behaviors than were students in other grades. Furthermore, students who reported moderate or high levels of delinquency were more likely to report moderate or high levels of victimization; students who reported no delinquency were more likely than the others to report no victimization. Tables and 8 references