Abstract
Victim surveys have recently enjoyed an increased popularity as a method of obtaining information about the extent and na ture of illegal activities, as well as characteristics of those vic timized. It is somewhat surprising, however, that most published victim surveys have not made adequate provisions to assess the victimizations of juveniles.
In the present study, a questionnaire administered to high- school students was used to elicit information regarding the vic timizations of juveniles. Victimization was found to be rather extensive among these respondents. Males reported more victim izations than did females, while age and father's occupation showed little relationship to victimization. Most victimizations were not reported to the police.
The respondents—females to a greater extent than males— indicated some fear of walking in their own neighborhoods alone at night and also believed that there was a chance of being robbed or attacked in their own neighborhood; these two fears were found to be related to certain recent victimizations.
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