Repeat victimization may involve multiple incidents of victimization in a single year, multiple years of victimization, or both. This study examines both types of repeat victimization as well as the concentration of victimization among a relatively few highfrequency victims and the intermittency of victimization in a sample of adolescents in high-risk neighborhoods. During a 5-year period, the results indicate that chronic, multiple, intermittent victimization is the usual pattern among respondents in the sample.
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