"Violent victimization" refers to the act of suffering harm or injury as a result of violent actions committed by another person towards you.
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Using data from the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II, criminologists from Georgia State University and the University of West Georgia assessed the extent to which international college students
experience violent victimization, comparing their risk to that for domestic students.
«We found that international students may not engage in the same daily or recreational activities as do their domestic peers, therefore reducing their risk
of violent victimization.»
Terrorism is defined as political violence in an asymmetrical conflict that is designed to induce terror and psychic fear (sometimes indiscriminate) through
the violent victimization and destruction of noncombatant targets (sometimes iconic symbols).
This is the second time Stein has been recognized with this award, receiving it in 2010 for her paper «The Utility of Country Structure: A Cross-National Multi-Level Analysis of Property and
Violent Victimization.»
According to national estimates, approximately 54 percent of
violent victimizations are not reported to the police.
Violent Victimization, Dating Violence, and Sexual Assault.