| Over the last few years many studies have
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| | and hate crimes are often not included in
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| been done concerning various forms of
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| | reports because the right questions are
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| child and youth victimization. These
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| | not being asked. Interviewers tend to
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| studies have included; physical and
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| | focus on "conventional crime experiences"
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| sexual abuse, bullying, sexual
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| | and therefore fail to properly interview
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| harassment, exposure to community
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| | victims and their families. Another
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| violence and the witnessing of domestic
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| | problem with the approach used to gather
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| violence. What's scary about all these
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| | information for these reports is that
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| studies is the end result. Rather than
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| | they fail to identify multiple
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| discussing all the statistics, which
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| | infractions within the same offense. For
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| would only confuse you as they did me,
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| | example, when a child is "Bullied",
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| consider this; only 29% of children had
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| | physical abuse and sexual harassment
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| NOT been victimized either directly or
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| | often occur at the same time but only
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| indirectly. Let me repeat that. Only 29%
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| | "bullying" is reported. Domestic violence
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| of children had NOT been victimized
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| | is another example. Frequently, violent
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| either directly or indirectly. That is an
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| | parents attack multiple family members.
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| amazing statistic in itself and based on
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| | When law enforcement is called out on a
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| that there is no need to discuss the
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| | domestic violence disturbance and arrests
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| other numbers. However, the problems may
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| | the 'parent", child abuse is often
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| be a lot worse than the published reports
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| | overlooked and unreported. Fragmentation
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| indicate. The guidelines set for the
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| | in these studies is made worse when
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| purposes of these studies tend to
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| | interviewers focus on age groups such as
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| overlook certain activities and therefore
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| | teenagers or, more often, elementary
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| do not present a clear picture. For
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| | school children. Focusing on a particular
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| instance; studies on community violence
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| | age group can result in a misperception
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| will report on the overall picture but
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| | that crime occurs primarily to that
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| fail to report individual cases of child
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| | group. It is our responsibility as adults
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| neglect and emotional abuse.
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| | to ensure that are children are properly
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| Additionally, "property crimes" against
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| | cared for. If you know or suspect that a
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| children, such as theft or vandalism, are
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| | child is not being properly treated you
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| usually not included in these studies
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| | should report it. If you have children
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| even though children are affected in high
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| | and depend on babysitters, nannies or
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| numbers and are affected emotionally if
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| | even siblings to care for them, get a
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| not physically. Assaults by brothers and
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| | hidden camera or recorder NOW! They are
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| sisters, non-sexual assaults on the
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| | easy to setup and use and may save your
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| genitals (touching), violence on dates
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| | child emotionally if not physically.
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