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Download full textMcDermott, M. Joan – 1979
Victimization data from 26 American cities surveyed in 1974 and 1975 are used in this study to examine personal victimizations--rapes, robberies, assaults, and larcenies--that occurred in urban schools. Findings of the study include the following: (1) 270,000 personal victimizations were reported to have occurred inside schools over the course of…
Descriptors: Crime, Elementary Secondary Education, Rape, School Security
McDermott, M. Joan – 1979
The incidence of rape victimization in 26 American cities was investigated using interviews conducted with representative samples of approximately 10,000 households (22,000 individuals) in each of the cities. Results indicated that: (1) rates of rape and attempted rape were higher for younger women, minorities, women who were never married or…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Crime, Females
