Abstract
Presents an overview of the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), the most comprehensive nationwide survey to date of the incidence and prevalence of children's exposure to violence, sponsored by OJJDP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and carried out by the Crimes Against Children Research Center of the University of New Hampshire. It outlines the survey’s objectives and key features, how exposure to violence was measured, and plans for followup surveys and publications. NatSCEV bases its estimates on a large, nationally representative sample of more than 4,500 children ages 17 and younger. The survey interviewed caregivers of children ages 9 and younger and children and youth ages 10 to 17 about 45 different kinds of violence, abuse, and victimization in the past year and over the course of their lifetime.
Department
Crimes Against Children Research Center, Sociology
Publication Date
10-2011
Journal Title
National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence
Publisher
United States Department of Justice
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
David Finkelhor, Heather A. Turner, & Sherry L. Hamby. Questions and answers about the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence. OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ235163 (pgs. 1-4). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.