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Developmental Victimology: Estimating Group Victimization Trajectories in the Age-Victimization Curve
International Review of Victimology (2015)
  • Whitney DeCamp, Western Michigan University
  • Heather Zaykowski, University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract
Although research on the age-crime curve has made significant advances in the past few decades, our understanding of victimization has not benefited to the same degree. The present study examines the age-victim curve to explore victimization trajectories, which increases our understanding of risks over time through different life pathways. Using data from the Offending, Crime and Justice Survey, a national longitudinal survey in England and Wales, trajectory modeling is used to estimate different violent victimization trajectories for people aged 10 to 29 over four years of data. Analyses indicate the presence of four distinct victimization trajectories, including: rarely victimized, young adult victims, childhood victims, and chronically victimized. Further analyses indicated that young adult victims often were connected to intimate partner violence, whereas childhood victims often were victimized by other students.
Keywords
  • Victimization,
  • Crime,
  • Trajectory Models
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1177/0269758015591722
Citation Information
DeCamp, Whitney, and Heather Zaykowski. (2015). Developmental Victimology: Estimating Group Victimization Trajectories in the Age-Victimization Curve. International Review of Victimology, 21, 255-272. doi:10.1177/0269758015591722