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Victim Characteristics

Victim Characteristics is a criminological construct denoting the distinctive attributes, behaviors, and situational conditions of individuals that differentiate their vulnerability, risk, or propensity to victimization within the broader study of victimization patterns and dynamics.

2.8K

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194.6K

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5.9K

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1.7K

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2017–2026

677

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Victimological Characteristics

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Cultural myths and supports for rape.

Martha R. Burt · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 2.5K citations

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Cultural myths and supports for rape.

Martha R. Burt · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 2.2K citations

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Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: a comparison of associated youth characteristics

Michele L. Ybarra, Kimberly J. Mitchell · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2004 · 1.3K citations

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Fear of Crime: Interpreting Victimization Risk.

Pamela Irving Jackson, Kenneth F. Ferraro · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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Bullying at work: Epidemiological findings in public and private organizations

Ståle Einarsen, Anders Skogstad · European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology · 1996 · 1K citations

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Authors

5.9K

  1. BS
    Bonnie S. Fisher

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    23 publications · 2.9K citations

    19

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  2. LS
    Lorraine Sheridan

    Curtin University, Australia

    22 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

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  3. BW
    Bradford W. Reyns

    Weber State University, United States

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

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  4. DL
    Dorothy L. Espelage

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. JL
    Janet L. Lauritsen

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    12 publications · 1.8K citations

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    35 h-index

    78 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    28 h-index

    55 publications

    6.3K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    26 h-index

    46 publications

    4.6K citations

  4. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    25 h-index

    55 publications

    9.1K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    24 h-index

    49 publications

    4.6K citations

  6. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    24 h-index

    63 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. Sam Houston State University

    Huntsville, United States

    23 h-index

    54 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    22 h-index

    53 publications

    3.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    257 publications · 13.8K citations

    68

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  2. Violence and Victims

    75 publications · 4.3K citations

    37

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  3. Violence Against Women

    VAW · 56 publications · 3.1K citations

    30

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  4. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    40 publications · 3.3K citations

    27

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  5. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    37 publications · 2.1K citations

    27

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