Victimization Prevention

Victimization Prevention is a crime prevention strategy that belongs to the broader category of proactive safety interventions, specifically distinguished by its focus on reducing the likelihood of individuals or communities becoming targets of crime through environmental design, behavioral modification, and situational risk reduction.

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Citations

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Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

423

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Crime Prevention Policy

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Fraud Victimization PreventionOnline Victimization PreventionPersonal Safety EducationProperty Crime PreventionSchool Victimization PreventionVictim Risk AssessmentWorkplace Victimization PreventionYouth Victimization Prevention

Publications

1.7K

Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design

W. Russell Ellis, Oscar Newman · Journal of Architectural Education (1947-1974) · 1974 · 1.9K citations

Social Sciences, Urban Design, Urban Planning +16

Research on School Bullying and Victimization: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here?

Dorothy L. Espelage, Susan M. Swearer · School Psychology Review · 2003 · 1.2K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology +15

Bully/victim problems among schoolchildren : Basic facts and effects of a school-based intervention program

Dan Olweus · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1991 · 1.2K citations

Public Health, Educational Psychology, Psychology +16

Fear of Crime: Interpreting Victimization Risk.

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

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12

The nature of cyberbullying, and strategies for prevention

Robert Slonje, Peter K. Smith, Ann Frisén · Computers in Human Behavior · 2012 · 917 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Social Psychology +10

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Authors

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Christina Salmivalli
University of Turku, Finland
26 publications · 3.5K citations
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Dorothy L. Espelage
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
24 publications · 4.4K citations
19
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Bonnie S. Fisher
University of Cincinnati, United States
23 publications · 2.1K citations
18
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David P. Farrington
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
17 publications · 2.1K citations
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Dan Olweus
University of Bergen, Norway
15 publications · 4.3K citations
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence
56 publications · 2.8K citations
32
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Journal of School Violence
41 publications · 1.6K citations
24
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Violence Against Women
VAW · 26 publications · 1.7K citations
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Violence and Victims
24 publications · 1.9K citations
20
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Prevention Science
21 publications · 1.2K citations
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