Internet Activity 49

Violence: Trends and Risk Factors

Choose one type of violence to investigate, and write a brief description of current U.S. trends. How common is this type of violence? What are the typical characteristics of perpetrators and victims? Is this type of violence increasing or decreasing? What are some of the risk factors associated with it? Use the sites listed on the links page for Chapter 23 or perform a search. Statistics and background information on many types of violence in the United States are available at the following sites:

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Justice Information Center

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Type of violence:

Discussion:


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