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youth victimization  

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  • Youth victimization is generally defined as violence and/or crimes perpetrated against youth. This definition can include physical assaults such as hitting, punching, and kicking, sexual assaults such as rape and molestation, and other crimes such as theft and bullying. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Victimization, Youth]

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