Variations in Victimization: The Relationship between Community Types, Violence against Women and Reporting Behaviors

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Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.

Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming

Social Sciences, 12(9), 471

08/2023

Abuse and violence · Criminal justice system · Rural-urban differences · Women