Specific Populations as Victims
Certain populations or groups may be targeted by criminals because of their membership in a group (such as a religion) or because of the victim's characteristics, such as age or race.
NIJ supports projects to understand and mitigate the causes and effects of crimes against specific populations. Such projects include those to estimate the prevalence of various crimes, understand offender motivation, guarantee victims' rights, and evaluate promising practices for reducing the incidence of these crimes. NIJ-supported projects also aim to understand and improve the criminal justice system's response to crimes against specific populations.
Learn about:
Impact on Delinquency, Arrest and Victimization
Child Interviews and the Prosecution of Child Abuse
Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Other Web Resources on Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Publications on Child AbuseIntimate Partner (Domestic) Violence
Causes and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence
Extent of Intimate Partner Violence
Interventions in Intimate Partner Violence
Measuring Intimate Partner Violence
Economic Distress and Intimate Partner Violence
Shelters Meet Needs of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Arrests and Dual Arrests, Intimate Partner Violence
Teen Dating Violence
Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research (NIJ ePub)
Ch 1. Overview of Domestic Violence
Ch 3. Perpetrator Characteristics
Elder Abuse as a Criminal Problem
Addressing Mistreatment of Elders
Financial Exploitation of Elders
