Young people, victimization and the police: British Crime Survey findings on experiences and attitudes of 12 to 15 year olds: Home Office research study 140

Attempted and completed incidents of stranger-perpetrated child sexual abuse and abduction

“…the Edinburgh (Scotland) youth victimisation survey (Anderson et al, 1994) and the British Crime Survey (BCS) (Aye Maung, 1995). Each of these studies report broadly similar findings to those in our research.…”

“…The questionnaire was a modified version of one that had been used in two previous child victimisation surveys in the UK: Anderson et al (1994), and Aye Maung (1995). The questionnaire had five sections: demographic characteristics, lifestyle, victimisation and accidents "away from home," fears and anxieties, and strategies for keeping safe.…”

“…Juvenile victimisation, including CSA and abduction, has been incorporated only once, in 1992 (Aye Maung, 1995). This survey was restricted to 12-15 year olds, utilised only a global measure of CSA and abduction ("Sexual harassment by men") and provided little analysis of the data by victim-offender relationship.…”

Who's Who in the Pecking Order?: Aggression and 'Normal Violence' in the Lives of Girls and Boys

“…Glover et al's (2000) study of 25 secondary schools suggested that pupils absorb a culture which exists among peers; with fewer older than younger pupils indicating that they believed that there were rarely or never good reasons for fighting in school. In a similar vein, Aye Maung (1995) reported that aggressive and violent incidents involving young people aged under 16 years were typically regarded as "just something that happens, or to a lesser extent, "wrong but not a crime". Similar findings were reported in the two Scottish studies with Anderson et al (1994: 90) noting that "[I]t is by no means an exaggeration to say that violence is an accepted part of life, for girls as well as boys.".…”

“…offending surveys of young people, it has become evident that both boys and girls are frequently involved in incidents which would fit the definition of violent criminal offences (see for example Cairns et al 1988;Whitney and Smith 1993;Aye Maung 1995;Graham and Bowling 1995;Kershaw et al 2000). The hitherto neglected area of girls' violence is also now receiving research attention (see Campbell 1984Campbell , 1986Phillips 1994;Archer 1998;Davies 1999;Batchelor, Burman and Brown 2001).…”