Abstract: Interviews with 2,000 youths (ages 10-16) and their caretakers examined whether instruction at school or home about how to prevent victimization impacted on children's behavior in real victimization attempts. Children exposed to comprehensive school-based or home-based instruction were more likely to use recommended self-protection strategies and to disclose to someone about the victimization attempt. (Author/JDD)

Title: The Effectiveness of Victimization Prevention Instruction: An Evaluation of Children's Responses to Actual Threats and Assaults.
Author: Finkelhor, David; And Others
Journal Citation: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v19 n2 p141-54 Feb 1995
ISSN: 0145-2134
Publication Year: 1995
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Evaluative Report (142)
Target Audience: Researchers
ERIC Identifier: EJ499195
Clearinghouse Identifier: EC610276
Available from: UMI
This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).

Descriptors: * Child Abuse; * Coping; Elementary Secondary Education; * Instructional Effectiveness; Interviews; National Surveys; Parents as Teachers; * Prevention; Program Effectiveness; * Responses; Skill Development; * Victims of Crime