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Bullying and other forms of peer victimization can cause trauma symptoms in elementary school children, according to new research from the University of Florida. The study, published in the Journal of ...

The committee was charged to undertake a study of what is known and what needs to be known to reduce bullying behavior and its consequences and to report on the on the state of the science on the ...

For the 2024 election season, we've updated this reporting to cover the latest changes — and debates — around crime stats. Two key crime reports released by the Justice Department this fall reveal a ...

Criminologists have traditionally focused, albeit almost exclusively, on the perpetrators of crime, and rightfully so; however, by focusing their collective attention on the perpetrators, researchers ...

A recent study published in The Journal of Sex Research suggests that adults with autism experience higher rates of certain types of sexual victimization compared to those without the diagnosis. The ...

A victim mentality can be challenging for those experiencing it and their loved ones. It’s usually fueled by a lot of mental and emotional distress. With therapy, it is possible to overcome this urge.

Take a moment and picture an image of a rapist. Without a doubt, you are thinking about a man. Given our pervasive cultural understanding that perpetrators of sexual violence are nearly always men, ...

I suspect that very few of you are aware that Sigmund Freud wrote a book about jokes. No, not the Sigmund Freud collection of hilarious after-dinner jokes and anecdotes. It’s called The Joke and its ...