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online victimization of youth  

Definition

  • The Internet has become an important part of the lives of many people, especially children and adolescents. The number of U.S. children (five to twelve years old) and teenagers (thirteen to eighteen years old) who go online is estimated to have reached 8.6 million and 8.4 million, respectively, in 1998. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Online Victimization of Youth]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SRMCJZJP-H

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