Demographic and socioeconomic risk factors of adult violent victimization from an accident and emergency department and forensic medicine perspective: A register-based case-control study

Violence towards people with mental illness: Assessment, risk factors, and management

“…Ethnicity did not predict violent victimization after adjusting for the other covariates. Finally, there is a close correlation between violent victimization and the perpetration of violence as a retaliatory act in some studies …”

“…Unfortunately, violence has usually been considered a risk factor for the development of mental illness, and has been less commonly considered a potential consequence of mental illness itself. As a result, there is limited good‐quality research on the determinants of violence exposure in people with mental illness . In the general population as a whole, theories focus on routine activities that predispose people to being victimized, either through the routes by which people travel, or the places in which people spend time for recreation or work .…”

“…As a result, there is limited good-quality research on the determinants of violence exposure in people with mental illness. 58,59 In the general population as a whole, theories focus on routine activities that predispose people to being victimized, either through the routes by which people travel, or the places in which people spend time for recreation or work. 60,61 Neighborhood context is emphasized in some models, under the hypothesis that more challenging, or poorly cohesive, social environments drive exposure to violence.…”

“…Finally, there is a close correlation between violent victimization and the perpetration of violence as a retaliatory act in some studies. 58,59,75,76 In the general population, risk of being exposed to violence can be related to aspects of acquiring, using, and experiencing the effects of psychotropic drugs. 74,77 People who use illicit opiates are exposed to risk of violent harm through increased levels of acquisitive crime, for example.…”

Sexual Violence against Women in Germany: Prevalence and Risk Markers

“…Besides marital status and household size, other sociodemographic characteristics, such as age or educational background [49,50,51,52], have been linked to experienced sexual victimizations. However, dependencies between the diverse variables have to be taken into account when relating them to victimization risks (e.g., single women are more likely to be living on their own than married women).…”