Self-Protective Behavior and Violent Victimization

Product Description Using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, Santana expands upon previous research by including not only sexual assaults and rapes in the analysis but also robbery and physical assaults. Her results reveal that the effectiveness of self-protective behaviors varied by the type of victimization. One noteworthy finding was that nonforceful verbal self-protective behaviors (e.g., pleading or stalling) were ineffective across all four types of victimization. In addition, the results suggest that the effectiveness of self-protective behaviors varied by the nature of the victim/offender relationship. The findings suggest that to effectively resist violent victimization, victims may need to respond differently depending upon the type of crime and their relationship with the offender. About the Author Shannon A. Santana received her Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati and is currently an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Florida International University. Her work has appeared in the Justice System Journal and the Security Journal. In addition, she has co-authored chapters in several books, including Violence at Work: Causes, Patterns, and Prevention.