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victimization

vik tuh muh zay shuhn

  • n  adversity resulting from being made a victim
    his victimization infuriated him
  • n  an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
    paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization

  • Patterns of victimization begin as soon as children begin to interact socially, Boivin says, and parents and caregivers need to be alerted to the problem in the earliest years.
  • It's why he doesn't accept victimization as an excuse for failure, criminality or self-pity.
  • But this movie is in love with female victimization.
News & Articles

  • Elderly lose more than money to scammers
    The National Center on Elder Abuse has identified a phenomenon among seniors it calls “vicarious victimization” — someone who has not been a victim or near-victim of a scam but fears becoming one.  
    June 16, 2013 - The Daily Item
  • Report: Nearly 20% of Youths at West TN Center Sexually Victimized
    A Somerville youth center is the focus of a new federal report that found sexual victimization claims there were more than twice the national average.
    June 14, 2013 - Eyewitness News Memphis
  • Somerville detention facility holds high rate of sexual victimization
    The state of Tennessee promises action after hearing shocking new statistics regarding sexual assault in youth detention centers. A survey reported Tennessee juvenile correction facilities have higher rates of sexual victimization among inmates than the national average.
    June 13, 2013 - WMCTV Memphis
Quotes

  • Shelby Steele in Washington Post
    The problem here for Barack, of course, is that his racial identity commits him to a manipulation of the society he seeks to lead,Steele writes. "To 'be black,' he has to exaggerate black victimization in America. . . . Worse, his identity...
  • Bill Blair in CBC.ca
    It's making a difference,Blair said. "We have experienced crime reduction numbers in this city that are without precedent anywhere in North America - a consistent and steady decline in crime and victimization in our city."
  • Patty Wetterling in CNN
    We need to stop the sexual exploitation of children across the country, and in Washington we must hold accountable all those complicit in allowing this victimization to happen,said Wetterling, a Minnesota child safety advocate whose son Jacob...

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