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Children`s Exposure to Community Violence

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Children`s Exposure to Community Violence
Richters & Martinez‚ 1990
1. I have heard guns being shot.
2. I have seen somebody arrested.
3. I have seen drug deals.
4. I have seen someone being beaten up.
5. My house has been broken into.
6. I have seen somebody get stabbed.
7. I have seen somebody get shot.
8. I have seen a gun in my home.
9. I have seen alcohol such as beer‚ wine‚ or hard liquor in my home.
10. I have seen gangs in my neighborhood.
11. I have seen somebody pull a gun on another person.
12. I have seen someone in my home get shot or stabbed.
  • Violence
This instrument can be found on pages 321-332 of Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes‚ Behaviors‚ and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools‚ available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/YV_Compendium.pdf
Point values are assigned as follows:
Never = 1
Once or twice = 2
Afew times = 3
Many times = 4
Point values are summed and then divided by the total number of items. Intended range is 1-4‚ with a higher score indicating more frequent exposure to acts of crime and violence.

Richters JE‚ Martinez P. Things I Have Seen and Heard: a structured interview for assessing youth children’s violence exposure. Rockville‚ MD: National Institute of Mental Health‚ 1990.

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mohammad looti (2026). Children`s Exposure to Community Violence. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/childrens-exposure-to-community-violence-2/

mohammad looti. "Children`s Exposure to Community Violence." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 25 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/childrens-exposure-to-community-violence-2/.

mohammad looti. "Children`s Exposure to Community Violence." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/childrens-exposure-to-community-violence-2/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Children`s Exposure to Community Violence', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/childrens-exposure-to-community-violence-2/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Children`s Exposure to Community Violence," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.

mohammad looti. Children`s Exposure to Community Violence. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.

Related terms:

  1. Children`s Exposure to Community Violence
  2. Severity of Violence Against Women Scale/Severity of Violence Against Men Scale (SVAWS/ SVAMS)
  3. Revised Community Organization Sense of Community Scale (COSCS-R)
  4. Revised Community Organization Sense of Community Scale (COSCS-R)
  5. Adolescents and Children Risk of Abuse and Maltreatment Community Scale (ACRAM-CS)
  6. Exposure to Gangs—Houston School Cohort Survey
  7. National Violence Against WomenSurvey (NVAWS)
  8. Seriousness of Violence Classification—Pittsburgh Youth Study
  9. Weapon Carrying—Youth Risk Behavior Survey/NYC Youth Violence Survey
  10. Family Violence – Preliminary Assessment tool
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