victimization

Example Sentences

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“Yet, the disproportionate criminal victimization of Black Americans receives little attention, even as public discourse often centers on racial injustice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Some researchers caution that victimization surveys don’t line up with the fall in reported crime, possibly muddying the picture for some offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel brings nuance to communities that have been ravaged by extractive capitalism and then shamed for their victimization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Because that added another level of victimization to them.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

The point is, that the victimization of the few—or even the one—by the many has no place in our school.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell