ARTICLE REVIEW2Article ReviewYouth Victimization: Prevalence and ImplicationsThe article is a creation of Kilpatrick, Saunders, and Smith completed in 2003 which talks on the youth victimization issues surrounding the prevalence, implications, and research in brief. The report promotes knowledge on the types and amount of victimization subjected on children and youth as well as their effects on their daily lives. Therein, it conducts a survey on the prevalence of sexual assault, physical punishment, physical assault, and that subjected to whenever witnessing an assault (Ybarra, Espelage, Langhinrichsen-Rohling & Korchmaros, 2016). The aspects guided the observation or contribution of the assault cases towards growth of delinquent behaviors, substance use, and mental problems. The research found extreme cases of interpersonal violence and victimization in the United States. Furthermore, the outcome documents a high prevalence of the case among the Hispanics and Asians characterizing each type of assault. The study found that the perpetrators were people closely known or related to the victims and thus spoke a lot towards the interventionplans. Moreover, the study documents the limitation of the study touching on the sample size thatfailed to offer a clear reflection of the case nationally (Kilpatrick, Saunders & Smith, 2003). The sample excluded youths from homes with no phones, the homeless, and those in correctional facilities. As a result, it may affect the assumption and fact findings on the wholesome treatment of the victimization issue. The report was essential and instructive given the segments of people it touches and that can turn the information into useful knowledge. The information remains essential for the policy makers in trying to address the challenge and coming up with measures to reduce the prevalence of the same (Kilpatrick, Saunders & Smith, 2003). On the other hand, the information is critical

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