Choose one type of violence to investigate, and write a brief description of current U.S. trends. Use the following sites:
Bureau of Justice Statistics (https://www.bjs.gov/)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (https://www.fbi.gov/)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (https://www.ncjrs.gov/)
Answer the following questions:
1. What type of violence did you research?
2. How common is this type of violence?
3. What are the typical characteristics of perpetrators and victims?
4. Is this type of violence increasing or decreasing?
5. What are some of the risk factors associated with it?