Table 1 Sample questions from Juvenile Victimisation Questionnaire—Screener Sum Version

Conventional crime

In the last year, did anyone use force to take something away from your child that your child was carrying or wearing?

Maltreatment

Not including spanking on your child’s bottom, in the last year, did a grown-up in your child’s life hit, beat, kick, or physically hurt your child in any way?

Victimisation by peers and siblings

Sometimes groups of kids or gangs attack people. In the last year, did a group of kids or a gang hit, jump, or attack your child?

Sexual victimisation

In the last year, did a grown-up your child knows touch your child’s private parts when they shouldn’t have or make your child touch their private parts? Or did a grown-up your child knows force your child to have sex?

Witnessing

In the last year, did your child SEE a parent get pushed, slapped, hit, punched, or beat up by another parent, or their boyfriend or girlfriend?