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Table 1 Types of violence studied.

From: Violence witnessing, perpetrating and victimization in medellin, Colombia: a random population survey

TYPE OF VIOLENCE

COMPONENTS

Verbal aggression

Insults, angry shouting

Defraud or deceive

Taking advantage of others, fraud, deceit

Yelling and heavy pranks

Yelling and practical jokes

Unarmed aggression

Strike with the hand or fist with an object, such as a stick or belt

Less severe threat

Threats of beating, threats of injuring, threats of hitting with an object,

Armed threat

Threats with a sharp instrument, knife or firearm

Severe threat

Threats of extortion (being coerced to provide money, property, or services), threats of forced displacement

Unarmed robbery

Robbery with no use of a sharp instrument, knife or firearm

Armed physical aggression

To attack with a sharp instrument, knife or firearm

Sexual aggression

Rape, attempted rape, or not consented caresses

  1. Medellin and metropolitan area. 2007.