8. SCOPE NOTES 2152 Victim Characteristics Definition: An indication of the characteristics of the victim that may have caused his/her victimisation in this specific act. Guidelines: This is a repeatable, coded field. Identify particular characteristics that may have caused victimisation in this specific act, e.g. because they were at a particular place at a particular time, or because they were trade union leaders, students, activists, members in particular organisations or groups, employed in particular professions, adherents to a particular religion, AIDS patients, members of a particular tribe, caste, race, minority, religious group etc. Add clarifying notes as applicable which focus on the basis of the victimisation. Use the clarifying notes to assist in the description of the basis for targeting the victim. Do not enter information that will endanger specific victims, e.g., membership in an illegal organisation linked to a specific person' s name. Although this type of information might be held by an organisation, caution must be used if it is communicated, since such information could have disastrous effects on the victim. Do not enter characteristics that are unrelated to this act. Entry: Codes or terms from Micro-thesaurus 23: Relevant Characteristics. Examples: 02 02 03 or Street children 2153 Type of Location Definition: An indication of the type of location where the act occurred. Guidelines: Choose a code from Micro-thesaurus 17: Types of Locations. Clarifying notes are allowed if necessary. This is not a repeatable field. Entry: Codes or terms from Micro-thesaurus 17: Types of Locations. Examples: 01 01 01 or Victim' s home 112