Victim Assistance
Victim Assistance

Author: Thomas L. Underwood

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780826147516

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Based on the acclaimed professional certificate program, Advanced Institute on Victim Studies: Critical Analysis of Victim Assistance, this book identifies core content areas essential for practitioners working with crime victims. Recognizing the multidisciplined, multisystem field that encompasses victim assistance, the contributors present a solid foundation of the varying concepts and theories on victims and victims services. The balance of the text addresses the skills and strategies needed to enhance services to victims at the individual, organizational, and societal levels. Each chapter concludes with an analysis and application section, including representative scenarios and key questions for review.

Effectiveness of Grant Programs Under the Violence Against Women Act
Effectiveness of Grant Programs Under the Violence Against Women Act

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1437931162

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Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) OVW Grant Programs; (3) The VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative; (4) Effectiveness of OVW Grant Programs; (5) Grant Programs: Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders; Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforce.; Legal Assistance for Victims; Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus; STOP Violence Against Indian Women; Educ. and Technical Assistance to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities; Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault Against Older Individuals or Individuals with Disabilities; Support Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions; State Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions; Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation Program. Illus.

NIJ Catalog
NIJ Catalog

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Contains information on criminal justice publications and other materials available from NIJ's information clearinghouse, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), and other sources.