Recognizing the role of victim supports in building and maintaining healthy and safe communities
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2016 The effects of crime can persist for years and can have life-long implications for some victims. The physical and emotional impact, alongside practical problems, point to the need for the rehabilitation of victims and their families in order to avoid or ...
Sarah Johnston-Way, Sue O’Sullivan
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Dynamics of intimate partner violence - cycle of abuse [PDF]
TemidaIn an abusive intimate partner relationship, there is a pattern of behaviours determined by a repetitive change of phases that include periods without violence, as well as those characterised by different forms of psychological, physical, sexual
Prović Ivana
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Public-private tragedy: Stigma, victimisation and community identity [PDF]
, 2018 On 13 March 1996, Thomas Hamilton shot and killed 16 children and 1 teacher at Dunblane Primary School, Scotland. In the weeks and months that followed, intense and extensive media coverage focused on the victims, the community, the aftermath and the ...
O'Leary, Nicola
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Development of services for crime victims in Serbia [PDF]
Temida, 2007 The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the history of services for crime victims in Serbia. The development of services for crime victims is analyzed and then, on the basis of the evaluation of the results achieved and comparisons with the ...
Nikolić-Ristanović Vesna
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Repeat Victimisation, Retraumatisation and Victim Vulnerability [PDF]
, 2015 : This study explores the contribution that traumatic experiences and psychological post-traumatic stress symptoms make to predicting subsequent revictimisation in a sample of violent crime victims.
Brooks, Matthew +9 more
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Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2016 CRIME VICTIMS AND THE POLISH POSTPENITENTIARY ASSISTANCE FUND: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF A NEW INSTITUTION FOR EXECUTIVE PENAL LAW Summary The paper describes and analyses the regulation of a Fund which has been in operation since January 1st, 2012 ...
Ewa Bieńkowska
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Service for victims of crime VDS info and victims’ support: Analysis of the previous work [PDF]
Temida, 2004 The first victim support service in our country VDS info and victims’ support started with its work in April 2003 within the Victimology Society of Serbia.
Ćopić Sanja M., Nikolić Jasmina
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The clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Victim Improvement Package (VIP) for the reduction of chronic symptoms of depression or anxiety in older victims of common crime (the VIP trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Older people are vulnerable to sustained high levels of psychosocial distress following a crime. A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-informed psychological therapy, the Victim Improvement Package (VIP) may aid recovery.
Andrew, D +14 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Knife crime is a source of concern for the police in England and Wales, however little published research exists on this crime type. Who are the offenders who use knives to commit crime, when and why? Who are their victims, and is there a victim-offender
Laura Bailey +2 more
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Victim support services in Serbia: Survey results [PDF]
Temida, 2007 From September 1, 2006 to June 1, 2007, within the project "Development of victim support services in Serbia", Victimology Society of Serbia has conducted a survey on organizations in Serbia that are offering support to victims of crime.
Ćopić Sanja
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