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Community-based randomized controlled trial of psychological first aid with crime victims.

open access: yesJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2020
OBJECTIVE The first randomized controlled trial of psychological first aid (PFA) was conducted, using crime victims as participants. For study Aim 1, investigators tested whether paraprofessional victim advocates could be trained to deliver PFA to crime ...
M. McCart   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing support service for victims of hate crime [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2004
This article describes the nature and development of Victim Support’s services to victims of hate crime in England and Wales. It provides definitions of hate crime, information about its extent, and considers why services for victims of some forms of ...
Dunn Peter
doaj   +1 more source

Victims of Rape and The Legal Protection: Problems and Challenges in The Victimological Studies

open access: yesSemarang State University Undergraduate Law and Society Review, 2023
Victims of the crime of rape have not received optimal legal protection, even though they have been legally protected through the Law on the Protection of Witnesses and Victims, the Law on Child Protection, or the Law on the Elimination of Domestic ...
Aprilia Putri Adiningsih, Ridwan Arifin
doaj   +1 more source

Recognizing the role of victim supports in building and maintaining healthy and safe communities

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Elucidating the Neurobiologic Etiology of Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Early childhood maltreatment and other traumatic event experiences (“trauma”) are common among youth, including those with substance use problems including substance use disorders (SUD).
Jesse D. Hinckley, Carla Kmett Danielson
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of intimate partner violence - cycle of abuse [PDF]

open access: yesTemida
In 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
doaj   +1 more source

Transforming crime victims’ rights: from myth to reality

open access: yes, 2020
Rights for crime victims have been decried as myths; entitlements that have little enforceability. At the same time, they have been criticised as undermining the legal rights of the accused person. In this Guest Editors Introduction to the Special Issue,
R. Holder   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public-private tragedy: Stigma, victimisation and community identity [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Crime Victims’ Decisions to Call the Police: Past Research and New Directions

open access: yesannual review of criminology, 2019
Over the past 50 years, researchers in the United States and abroad have debated the inherent inequities within justice systems that contribute to the underreporting of crime to the police.
Min Xie, E. Baumer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of services for crime victims in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 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
doaj   +1 more source

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