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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell +4 more
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Our Vulnerable Teenagers: Their Victimization, Its Consequences, and Directions for Prevention and Intervention [PDF]
, 2002 Teenagers are twice as likely as any other age group to be victims of violent crime, and one in five teenagers report being the victim of a violent crime, according to a new report.
Madeline Wordes, Michell Nunez
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Workplace violence towards healthcare workers impacts workforce stability and patient care delivery. California passed a workplace violence prevention standard, phased in during 2017‐2018, requiring enhanced tracking and training in healthcare workplaces.
Rachel Odes +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
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Violent video games and attitudes towards victims of crime: an empirical study among youth [PDF]
, 2013 Previous research has indicated that playing violent video games may be associated with an increase in acceptance of violence and positive attitudes towards perpetrators of crime.
Griffiths, MD, McLean, L
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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa +2 more
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Toward establishing basic rights of victims in Japan [PDF]
Temida, 2008 The author talks about improving victim rights in Japan and his important role in it. A period of Victims’ Renaissance in Japan began in the 1990s when the Japanese Association of Victimology and Mito Victim Assistance Cener, first non-governmental ...
Morosawa Hidemichi
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The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices on Victims of Crime: Evidence from South Africa
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2021 Restorative justice is a holistic philosophy that has become increasingly popular in reformist criminal justice debates and criminological research. However, there is some debate as to whether its programs adequately address victims’ needs.
Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula +1 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn +6 more
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Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2016 Draft of the UN Convention on Justice and Support for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power Summary The paper gives an account of the provisions of the draft of the UN Convention on Justice and Support for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power of 8 February ...
Ewa Bieńkowska
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