scholarly journals Service for victims of crime VDS info and victims’ support: Analysis of the previous work

Temida ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Copic ◽  
Jasmina Nikolic
Keyword(s):  
Violent Crime ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
The Way

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. This service is aimed at victims of crime (women and men), primarily at victims of violent crime, but also of some forms of property crime (such as burglary). The aim of the Service is to offer victims of crime information on their rights and the ways of how to realize them, emotional support, as well as to refer them to other institutions/organizations depending on the certain victim?s needs. Coordinators and volunteers, who passed the appropriate training, are responsible for that. Bearing that in mind, this paper will give the brief glens on the Service itself, its organization and the way of work, followed by the analysis of the results of previous work.

scholarly journals Support for victims of crime: Analysis of the VDS info and victim support service in 2010

Temida ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Copic ◽  
Mirjana Tripkovic ◽  
Bejan Saciri
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Crime Analysis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Victims Of Violence

VDS info and victim support service is a victim support service, which was established in 2003 within the Victimology Society of Serbia. The service provides emotional support, information and, if necessary, referral to other relevant services, as well as witness support. The target group of the service are direct and indirect victims of all forms of crime, of both sexes, regardless of any personal characteristics. In addition, support is provided to victims in court, as well as to women victims of violence who are in prison. In most cases victim support is provided by volunteers who are trained to work with victims of crime. This paper analyzes the work of the service in 2010. Special attention is paid to the problems of workplace violence and domestic violence, which are the most common reasons for contacting the service. The aim of the paper is to present the work of the service in the past year, as well as to highlight the trends observed in comparison to the previous period.

scholarly journals Analysis of the VDS info and victim support service’s work in the period 2013-2015

Temida ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-290
Author(s):  
Bejan Saciri ◽  
Jasmina Nikolic
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
The Given ◽  
Support Information

VDS Info and Victim Support Service is a service for victims of crime, which was established within the Victimology Society of Serbia in 2003. The target group consists of direct and indirect victims of both sexes, of all forms of crime, as well as women who are serving a prison sentence. The Service provides emotional support, information, and, if necessary, referral to other relevant services and also provides support in the court. The aim of the paper is to present the work of the Service in the period 2013-2015, to point to its development over the given time, particularly in terms of improving services which are provide to victims.

scholarly journals The position of victims in Serbia: Criminal procedure and possibilities of restorative justice

Temida ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic ◽  
Sanja Copic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
The One ◽  
The Way

In the paper, the authors deal with the victim"s position in the criminal procedure, on the one hand side, and the possibilities of implementing restorative justice and its importance for the improvement of victim"s position in Serbia, on the other one. In the first part of the paper, the authors point out victim"s position within the criminal procedure and the noticed gaps, which are particularly reflected in insufficient paying attention to the victim and neglecting of his/her rights and needs. This is opposite to the strengthening of the rights of the accused party that characterizes societies, which are, as our society, on the way of democratization and improvement of human rights. In the second part of the paper, the authors analyze some solutions that introduce elements of restorative justice into our system of criminal response to crime, but from the victim"s point of view. Finally, the authors also point out some further steps that should be undertaken in order to improve the victim"s position, particularly emphasizing the place and role of victim support service, witness service and special facilities in the courts for victims/witnesses, possibilities of using victim-offender mediation before reporting the crime, or staring the prosecution, or as a part of the treatment in the prison etc.

scholarly journals Safe Horizon: Victim support service in New York

Temida ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Milivojevic
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Victim Services ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
History Of ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Specific Part

This article contains analysis of history and development of the victim support movement in United States of America, with particular focus on New York City. The analysis includes the causes of establishment, the history of the victim support services as well as today?s situation in the movement for helping victims of crime. Specific part of the article is dedicated to Safe Horizon, victim support service in New York, and programs this organization, known also under old name - Victim Services, Inc., is running today.

scholarly journals Assessing victim risk in cases of violent crime

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne Khan ◽  
Victoria J Willan ◽  
Michelle Lowe ◽  
Phaedra Robinson ◽  
Matthew Brooks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Psychosocial Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Matched Data ◽  
Training Need

Purpose – There is a body of evidence that suggests a range of psychosocial characteristics demarcate certain adults to be at an elevated risk for victimisation. The purpose of this paper is to examine consistency between one police force, and a corresponding Victim Support service based in England, in their assessment of level of risk faced by victims of violent crime. Design/methodology/approach – This study explored matched data on 869 adult victims of violent crime gathered from these two key services in Preston, namely, Lancashire Constabulary and Victim Support, from which a sub-group of comparable “domestic violence” cases (n=211) were selected for further examination. Findings – Data analyses revealed methodological inconsistencies in the assessment of victimisation resulting in discrepancies for recorded levels of risk in domestic violence cases across these two agencies. Practical implications – These findings provide a compelling argument for developing a more uniformed approach to victim assessment and indicate a significant training need. Originality/value – This paper highlights areas of good practice and forwards several recommendations for improved practice that emphasises the integration of empirical research conducted by psychologists to boost the validity and reliability of risk assessment approaches and tools used.

scholarly journals Non-governmental organizations assisting victims of crime in Belgrade: Survey results

Temida ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Milivojevic ◽  
Biljana Mihic
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Sample Methodology

This paper presents the results of survey regarding non-governmental organizations assisting victims of crime in Belgrade. The survey was completed at the end of 2002 for purposes of establishing a Victim Support Service in Serbia. In introduction authors give a short review of victim support services development in the World and the region, explaining the need for such service in Serbia, the subject and the aim of the article as well as the purpose of the survey. Second part of the paper contains the sample, methodology and the aim of the interview with NGO representatives. In the third section authors present the analysis of the survey data. Finally, in conclusion authors summarize the data and observed problems, suggestions for possible solution and directions of future development of services and organizations assisting victims of crime in Serbia.

scholarly journals Support for women in prison: Analysis of the VDS info and victim support service in 2011

Temida ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Jasmina Nikolic ◽  
Mirjana Tripkovic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Women In Prison ◽  
Victims Of Crime

VDS info and victim support service is a service for crime victims, which was founded in 2003 as a part of the Victimology Society of Serbia. The target group of the Service is comprised of direct and indirect victims of all forms of crime, of both genders and regardless of any personal features. Furthermore, the Service provides support for victims during criminal proceedings, as well as for women who are in prison. In the majority of cases, the support is provided by volunteers, who had been trained to work with victims of crime. The text analyzes the work of the Service in the year 2011. Special attention has been paid to the support the Victimology Society of Serbia has provided to female prisoners in the female prison in Pozarevac. The support to female prisoners has been provided as part of the project Promoting respect for human rights of women in prison - Advocacy for battered women who commit crime. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the work of the VDS victim support service in the past year with special emphasis on the support given to women in prison and the problems they are facing.

scholarly journals Victims of crime, with special emphasis on victims of work abuse and domestic violence: Analysis of the service VDS info and victim support for 2009

Temida ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danica Radakovic
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Victims Of Crime

The aim of this paper is to present the work of the VDS info and victim support service for the period January 1st 2009 - December 31st 2009. It contains the data about victims, type and quality of assistance and support provided by the Service, and also about institutions and organizations the victims contacted before or after contacting the Service and their satisfaction with the help they received.

scholarly journals VDS info and support service: The analysis of the service’s work in 2012

Temida ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
Una Radovanovic ◽  
Milica Popovic
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
General Type ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Victims Of Crime

VDS info and victim support service was established as part of the Victimology Society of Serbia in 2003, and its focus is on providing support and assistance to victims of various forms of crime. It is also the only service of general type in Serbia, which provides assistance and support to victims of crime, regardless of gender, age, form of victimization or any other personal characteristics. The aim of this paper is to analyze the work of VDS info and victim support service in the 2012, with special emphasis on ways of providing assistance and support to people who have contacted the Service because of workplace and domestic violence, as well as convicts, considering that those are also the most common causes for contacting the Service.

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