scholarly journals Exploratory study of victim advocacy practices, strategies, resistance and relationships among crime victim service agencies

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ford Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Crime Victim ◽  
Victim Advocacy ◽  
Service Agencies

THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF RURAL VICTIM ADVOCACY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 588-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly A. McGrath ◽  
Melencia Johnson ◽  
Michelle Hughes Miller
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Victim Advocacy ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The Social

The Experiences of Homicide Victims’ Families With the Criminal Justice System: An Exploratory Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Englebrecht ◽  
Derek T. Mason ◽  
Margaret J. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Crime Victim ◽  
Homicide Survivors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Attention

Although the crime of homicide has received significant attention from scholars, little research exists that examines the impact of homicide on surviving family members. Because opportunities for victims and family members of victims to participate in the criminal justice system are increasing, it is important to understand the impact of these forms of participation on those who choose to participate. This study uses data from focus groups to examine the experiences of homicide survivors within the criminal justice system, including views about how system involvement and specific outcomes (i.e., sentencing) may help or hinder healing. Findings suggest that many families leave the criminal justice system feeling marginalized and revictimized. This study calls into question the current criminal justice system’s ability to meet the needs of crime victim and their families.

An Exploratory Study of Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) in Social Service Agencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 756-769
Author(s):  
Yvonne Eaton-Stull ◽  
Margaret Beall ◽  
Deborah Hutchins ◽  
Sophie Marino ◽  
Haylee Zinn
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Service Agencies ◽  
Service Agencies

Classifying Disfluencies in Preschool- and School-Age Spanish–English Bilinguals Who Do Not Stutter: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Raúl Rojas ◽  
Farzan Irani
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Narrative Production ◽  
Language Measures ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose This exploratory study examined the language skills and the type and frequency of disfluencies in the spoken narrative production of Spanish–English bilingual children who do not stutter. Method A cross-sectional sample of 29 bilingual students (16 boys and 13 girls) enrolled in grades prekindergarten through Grade 4 produced a total of 58 narrative retell language samples in English and Spanish. Key outcome measures in each language included the percentage of normal (%ND) and stuttering-like (%SLD) disfluencies, percentage of words in mazes (%MzWds), number of total words, number of different words, and mean length of utterance in words. Results Cross-linguistic, pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences with medium effect sizes for %ND and %MzWds (both lower for English) as well as for number of different words (lower for Spanish). On average, the total percentage of mazed words was higher than 10% in both languages, a pattern driven primarily by %ND; %SLDs were below 1% in both languages. Multiple linear regression models for %ND and %SLD in each language indicated that %MzWds was the primary predictor across languages beyond other language measures and demographic variables. Conclusions The findings extend the evidence base with regard to the frequency and type of disfluencies that can be expected in bilingual children who do not stutter in grades prekindergarten to Grade 4. The data indicate that %MzWds and %ND can similarly index the normal disfluencies of bilingual children during narrative production. The potential clinical implications of the findings from this study are discussed.

An exploratory study from the patients' perspective of living with allergies

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-377
Author(s):  
Wendy Zernike ◽  
Tracie Corish ◽  
Sylvia Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Patients Perspective
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