National Victim Assistance Agency Survey, 1992

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Thomas McEwen
Keyword(s):  
Victim Assistance ◽  
Assistance Agency

Understanding the Sexual Victimization of Children by Juveniles: Identifying Criminal Event Patterns

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Chopin ◽  
Eric Beauregard
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Crime Commission ◽  
Victim Assistance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of this study is to explore the crime-commission process involved in the sexual victimization of children perpetrated by juveniles. Specifically, this study aims to explore the interconnectedness of pre-crime, crime, and post-crime phases with victimological characteristics using a criminal event perspective. The sample used in this study consists of 185 cases of child sexual abuses perpetrated by juveniles. The first step of this study uses latent class analysis to explore the relationship between each step of the crime-commission process. As a second step, additional variables were used to test the external validity of our model. Results suggest that there are three different criminal event patterns: familiar sexually non-intrusive, familiar sexually intrusive, and stranger sexually non-intrusive. Moreover, we found that specific victimological characteristics were associated with each of the patterns. Practical implications in terms of situational crime prevention and victim assistance are discussed.

Case Work in a Public Assistance Agency

The Family ◽  
1944 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Meta L. Landuyt
Keyword(s):  
Public Assistance ◽  
Assistance Agency ◽  
Case Work

Victim Assistance in the United States: The End of the Beginning

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene A. Young
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Victim Assistance ◽  
Supportive Counselling ◽  
Future Focus

This article emphasizes the bond of victimization that is based on the similarities in the injuries endured by victims. Such injuries are financial, physical, emotional or social. At the same time, the paper stresses that each victimization is unique due to the attributes of an individual and the nature of the trauma suffered. Program elements of victim assistance are outlined as: crisis intervention; supportive counselling and advocacy; and support during investigation, prosecution, and after-case disposition. Several areas are identified for future focus: violence prevention, emotional first aid, comprehensive outreach to all populations, research, community-wide disaster response, trauma mitigation, international networking and the need to make rights real.

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