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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"victim advocates"”.
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Improving religious organizations' effectiveness with battered women: advice from victim advocates
… purpose of this study was to survey counselor/advocates who work at battered women's shelters to determine what advice they have to give to religious organizations to improve their effectiveness in helping battered women. The sample for this study consisted of 91 counselor/advocates from 20 …
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Race, Gender, and the Negotiation of Power for White Women Sexual Violence Victim Advocates
<p>Sexual Violence victim advocacy agencies are dominated by White women advocates often creating barriers for women of color survivors seeking assistance (Tillmann et al, 2010; Washington, 2001). White women’s dual and sometimes conflicting locations of race (White) and gender (woman) influence …
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Restorative justice and campus sexual harm: A qualitative study of the views of victim advocates
… semi-structured interviews conducted with victim advocates and feminist practitioners at colleges, universities, and community-based advocacy centers across the United States are analyzed through an intersectional feminist lens in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of existing …
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The Construction of Domestic Violence Among Police Officers
… in turn, influence their responses to victims and offenders. Since the individual officer is one point where intervention with victims and offenders begins, individual constructions are pivotal to addressing policy implementation. I recommend that a feminist theoretical orientation be …
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A Three Article Study Examining Sexual and Gender Minority Competency of Health Service Providers
… training with military sexual assault victim advocates (SAVAs) serving SGM victims. Study three of the dissertation developed and assessed a measure of health service provider SGM competency.</p>
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The Evolution of Evidence-Based Treatment for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators
… base possessed by mental health professionals, victim advocates and others involved in IPV policy and intervention; misunderstandings regarding the nature of what is “battering,” and similarities and differences across gender, including those pertaining to motives for perpetration and rates of …
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A meta-analysis of risk factors for intimate partner homicide: examining male perpetration and female victimization
… IPV end up perpetrating IPH, and not all victims of IPV end up becoming victims of IPH. There is a need to identify additional risk factors for IPH in order to potentially help identify individuals who may be at a greater risk for IPH perpetration or victimization. In this study, we …
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The Crime Victim Movement and United States Public Culture
This dissertation examines the U.S. crime victim movement's media practices within the larger context of public discourse about victimization by crime, violence and disaster from 1964 to the present. This work considers the predilection toward victims' rights approaches to crime and violence within …
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Development and validation of childhood trauma and exposure to violence intervention for African children in rural Limpopo Province
… care within schools, and increased deployment of victim advocates. The developed intervention integrates therapeutic techniques, screening assessments, community support mechanisms, and interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring a sustainable and scalable approach to trauma care. This study makes a …
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Facilitating Multidisciplinary Team Functioning in Child and Youth Advocacy Centres using Shared Mental Models
… mental health and therapeutic supports, and victim support (National Children’s Alliance, 2022). The MDT includes professionals from law enforcement, child protection services, prosecutors, medical and mental health professionals, victim advocates, and CAC/CYAC staff. The underlying premise …
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Sexual Assault on College Campuses: An Investigation of Psychological Well-Being and Reporting Behaviors of Female Victims
… outcomes. After experiencing a sexual assault, victims engage in meaning making of the assault, which includes attributing blame (e.g., self-blame or perpetrator blame). Prior research has identified that outcomes of psychological well-being have been related to attributions of blame and …