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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"victim identification"”.
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Child Criminal Exploitation, County Lines & Victim Identification: An Exploratory Study
… drug dealing identify, and are identified, as victims of child criminal exploitation (CCE) in the context of the English youth justice system. Despite calls to recognise experiences of CCE among young people involved in county lines, the label ‘victim’ is still selectively applied, and many …
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The impact of prior sexual victimization and victim identification on threat recognition in a college sample
… sexual assault has demonstrated a pattern of revictimization, in which victims of childhood sexual assault are at an increased risk for adult sexual assault (e.g., Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). Previous findings indicate that participants with a history of sexual assault take longer to identify and …
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SOCIAL WORKER AWARNESS OF SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
… unknowingly encounter sex trafficking victims among their clients for potential identification and intervention. In a crisis setting, social workers play a fundamental role in assessing and providing treatment services to the victims of sex-trafficking that range in age, gender, and …
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BEST PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS FOR DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING: A SURVIVOR'S PERSPECTIVE
… to the secretive nature of the DMST industry, victims are not only difficult to identify, but are also difficult to gain access to in order to provide effective intervention. This study seeks to overcome these barriers by gaining the perspectives of DMST survivors. This study has a qualitative …
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Out-of-hospital assessment and management of rape survivors by pre-hospital emergency care providers in the Western Cape
… the emergency care provider management of rape victims in the pre-hospital setting. The pre-hospital exposure to rape cases is unknown as its health information system is not gender-based violence sensitive. In the absence of a clearly defined protocol, indiscretion in the emergency care …
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Assessing the accuracy of the zygoma for estimating ancestry using geometric morphometrics in a South African sample
… relevant and reliable methods to assist in victim identification. Ancestry estimation from unknown skeletal remains is essential when reconstructing a demographic profile of a missing person. In the SA population, estimating ancestry is problematic as standards developed internationally …
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The Role of Forensic Science in Identifying Missing Migrants in Europe
… found that the forensic landscape related to the identification of missing migrants in Europe is hugely complex with a large number of actors and a scope beyond the continent. To date, there has been a reliance on the standard Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) mechanism in attempts to identify …
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A pilot study on stature estimation of the South African male population using the post mortem Lodox® Xmplar-dr imaging device at the Salt River Forensic Medico-Legal Laboratory
Identification of deceased individuals is of paramount importance in the South African constitution, with victim identification noted as a human right. Stature has been used to assist identification of an individual when skeletal remains are recovered. The usefulness of stature estimation using …
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Facial Identification of Children: A Test of Automated Facial Recognition and Manual Facial Comparison Techniques on Juvenile Face Images
The accurate identification of children from facial photographs could provide a great attribute in the fight against child sexual exploitation, and may also aid in the detection of missing juveniles where comparative material is available. The European Commission is actively pursuing a global …
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Investigating sexual violence through a social identity lens
… identities and mental health in sexual assault victim-survivors. Within this, I had three sub-questions: 1. How do "victim" and "survivor" identities relate to post-trauma mental health following sexual assault? 2. How do victim-survivors make meaning of their identity in the aftermath of sexual …
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Investigating sexual violence through a social identity lens
… identities and mental health in sexual assault victim-survivors. Within this, I had three sub-questions: 1. How do "victim" and "survivor" identities relate to post-trauma mental health following sexual assault? 2. How do victim-survivors make meaning of their identity in the aftermath of sexual …
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Increasing the forensic relevance of oral health records – development and evaluation of online education for the dental professional
… and has always played a major role in Disaster Victim Identification. However, a significant issue for human identification by dental comparison is a lack of adequate antemortem information. Previous research examining Australian-made clinical case notes demonstrated suboptimal recording of …
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DNA Persistence and Preservation Following Environmental Insult
… as an additional method during Disaster victim identification (DVI) work to preserve fresh and partially decomposed samples. This study also suggested that the developed multiplex (4-plex) can be used to assess DNA persistence in human decomposing bodies and in experimental studies.