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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"victim support"”.
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Matching provision to needs : the example of victim support
… is an evaluation of a voluntary sector service, Victim Support. The focal points of this work are the impact of crime upon victims and the extent to which they feel that Victim Support, as a service provider, has helped to restore their sense of equilibrium. In this way the success of a community …
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Villiga stödjare och motvilliga offer : Självpresentation och identitetsskapande hos stödjare och brottsoffer
Crime victim is a term with many connotations, which has been criticized for implying passivity and helplessness. To be categorized as a crime victim is not always welcomed. Still, being able to claim status as a victim is also connected to gains, in terms of both financial compensation and …
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Exploring Police-Community Relations Through Homicide.
… interviews with stakeholders (police officers, victims’ families, and victim support workers) in Chicago, and a national survey of residents across twenty U.S. cities with high rates of homicide. Findings reveal that while police-community relations do not directly determine homicide clearance …
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RAPE PERCEPTION BASED ON RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION, GENDER, AND LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP
<p>Rape victims face many difficulties after the traumatic event, one of these being inadequate social support. Victims frequently report apathetic, insensitive, or accusing reactions from support systems (Ahrens, 2006). Understanding how peers respond is essential for ensuring sufficient support …
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Exploring the lived experiences of those who attended gender-based violence prevention community theatre in Delft
… providers in the Delft community working in victim empowerment programs. Data was analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Data analysis revealed five areas of interest: audience experiences; community theatre as GBV prevention tool; understanding GBV and GBV prevention; …
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Sexual violence against women and the criminal justice system's response in Malawi
… and other stakeholders who either work with or support the CJS. FGDs were conducted with Community Victim Support Units (CVSUs) in 4 districts. A docket analysis was also deployed targeting all rape cases registered by MPS in 2017 in all the districts in Malawi. This study shows that while …
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Counselling survivors of crime: the psychological impact on volunteers
… negative and positive psychological impacts on victim support volunteers who counsel survivors of crime as part of the Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP). A qualitative, multiple case study research design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Cape Town based …
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A silent sin?: An investigation into the provision of community based non-governmental support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa
… quo of services provision by community based victim support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa. Given the scale of gender-based violence in South Africa it comes as no surprise that research and debates around sexual violence have predominately focused on women as …
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Assessing the impact of the response to gender-based violence (GBV) interventions in Gwembe district.
Background: Records at the Victim Support Unit (VSU) of the Zambia Police Service show that reported GBV cases annually from 2012 indicate an upward increase from 12,924 cases in 2012 to 18,080 in 2015, and 22,073 cases in 2018, to 25,121 cases in 2019, while in 2020 cases shot to 26,370 before …
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Assessing the impact of the response to gender-based violence (GBV) interventions in Gwembe district.
Background: Records at the Victim Support Unit (VSU) of the Zambia Police Service show that reported GBV cases annually from 2012 indicate an upward increase from 12,924 cases in 2012 to 18,080 in 2015, and 22,073 cases in 2018, to 25,121 cases in 2019, while in 2020 cases shot to 26,370 before …
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Tourism and crime, whose problem? : a Cornish perspective
… people on holiday are not only more likely to be victimised but are also routinely let down the criminal justice system. It is also likely that the breadth of the problem continues to grow as travel becomes increasingly routine for holidays, business and educational purposes. International Crime …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… guides, these were, 1 officer in charge of the Victim Support Unit (VSU) at Mazabuka Police station, a Traditional Healers Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ) member and a Mazabuka Municipal Council officer. Hence it was inferred that, traditional healers maybe partly responsible for the …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… guides, these were, 1 officer in charge of the Victim Support Unit (VSU) at Mazabuka Police station, a Traditional Healers Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ) member and a Mazabuka Municipal Council officer. Hence it was inferred that, traditional healers maybe partly responsible for the …
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When teachers are victims : A study of support in Western Australian government schools for teachers who have been assaulted by students
… teachers feel that they need in the way of support. In particular, I wanted the study to focus on the personal aspects of the cases as I was convinced that assaulted teachers experience similar anxieties, fears and barriers to support and similar difficulties in having those feelings …
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The culture of shame and the right to be heard: female-perpetrated gender based violence against men and help-seeking behaviour.
… socio-demographic characteristics of men who are victims of gender-based violence; identify factors associated with female-perpetrated gender-based violence against men and to; explore the socio-cultural barriers to reporting of female-perpetrated gender-based violence against men. From 100 …
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An Analysis of Defilement: Role,performance and Efficacy of the Law Enforcement Mechanisms and the Sopport System dealing with the sexual offence
… effectively. This is more so needed by the Victim Support Unit which lacks the much needed equipment and resources to help in investigations. Lack of resources of the unit makes investigations difficult and thus, making the public lose confidence in the police service. It is also recommended …
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The culture of shame and the right to be heard: female-perpetrated gender based violence against men and help-seeking behaviour.
… socio-demographic characteristics of men who are victims of gender-based violence; identify factors associated with female-perpetrated gender-based violence against men and to; explore the socio-cultural barriers to reporting of female-perpetrated gender-based violence against men. From 100 …
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'n Maatskaplikewerkmodel vir ondersteuningsdienste aan misdaad-geaffekteerdes in die Noordwes-Provinsie
… Furthermore to develop a social work support model, according to which co-ordinated services can be provide to all people that are affected by crime in the Northwest Province as an exemplar of a rural community. The thesis consists of three sections. Section A includes in the first …
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Facilitating Multidisciplinary Team Functioning in Child and Youth Advocacy Centres using Shared Mental Models
… have experienced abuse can go and receive the support they need in one location. CAC/CYACs use a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to respond to cases of child abuse by offering coordinated and collaborative investigations, forensic interviewing, medical evaluation, mental health and therapeutic …
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Investigating the relationship between excessive dowry and gender based violence in the households of Maramba compound of Livingstone district.
This research was based on investigating the relationship between excessive dowry and Gender Based Violence in the households of Maramba compound in Livingstone District. Its main purpose was to investigate the effects of excessive dowry on GBV in the households of Maramba compound of Livingstone …
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