Victim Assistance in the United States
The End of the Beginning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11658017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marlene A Young (Executive Director, National Organization for Victim Assistance, 1757 Park Road N. W., Washington, D.C. 20018, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-199 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Victimology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-7580 • E-ISSN: 2047-9433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/026975809000100205 |
| OpenAlex | W2170115729 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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
Criminology · Crisis intervention · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Outreach · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Suicide prevention · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |