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Free,
Full-text Reports & Studies
The National Center for Victims of Crime is a major
catalyst in persuading elected officials, policy leaders, and others to respond
more fully to the realities of crime victimization. How do we do
that? One way is by publishing provocative and fact-based policy reports. In an ongoing effort to provide easily accessible information, at no cost, we have placed these reports online:
Who's Lending a Hand?
A National Survey of
Nonprofit Volunteer Screening Practices
The
National Center released landmark study, supported
by ChoicePoint, Inc., on the volunteer screening practices of
nonprofit organizations.
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The Model Stalking Code
Revisted Responding to the New
Realities of Stalking
Since the publication of NIJ's 1993
Model Stalking Code, we have learned more about the impact and prevalence
of stalking. This new model code includes statutory language and
accompanying commentary to help policymakers, advocates, criminal justice
professionals and others create stronger, more effective stalking laws and
protocols.
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DNA Knowledge among Victim
Service Providers Results of an Online Survey and a
Multidisciplinary Focus Group
This National Center
study found that victim-serving professionals need more accurate and
reliable sources of information, a better understanding of forensic
DNA databases, more written information for victims, and more
training for themselves. More on forensic
DNA.
Download a PDF of the full
report.
| Chart a
Course Policies That Affect Victim Services for
Teens
The Teen Victim Initiative of the National Center for
Victims of Crime has released Chart a Course: Policies That Affect Victim
Services for Teens, a guidebook to
help organizations develop policies for providing direct services to
teens and handle challenges related to teens' status as
minors.
Download a PDF of the full report.
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Snitches Get Stitches Youth, Gangs,
and Witness Intimidation in Massachusetts
Witness intimidation is a pervasive threat to the
criminal justice system, particularly in crimes such as domestic violence,
trafficking, and gang violence and drug trafficking. Yet few jurisdictions
have developed a comprehensive response to the problem of witness
intimidation. The study described in Snitches Get Stitches
gathered
information directly from youth on their views about gangs, reporting
crime, relationships with law enforcement, and witness intimidation. The
report contains ten key findings and six recommendations to help
criminal justice authorities and communities better coordinate and focus
their efforts to protect young witnesses to gang crimes.
The National Center also
compiled three brief research summaries aimed at law enforcement and criminal
justice officials, policy makers, and educators
and youth workers.
Download a PDF of the full report
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Teen Action Toolkit
Building a Youth-led Response to Teen
Victimization
This
toolkit, created by the National Center, in partnership with the COPS
Office, U.S. Department of Justice, is a resource for educators, law
enforcement personnel, outreach workers, victim service providers, youth
workers, teens, and others who might be interested in starting a youth-led
effort to improve local policies, outreach, and services for adolescents.
It includes handouts and exercises that can be used in working with teens.
Download a PDF of the full report (This report is 1.9 MB/161 pages and may take several minutes to
download.)
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Repairing the Harm A New Vision for
Victim Compensation in America
Financial compensation for victims is a critical ingredient in repairing the
harm caused by crime. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
the nation responded immediately with a remarkable level of private
and government support for the thousands of victims left behind. Repairing
the Harm reflects on our approach to compensating the September 11 victims
and explores how best to provide financial assistance to all crime
victims. Read more about the report.
Download a PDF of this report
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Bringing Victims and Victim Service Providers
into Reentry Planning in New Jersey
Offenders
are being released from prison in record numbers, and the majority are
returning to their communities burdened by complex problems. In response
to these challenges, fresh approaches to reentry have begun to
emerge--most notably, multi-agency, multidisciplinary
partnerships--including approaches that actively involve victims and
victim service providers. This report recounts the conclusions of a
series of focus groups in New Jersey attended by pracitioners (victim
advocates and other service providers) and victims (homicide survivors and
domestic violence victims).
Download a PDF of this report
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Project Roadmap Charting
a Course for Crime Victims in Maryland
This final
report of the National Center's assessment of victims services in Maryland
for the Governor's Office on Crime Control and Prevention contains 41
specific recommendations for improving Maryland's response to victims of
crime. While written specifically for Maryland, many of the findings and
recommendations have broader applicability.
Download a PDF of this
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Our Vulnerable
Teenagers Their Victimization, Its
Consequences, and Directions for Prevention and Intervention
This joint report by the National Center and the
National Council on Crime and Delinquency analyzes existing, but largely
unnoticed, research and data on the crime experiences of teenagers, ages
12 to 19, who make up 14 percent of the general population, but represent
25 percent of victims of violent crime. The report also outlines promising
prevention and intervention strategies. Learn More
(SRS105)
Download a PDF of this report
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Stalking POP Guide
Developed by the National
Center for Victims of Crime and funded by the Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, this Problem Oriented
Policing guide contains practical, field-tested guidance on stalking prevalence, prevention, and
effective responses. Emerging from the National
Center's model stalking code, the 58-page
publication discusses behaviors that constitute stalking and
addresses issues concerning both the victim and the offender.
Download a PDF of this report
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Bringing Victims Into Community Policing
Developed by the
National Center for Victims of Crime and the Police Foundation under a
grant from the COPS office of the U.S. Department of Justice, this
105-page publication provides "first responder" guides to dealing with
specific types of crime victims; a model policy for the prevention of
repeat victimization; and the benefits of developing relationships between
the police, crime victims, and victim organizations.
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Creating an Effective Stalking Protocol
Developed
by the National Center for Victims of Crime in conjunction with the U.S.
Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for
law enforcement agencies seeking to improve their responses to stalking.
It focuses on the need to establish collaborative partnerships with the
community and to develop protocols for early intervention, preventive
action, and proactive problem-solving in stalking cases.
Download
a PDF of this report
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Research in Brief, The Rights of Crime Victims - Does
Legal Protection Make a Difference?
You may also request a copy of
the Research in Brief, The Rights of Crime Victims - Does Legal
Protection Make a Difference? (NCJ 173839, 11 pages) from the
National Criminal Justice Reference Service at 1-800-851-3420. At
this 800 number you can also use the automated NCJRS Fax-on-Demand
service to have a copy faxed directly to you. Download
a PDF of this report
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Legal Series
Bulletins
Created for the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, these bulletins provide crime
victims with clear and concise information about key legal
issues:
- Strengthening Antistalking Statutes
- Reporting School Violence
- The Crime Victim?s Right To Be Present
- Enforcement of Protective Orders
- Restitution: Making It Work NEW
- Ordering Restitution to the Crime Victim NEW
- Victim Input Into Plea Agreements NEW
- Privacy of Victims? Counseling Communications NEW
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Promising Practices
and Strategies for Victim Services in Corrections
This compendium is
designed to provide the reader with a high level overview of the most
essential components of corrections-based victim services. It contains
three texts that are designed to help adult and juvenile correctional
agencies develop and enhance services for victims of crime.
Read
the compendium |
Talkshow
guidelines
In response to the concern that crime
victims are being re-victimized during their appearances on television
talk shows, the National Center for Victims of Crime has developed these
specific guidelines alerting television talk show staff to the specific
needs of crime victims. Included with the Guidelines are the "Guests' Bill
of Rights."
Read
the guidelines |
Victim Impact
Statements
A Comprehensive
final report providing national legislative recommendations; individual
criminal justice agency protocol addressing the distribution, collection
and implementation of victim impact statements within all criminal justice
agencies, i.e., investigative, prosecutorial, judicial, probation,
corrections and parole; a review of current Federal and state statutes
allowing for the submission of victim impact statements at sentencing and
parole hearings; model victim impact statements; and practical tips to
enhance victim impact statement program services to elderly, disabled,
non-English speaking, culturally diverse and child victims.
Read
the report
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