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Good Practice in Working With Victims of Violence

NCJ Number
184842
Editor(s)
Hazel Kemshall, Jacki Pritchard
Date Published
2000
Length
231 pages
Annotation
This book discusses services in the United Kingdom for victims of various types of violence, including child abuse, hate crimes, domestic violence, institutional victimization, and political conflict.
Abstract
The first paper provides an overview of the trend toward an increased focus on the needs of and services to crime victims, with attention to domestic violence and families of murder victims. This is followed by a paper that discusses services for men who were sexually abused in childhood. The likely psychological impact of such abuse is described, and suggestions are offered for counseling these victims. The third paper recounts the author's own experience of being physically abused as a child and of being witness to the violence perpetrated by his father against his mother. He describes the psychological effects he experienced, the various coping methods he used, and how he benefited from counseling. The fourth paper focuses on issues related to violence against lesbians and gay men and addresses various issues regarding the development of effective work with those who experience such violence. This is followed by a paper on working with children who have been subjected to violence. Two papers address services for adult victims of bullying, mediation for victims of violent crime, services for domestic violence victims, violence in prisons, working with victims of war, and working with victims in the aftermath of violent political conflict. Chapter references and subject and name indexes