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Center for Victim Research Library serves as a one-stop resource for victim service providers and researchers to connect and share knowledge to increase (1) access to victim research and data and (2) the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services nationwide.

We are continually adding victim research materials to this repository. If you have materials you would like to share, please contact us at librarian@victimresearch.org.

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  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Victim Researcher-Practitioner Collaborations 
    Murray, Christine (Center for Victim Research (CVR), 2019)
    This Center for Victim Research (CVR) publication provides an introduction to creating written agreements between partners about responsibilities, data collection, victim protections, and other needs related to collaborations ...
  • Permit to Purchase: Proven to Save Lives 
    Henry, Dori (Bloomberg American Health Initiative, 2018)
    In the national debate over gun laws, we frequently hear calls for universal background checks, which would close loopholes that exist in some states by extending background check requirements to private sales of firearms. ...
  • Concealed Carry of Firearms: Facts vs. Fiction 
    Webster, Daniel; Crifasi, Cassandra; Vernick, Jon; McCourt, Alexander (Center for Gun Policy and Research, 2017)
    This fact sheet summarizes concealed firearms regulations in the United States, by state and at the federal level. The report also includes eight research-based facts about right-to-carry (RTC) laws and concealed carry ...
  • Exposure to Family and Friend Homicide in a Nationally Representative Sample of Youth [Author Manuscript] 
    Turner, Heather; Finkelhor, David; Henly, Megan (University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center, 2018)
    This study examines the lifetime prevalence and distribution of family/friend homicide exposure among children and adolescents age 2 to 17 in the United States, and assesses the impact of family/friend homicide on emotional ...
  • The mediating role of shame in the relationship between childhood bullying victimization and adult psychosocial adjustment 
    Strom, Ida; Aakvaag, Helene; Birkeland, Marianne; Felix, Erika; Thoresen, Siri (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2018)
    "Background: Psychological distress following experiencing bullying victimization in childhood has been well documented. Less is known about the impact of bullying victimization on psychosocial adjustment problems in young ...

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