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Variables Predicting the Severity of a Mass Shooting: The Connection to White Supremacy

Resnick, Sarina (Bryant University, 2018)

Since mass shootings have become increasingly relevant in today’s society, the subject of what makes a mass shooting deadly has become more and more popular. This project focuses on how selected variables correlate with ...

Vermont Victims Compensation Program: A Needs Assessment for People with Disabilities

Bellas, Marcia (Crime Research Group (CRG), 2015)

The Crime Research Group (CRG) conducted the Needs Assessment phase of this initiative, in consultation with VCCVS staff and a project advisory committee consisting of service providers representing agencies that serve ...

Veterans Experiencing Elder Abuse: Improving Care for a High-Risk Population About Which Little is Known

Makaroun, Lena; Taylor, Laura; Rosen, Tony (National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2018)

At least 10 percent of older adults may experience abuse, neglect or exploitation annually in the United States, and this problem is expected to grow as our population ages. Little is known about the prevalence and ...

Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Tools for Victim Services

Unknown author (Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), 2017)

The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) includes tools for victim service providers and their management to assess their readiness to begin addressing vicarious trauma and tools for implementing policies. Topics under the victim ...

Victim Compensation Funds and Tort Litigation Following Incidents of Mass Violence

Heaton, Paul; Waggoner, Ivan; Morikawa, Jamie (Buffalo Law Review, 2015)

In this Article, we provide novel evidence on the relationship between VCFs [victim compensation funds] and tort litigation, drawing from a nationally representative survey of 1558 adult respondents. Our survey presents a ...

Victim Impact Evidence in Death Penalty Sentencing Proceedings: Advocating for a Higher Relevancy Standard

Walker, Laura (George Mason University School of Law, 2011)

Since the 1970s, victims' rights groups have successfully attained changes in both state and federal law intended to give crime victims a greater role in prosecutions. These efforts culminated in what can be considered the ...

Victim Impact: Listen and Learn Evaluation

Baird, Janette (Victims' Voices Heard, 2015)

This is a report of the evaluation study conducted to examine the effects of the Victim Impact: Listen and Learn program on the behaviors of the prisoners who attended this program. The focus of the data we collected and ...

Victim Informed Strategies for Responding to Young Victims and Families: Research Findings from Illinois' OVC Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Demonstration Project

Vasquez, Amanda; Baldo, Paola (Center for Victim Research (CVR), 2019)

Illinois HEALS is one of four state demonstration projects funded by the Office for Victims of Crime to link systems of care for children, youth, and families experiencing violence and victimization in their homes, schools, ...

Victim Needs Assessment, 2016

Aeffect, Inc. (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2017)

This study provides an initial benchmark reading on the proportion of people in Illinois who are affected by violent crime and what needs result from their victimization. This research also explores how victims’ needs are ...

Victim Participation in Intimate Partner Violence Prosecution: Implications for Safety

Rhodes, Karin; Cerulli, Catherine; Kothari, Catherine; Dichter, Melissa; Marcus, Steve (University of Pennsylvania, 2011)

This study examined to what extent female intimate partner violence (IPV) victim participation in prosecution is associated with their future safety. In essence, are IPV victims who participate in prosecution safer than ...

Victim Reports of Bystander Reactions to In-Person and Online Peer Harassment: A National Survey of Adolescents

Jones, Lisa; Mitchell, Kimberly; Turner, Heather (University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center, 2015)

Bullying prevention is increasingly targeting education to bystanders, but more information is needed on the complexities of bystander actions across a wide variety of incidents, including both online and in-person peer ...

Victim Rights and New Remedies: Finally Getting Victims Their Due

Davis, Robert; Mulford, Carrie (Pennsylvania State University, 2008)

In the last two decades, state legislatures have greatly expanded the legal rights of crime victims. Victims have some rights under the law in all states, ranging from the right to be notified of court and parole hearings, ...

Victim Service Delivery: Illinois Providers’ Perspectives on Victim Service Barriers and Agency Capacity

Houston-Kolnik, Jaclyn; Vasquez, Amanda (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2017)

In June 2016, ICJIA researchers conducted a statewide study to better understand crime victim needs, identify service gaps, and measure the capacity of Illinois victim service providers. The study was initiated to inform ...

Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017

Oudekerk, Barbara; Warnken, Heather; Langton, Lynn (Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 2019)

This report provides statistics from the National Census of Victim Service Providers (VSPs), the first national data collection on the number and characteristics of these organizations. The census was conducted by BJS with ...

Victim Service Providers: What Type of Evaluation Does Your Program Need?

Unknown author (Center for Victim Research (CVR), 2020)

This guide provides a snapshot of different evaluation approaches for victim service programs and how each type of evaluation differs based on state of the program and goals. This document also links to more in-depth guides ...

Victim Services for Justice-Involved Juveniles: Report from the Minnesota VOCA-SAC Partnership

Clark, Valerie; Miller, Cecilia (Center for Victim Research (CVR), 2018)

Given the importance and benefits of treating young victims of crime, the purpose of this project is to find out what victim services are available to youths involved in the juvenile justice system who are detained or ...

Victim Services in Rural Law Enforcement, 2011 update

Little, Kristin (Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), 2011)

Originally published in 2009, this report reviews pilot sites’ efforts, activities, approaches, challenges, and successes under a demonstration initiative funded by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime ...

Victim Services in Texas: Where We Are and Where We Need to Be

Yun, Ilhong; Kercher, Glen (Crime Victims' Institute at Sam Houston State University, 2009)

The purpose of this study was to examine the provision of victim services in Texas. Surveys were sent to victim service providers in prosecutors’ offices, law enforcement departments, and community victim services agencies ...

Victim Services Start in the Waiting Room

DePrince, Anne; Wright, Naomi (University of Denver, 2018)

We asked more than 200 women who were sexually assaulted in the last year (the majority of whom had been raped) about their victim service experiences, including how to improve responses. The women with whom we spoke were ...

Victim Voice in Reenvisioning Responses to Sexual and Physical Violence Nationally and Internationally

Koss, Mary; White, Jacquelyn; Lopez, Elise (American Psychologist, 2017)

Internationally and in the United States many victims of sexual assault and domestic violence are unserved, underserved, or ill-served, especially those from the most vulnerable populations. Programs developed in the United ...

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