2001 National Victim Assistance Academy

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National Victim Assistance Academy Textbook

Table of Contents

About the NVAA Textbook

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Scope of Crime/Historical Review of the Victims' Rights Discipline

Steven D. Walker and Dean G. Kilpatrick

Chapter 2: The Criminal Justice System Continuum

2.1: Federal and State Jurisdiction
Harvey Wallace
- Self-Examination
2.2: Dynamics of the Criminal Justice System
Anne Seymour, Mario Gaboury, and Christine Edmunds
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
2.3: Case Study: The Criminal Justice System Continuum
Anne Seymour and Sterling O'Ran
References
Additional Resources

Chapter 3: Specific Justice Systems and Victims' Rights

3.1: Juvenile Justice
Anne Seymour
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
3.2: Federal Justice
Robert Wells, Francie Wendelborn, Mario Gaboury, and Christine Edmunds
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
3.3: Military Justice
Bernie Ingold
- Self-Examination
3.4: Tribal Justice
Ada Pecos-Melton
- Self-Examination
References
Additional Resources

Chapter 4: Restorative Justice/Community Justice

Anne Seymour

Chapter 5: Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime

5.1 Civil Remedies
Mario Gaboury and Christine Edmunds
5.2 Restitution
Morna Murray and Sterling O'Ran
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
5.3 Compensation
Dan Eddy and Christine Edmunds
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
References
Additional Resources

Chapter 6: Mental Health Needs

6.1: Trauma Assessment and Intervention
Dean G. Kilpatrick
- Self-Examination
6.2: Stress Management
Anne Seymour and Christine Edmunds
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
References
Additional Resources

Chapter 7: Substance Abuse and Victimization

Anne Seymour and Edward K. Rynearson

Chapter 8: Respecting Diversity: Responding to Underserved Victims of Crime

Brian Ogawa and Aurelia Sands Belle

Chapter 9: Domestic Violence

Tess Meuer, Anne Seymour, and Harvey Wallace

Chapter 10: Sexual Assault

Dean G. Kilpatrick, Anna Whalley, and Christine Edmunds

Chapter 11: Child Victimization

Debra Whitcomb, Melissa Hook, and Ellen Alexander

Chapter 12: Homicide

Carroll Ann Ellis and Janice Lord

Chapter 13: Drunk Driving

Janice Lord and Stephanie Frogge

Chapter 14: Victimization of the Elderly

Anne Seymour and Melissa Hook

Chapter 15: Victimization of Individuals with Disabilities

Jane Sigmon and Christine Edmunds

Chapter 16: Financial Crime

Debbie Deem, Morna Murray, Mario Gaboury, and Christine Edmunds

Chapter 17: Research and Evaluation

Mario Gaboury, Dan Petersen, and Dean G. Kilpatrick

Chapter 18: The News Media's Coverage of Crime and Victimization

Anne Seymour

Chapter 19: Collaboration for Victims' Rights and Services

Anne Seymour

Chapter 20: Professionalizing the Discipline of Victim Services

Thomas Underwood and Harvey Wallace

Chapter 21: Innovative Technologies and the Information Age

Anne Seymour

Chapter 22: Special Topics

22.1: Hate and Bias Crime
Anne Seymour, Melissa Hook, and Carl Grimes
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
22.2: Stalking
David Beatty, Eric Hickey, and Jane Sigmon
- Self-Examination
22.3: Victims of Gang Violence
Anne Seymour and Jane Sigmon
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
22.4: Campus Crime and Victimization
Anne Seymour and Jane Sigmon
- Self-Examination
22.5: Workplace Violence
Trudy Gregorie and Harvey Wallace
- Self-Examination
22.6: Rural Victims
Harvey Wallace
- Self-Examination
- NVAA Learning Exercise
22.7: International Issues in Victim Assistance
Christine Edmunds and Ashley Barrett
- Self-Examination
22.8: Funding for Victim Services
Anne Seymour, Jane Sigmon, and Eric Smith
- Self-Examination
References
Additional Resources

Appendix A: Victim Response Scenarios

Editors: Anne Seymour, Morna Murray, Jane Sigmon, Melissa Hook, Christine Edmunds, Mario Gaboury, and Grace Coleman

Special acknowledgment is made of the significant contributions of Christine Edmunds in the development of the 1997 and 1998 Academy Text Supplements, portions of which have been used for most chapter re-writes for the 1999, 2000, and 2001 Academy Texts.

This project was supported by Grant Number 95-MU-GX-K002(S-6) awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program offices and bureaus: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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