Victims of violent crime: an introduction -- Grief and loss reactions and theories -- Stress and coping model for victims of crime -- Crisis intervention -- Cases of child abuse -- Intimate partner violence: overview, stages of change, crisis intervention, and time-limited treatment -- Sexual assault -- Homicide victims -- Elder abuse -- Terrorism/mass violence -- School violence: crisis intervention protocols and prevention strategies
Summary
Over the past two decades, violent crime has become one of the most serious domestic problems in the United States. Approximately 13 million people (nearly 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year, and of that, approximately one and a half million are victims of violent crime. Ensuring quality of life for victims of crime is therefore a major challenge facing policy makers and mental health providers. Helping Victims of Violent Crime grounds victim assistance treatments in a victim-centered and strengths perspective. The book explores victim assistance through systems theory
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index
