Nominated for the 1992 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Outstanding Book Award Where can victims of violent crime turn for
assistance? What legislation exists to protect victims' rights? Are
effective treatment programs available to help victims of violent
crime? These are but a few of the fundamental questions
professionals--as well as victims themselves--are asking in light
of the rapid escalation of violent crime. Helping Crime Victims
offers the first up-to-date, authoritative overview of
victim/witness assistance and survivor services. It thoroughly
discusses the development of victims' compensation, family violence
intervention programs, and victim/witness assistance programs. Also
examined are programs designed to improve service delivery and
lessen the traumatic experiences to victims of violent crimes, such
as rape, domestic violence, murder, robbery, and assault. An
appendix offers a directory of 184 existing programs, including the
staffing pattern and specialized types of victim services. Helping
Crime Victims truly is a sourcebook geared to providing program
directors, victim advocates, criminal justice professionals,
clinicians, family therapists, criminologists, and researchers with
a far better understanding of the policies, programs, and treatment
alternatives developed to help victims cope and recover. Students
in the field of victimology will also find this volume invaluable
for their studies. "This is one of the most comprehensive and
informative books published in the field. . . . Roberts provides
the first national survey of the organizational structure and
functions of 184 victim assistance programs. He offers insights
into the strengths and shortcomings of existing programs, most of
which were developed by responsive prosecutors and police chiefs.
Roberts was able to summarize masses of data into concise and
readable conclusions. . . . He also provides detailed descriptions
of four model victim assistance programs. . . . All law enforcement
administrators, grant writers, and program development specialists
will find this book to be extremely valuable. . . . This volume
makes an outstanding and practical addition to the field of
criminal justice. The book's strengths lie in the excellence of
writing, the geographic representation of the survey (respondents
from all 12 regions of the United States), its careful attention to
detail, illuminating program descriptions, and the thorough
bibliography at the end of each chapter. . . . Robert's book is
highly recommended for all police administrators, prosecutors,
acquisition librarians, criminal justice editors, and legislators."
--Law Enforcement News "The book . . . provides a comprehensive
overview of current approaches and assistance strategies. . . .
highlight[s] the most effective policies and procedures currently
in use. . . . Helping Crime Victims is a well-organized,
well-written exploration of victim/witness assistance programs.
Readers--ranging from those with no prior knowledge of the subject
to practitioners in the field--will find this book most informative
and useful." --FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin "This stimulating,
thought-provoking, practical, and valuable volume provides an
in-depth examination of the latest issues, legislation, policies,
treatment programs, and services to aid victims of violent crimes.
*This incisive new book is the first to specifically address the
strengths and weaknesses of victim/witness assistance programs,
violent crime compensation, family violence intervention and
restitution programs nationwide. . . . I have been searching for a
book like this for years. It fills a major gap in the professional
literature available for victim advocates. Helping Crime Victims is
an indispensable reference that should be read by all
professionals. . . . *Every criminal justice, mental health, family
violence, and victim assistance professional should order a copy
immediately." --Judith Moore, Indianapolis Police Department
"[Roberts] is clearly one of the new victimologists who rejects the
focus on victim facilitation of the crime and shared
responsibility, and instead focuses on how to ease the pain of
victims through effective assistance programs. . . . This book
fills a significant gap in the field, by systematically reviewing
the principle methods and approaches employed in victim and witness
assistance. I am confident that victim advocates, service providers
and researchers, regardless of their discipline perspective, will
be better prepared after reading this book to critically assess and
further enhance victim and witness assistance services in the
decade of the nineties." --from the foreword by Dr. Jane Nady
Burnley, Office for Victims of Crime, U. S. Department of Justice
"As the NOVA Information Specialist for the past six years I have
read a great deal of material in the field of victim issues. . . .
Dr. Al Robert's new book Helping Crime Victims is of value because
it consolidates a variety of these issues in the pages of one text
. . . . Dr. Roberts has provided legislative, historical and
program information while also addressing the topic of victim needs
emphasizing specialized services for the elderly and children. I
applaud Dr. Roberts research efforts and his skill in presenting
this important topic to the public." --Michaela M. Cohen,
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