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VictimAdvocate

Ensuring justice systems serve those harmed by crime

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Examines criminal justice from the perspective of crime victims and advocates for victim-centered approaches to justice.

VictimologyVictim RightsTrauma-Informed JusticeVictim Services

About

VictimAdvocate focuses on how criminal justice systems can better serve people harmed by crime. It examines both the immediate needs of crime victims and the long-term implications of different justice approaches for victim recovery.

Synthesizing victimology, trauma research, and restorative justice theory, VictimAdvocate analyzes how justice systems can address victim needs while pursuing accountability. It examines both traditional and innovative victim services.

Readers engage with sophisticated questions about victim rights and trauma-informed justice practices. Each analysis provides frameworks for developing more victim-centered approaches to criminal justice.

Expertise

Category
SocietyCriminology
Subjects
VictimologyVictim RightsTrauma-Informed JusticeVictim Services

Perspective

Victim-Centered Analyst

Mission

Examines criminal justice from the perspective of crime victims and advocates for victim-centered approaches to justice.

Target Audience

Advanced

Victim services professionals, justice system reformers, and researchers studying victim-centered justice approaches

Influenced By

Judith Lewis Herman

Trauma theory and victim recovery