INTERNET RESOURCE SITES FOR VICTIMOLOGY

GENERAL INFORMATION LINKS:

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Importance of Victimology in Profiling - criminological applications

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International Victimology Website - a resourceful site from the Netherlands

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Justice for All - dedicated to victim's rights and CJ system responses

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Michael Drew's Lecture Notes - from NCC, mostly on victimology theory

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National Center for Victims of Crime - perhaps the premiere website

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NOVA - National Organization for Victim Assistance - the premiere website

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National Victim Assistance Academy - a U.S. Justice Dept. project

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OVC - Office of Victims of Crime, a division of the DOJ

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PAVNET - Partnerships Against Violence Network

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Society for Traumatic Stress Reactions - a good site for victim reactions

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Victim Assistance Online - a comprehensive resource site

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World Society of Victimology - notes from international symposiums

TOPICAL GENERAL LINKS:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

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Brenda's Page about Domestic Violence - a nicely done website by GKI lady

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Cybergrrl's Violence Against Women - a domestic violence resource

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Symptoms of Abusive Relationships - checklists and more from this AOL site

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CAVNET - Communities Against Violence (log in as public visitor)

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Center for Social Research Abusive Checklist - are you in an abusive situation?

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Hiding in the Closet No More - home page of domestic-violence.net

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Writings of Domestic Violence victims - from famvi.com

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Tour of a Domestic Violence Shelter - offers online tour and more

STALKING:

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The Stalking Victim's Sanctuary - a great stalking website

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Stalking Fact Sheet - What to do if stalked from Penn St. Univ.

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Stalking Help - info and links from this AOL homepage

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Stalked - a page dedicated mostly to cyberstalking

RAPE:

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Discussions About Rape - Prevention, Feelings, Medical tests

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Rape Recovery Information Page - a geocities linklist site

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Links to Rape Survivors Pages - anthology of victim's own sites

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Sexual Assault Information Page - covers many types of assault

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Sexual Harassment Resources - from Feminist Majority Foundation

CHILD ABUSE:

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Abuse and Children - Signs of abuse in behavior

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National Clearinghouse - on Child Abuse and Neglect

MURDER:

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Homicide Page - from DOVE (Dignity of Victims Everywhere)

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Parents of Murdered Children - an extensive, sophisticated website

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Survivors of Homicide - home page of the national movement

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:

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The Horror of Workplace Violence - a Sacramento police officer's site

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Nonfatal Assaults in the Workplace - a lengthy CDC research article

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Violence in the Workplace - an executive view

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Preparing for the Unthinkable - and what about psychological testing?

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Building a Workplace Violence Plan - from a couple of Virginia professors

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High Risk Workplaces - preventive steps and other info

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Violence in the Workplace - a Powerpoint slide show presentation

VICTIM REACTIONS:

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Trauma Anonymous - the 12-step starter kit and more

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Crisis, Grief, and Healing - a page with lots of info and links

SPECIFIC LINKS USED IN ONLINE LECTURES:
Lecture #1: Victimology
Theoretical Perspectives of Victimology
The NCVS - National Crime Victimization Survey
Lecture #2: System Response
Dynamics of the CJ System with Respect to Victim's Rights
Sherman Report: Preventing Crime - What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising
Lecture #3: Victims Rights
The Victims of Crime Act of 1984
Fact sheet on Victims Rights
Victim Compensation and Assistance Programs by State
Lecture #4: Victim Trauma
Mental Health Impact of Crime
Trauma Anonymous
Crisis, Grief, and Healing
Lecture #5: Intimate Violence
Domestic Violence Information Manual
Domestic Violence Prevention Online
NCV List of Antistalking Laws
The Antistalking Website

Wired Patrol
Justice Dept. 1999 Report on Cyberstalking
National Center on Elder Abuse
NCVC Crimes against Elderly
Child Abuse Prevention Network
List of Bookmarks on Child Abuse
Sexual Assault Information Page
Spousal Rape Laws: 20 Years Later
Lecture #6: Stranger Violence
Rights of Survivors of Homicide Victims
Aggressive Driver Checklist  
NCJRS Report on Firearm Injuries
SOC 355 Lecture on Hate Crime
Lecture #7: Workplace Violence
Dr. Irene's Verbal Abuse/Love Addiction/Codependency Website
Gunman shoots 5 Dead at Wendy's
The Mindless Jobs and Waitressing Sucks Webpage
Bully Online: Profiles of Workplace Bullies
Campaign Against Workplace Bullying

Foundation for the Study of Workplace Trauma

MyBossSucks.com
Stress and Other Workplace Afflictions
Killers in the Workplace
AFSCME Workplace Violence Security Checklist
American Industrial Hygiene Society Checklist

BLS Report of 2000
Nurses and Workplace Violence
OPM Workplace Violence Report of 1999
OSHA Workplace Violence Report of 1999
OSHA Article on Workplace Violence
School Violence Links
Workplace Violence Research Institute
Workplace Violence from a Law Enforcement Perspective

Last updated: 06/19/03
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