This third edition is aimed at students and anyone interested in learning more about the needs of victims of crime and the best ways to intervene.
We present:
- the most up-to-date concepts in victim intervention;
- the particularities of this field of professional practice;
- the main challenges in working with victims;
- references, in-depth information and further reading.
Table of contents
Part One – The context and modes of intervention
Chapter 1 – Understanding the basics
- Clarification of certain terms
- A definition and brief description of crime
- A portrait of victimization and risk factors
- The evolution of victims’ rights and services
Chapter 2 – Understanding criminal victimization
- Vulnerability and protection factors
- The consequences of victimization
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Multiple” and “chronic” victimization
- Secondary victimization
- The consequences of victimization for loved ones
Chapter 3 – Identifying victims’ needs
- Prioritizing needs
- Information
- Protection
- Support
- Occasional help
- Professional therapeutic assistance
- The repair
Chapter 4 – Working with victims of crime
- A wide range of skills to master
- Determining factors in the helping relationship
- The main parameters of the helping relationship
- Working with victims
- Crisis intervention
- Referring victims to the appropriate resources
- Involving family and friends
Chapter 5 – Getting to know victim services
- The main victim services
- Compensation for Victims of Crime (IVAC)
Chapter 6 – Supporting victims in the criminal justice system
- Criminal justice and court organization
- Some key concepts in criminal law
- The judicial process in criminal matters
- Police intervention
- From appearance to preliminary inquiry
- The trial
- Sentencing
- Execution of the sentence
- Recourse
Part Two – Specific interventions
Chapter 7 – Intervening in a context of domestic violence
- The definition of domestic violence
- Forms of violence
- The scale of domestic violence
- Factors that explain domestic violence
- The dynamics of domestic violence
- Children’s exposure to domestic violence
- The consequences of domestic violence
- The intervention
- Danger assessment
- Criminal and civil proceedings
Chapter 8 – Intervening in the context of sexual assault
- The definition of sexual assault
- Sexual assault and adult victims
- Sexual abuse of children and adolescents
Chapter 9 – Responding to elder abuse
- A brief history of the fight against abuse in Quebec
- The problem and its scope
- Definition
- The consequences
- Specific interventions
Chapter 10 – Responding to a homicide or disappearance
- Homicide
- Disappearances