Victim Services: Serving Victims of Crime and Other Traumatizing Events

This text can be used as a guide for the 40 hour training requirements for providing direct services to victims of crime. Topics covered include the history of victim services/rights, critical incident stress, domestic violence, stalking, elder abuse, special populations, threat assessments, victimology, suicide, criminal justice system, victim compensation, sexual assault, death notifications, education victims, safety planning and self care. This is an easy to follow text that will assist any instructor in providing education on the topics needed for providing these direct services to victims of crime