International Issues in Victim Assistance (From National Victim Assistance Academy project, P 22.7.1 - 22.7.16, 2000, Anne Seymour, Morna Murray, eds. et al., -- See NCJ 184052)

• NCJ Number: 184084
• Author(s): Christine Edmunds; Ashley Barrett
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 16 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; OVC Resource Ctr
• Publication Series: OVC Others
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter addresses international issues in victim assistance.

Abstract

Victim issues transcend many borders, cultures and legal systems. The chapter examines a number of international crime victim issues that have become increasingly important as societies have become more global and mobile. Issues such as tourist victimization, crime victim compensation, international terrorism and commercial exploitation of women and children are some of the complex issues in international victim assistance. The chapter discusses efforts by the United Nations and other international organizations to address these issues. The chapter also discusses the background and history of the victims’ movement at the international level; the content and significance of the United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power; emerging issues in providing services to U.S. citizens victimized abroad; types of international crime victims and victim advocacy response; and new developments in meeting the needs of foreign citizens victimized in the United States.