NCJ Number
106387
Date Published
1985
Length
172 pages
Annotation
This material, which complements information in volume 1 of 'A Handbook on Planning and Managing Police-Based Victim Assistance Programs,' contains samples of pamphlets, forms, and other materials used by various programs as well as more detailed information on the service needs of special groups of victims, on volunteerism, and on volunteer and police officer training.
Abstract
The police-based victim service programs described are those of the Canadian jurisdictions of Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Region of Waterloo. Materials pertinent to program planning (assessing need, planning goals, and choosing options) are a sample victim needs questionnaire, a sample agency questionnaire, and the executive summary of a study for the planning of victim assistance services in Richmond, British Columbia. Resources for service activities, special victims, and rural programs include a description of domestic violence services in rural communities, samples of form letters that provide information to crime victims, a sample agency referral form, and an information and application pamphlet on victim restitution. Other materials relate to program organization and administration, police and community acceptance of the program, and volunteers in victim programs. 111-item bibliography.