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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for victims of crime (california)
1 results foundAuthor: Warnken, Heather Title: Untold Stories of California Crime Victims: Research and Recommendations on Repeat Victimization and Rebuilding Lives Summary: Some of California's most vulnerable crime victims did not receive the healing they needed because they weren't aware of trauma-recovery services or didn't think they were getting adequate access, according to a new report by a Berkeley Law research center. The report, released this week by the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy, highlights the gap that exists between service providers and victims, including those who were repeatedly victimized. It recommends that policy-makers support counseling, job, and housing services, particularly in communities that are most affected by violence. Untold Stories of California Crime Victims uses new research and focus-group interviews with several crime victims in Los Angeles, San Joaquin, and Sacramento counties to give a voice to the injured, said report author Heather Warnken, a legal policy associate. The report singles out San Francisco General Hospital's Trauma Recovery Center as a model for communities to follow. The center, opened in 2001 as a project of UC San Francisco and the hospital, helps victims of sexual assault, violence at home, and other traumas. More than three-quarters of the center's clients have shown improved mental health and more than half are more likely to return to work, according to the Berkeley Law report. The model has expanded to Los Angeles County. Among the report's findings: -Many repeat victims are reluctant to report their cases because they don't trust law enforcement; -Many of the victims interviewed in the focus groups said their relationships with first responders other than police were more positive than those with law enforcement; -People repeatedly traumatized by violence developed other problems over time, such as substance abuse. The report's recommendations include: 'Building trust with law enforcement officials and agencies in communities burdened by violence; -Promoting access for crime victims to services that emphasize creative expression, movement and exercise, in addition to counseling. Details: Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy, 2014. 28p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 13, 2014 at: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/WI_CA_Untold_Stories_03_31_14_lo_res_Final.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/WI_CA_Untold_Stories_03_31_14_lo_res_Final.pdf Shelf Number: 133039 Keywords: Mental Health ServicesRepeat VictimizationVictims of Crime (California) |