Beschreibung:
Understanding Victim Response to Interpersonal Violence provides direct, accessible information for criminal justice personnel 'in the trenches' with the victims.
Introduction; SECTION 1: Victim Response to Interpersonal Violence; 1. Victim Response to Assault - Is It "Counterintuitive" Behavior?; 2. "I Was in Shock" - Internal Factors Influencing Victim Response; 3. "Where Was I Supposed to Go?" - External Factors that Influence Victim Response and Help Seeking; 4. "I Will Not Be Denied" - Influence of the Offender on Victim Behavior; 5. "I Should Have Kicked His Ass!" - Male Victims of Intimate Violence; SECTION 2: Common Types of Victim Responses; 6. "What Was I Supposed to Say?" - Issues in Disclosure of Assault; 7. "But I Love Him" - Continued Contact with the Offender; 8. "Nah, I'm Good" - Understand Victim Resistance; 9. "Commit to Courage" - Conclusions and Suggestions; Appendix A - Questions Instead of "Why?"; Appendix B - Sample Voir Dire Questions; Appendix C - Interviewing Victims for Sentencing