Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook

This innovative new resource was designed to help adults work more effectively with teenage victims of crime. The handbook gives an overview of adolescent development and the way that victimization affects teens uniquely. It provides strategies for assessing the extent and nature of teen victimization in the community, creating effective outreach, making the service environment teen-friendly, and interacting with teens in helpful and productive ways. It also includes guidance on parent and family involvement and mandatory reporting. Designed for victim advocates, law enforcement officers, educators, counselors, youth workers, and other professionals who come into contact with teen crime victims. Produced as part of the YOVA project, a partnership between the National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims of Crime, funded by the Office for Victims of Crime, to support youth-adult teams in designing and implementing youth-led outreach campaigns on teen victimization topics.

ISBN 1-59686-009-X, 37 pages, 2005

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