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Towards a multi-agency violence prevention and victim support
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Jonathan, LISLES Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Criminology, 38(3), Summer 1998, pp.351-370.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Since many serious violent offences are not reported, effective police-accident and emergency department (AED) joint working is important in increasing the chances of offenders being brought to justice and increasing access to victim support services. Liaison was investigated by means of triangulated methods comprising surveys of random stratified samples of police officers and AED personnel and a case series of victims treated in five large AEDs. It was found that there was almost no knowledge of existing formal guidance among health and police practitioners who actually deal with victims. This meant that the roles of other agencies were not considered. This very narrow focus was at odds with the instincts of most health professionals, half of whom believed they should have some role in victim protection and support, the detection of crime and community crime prevention. The results of this study suggest that, based on the exercise of victim choice, there are extensive opportunities ethically to improve rates of detection and access to victim support.
Towards integrated health care: a model for assault victims
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Jonathan P., BISSON Jonathan I.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 184(1), January 2004, pp.3-4.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act places a statutory responsibility on the National Health Service (NHS) to work in partnership with the police and local authorities to audit and tackle crime in their areas. One of the principal reasons for this partnership approach is that substantial numbers of offences that result in NHS treatment of physical and psychological injuries are not reported to the police. Nowhere is the 'dark figure' of unrecorded crime more obvious than in accident and emergency departments.
Psychological reactions of victims of violent crime
- Authors:
- BISSON Jonathan I, SHEPHERD Jonathan P.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(6), December 1995, pp.718-720.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The psychological reactions of victims of violent crime have much in common with those experienced by victims of other traumatic events, including disasters. Looks at psychological sequelae of violent crime, factors associated with psychological sequelae, treatment and support for victims of crime.