JCVVS Newsletter
January 2006
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History of the Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies |
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A new addition to the web page is a brief history of
the JCVVS and its affiliate institutions as it
relates to
victimology/victim service programs.
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Doctorate in Criminal Justice Sciences: Option in Victimology |
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California State University-Fresno and the University
of California-Davis offers a Joint Doctorate in
Criminal
Justice Sciences with options in Victimology, Forensic
Behavioral Sciences, or Forensic Science. Basic
information about the victimology option may be
found on the JCVVS web page.
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National Commission of Human Rights of Mexico |
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Thomas Underwood represented the JCVVS at two
events sponsored by the National Commission of
Human Rights of Mexico. Dr. Underwood spoke on
the professionalization of victim services as it
applied
to Mexico. During his visit, he had the opportunity to
visit several victim service agencies in Mexico City
and to witness the signing of an agreement between
the federal government and the state of Chihuahua
in the formation of a comprehensive approach to
victim assistance in that state.
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American Symposium on Victimology |
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The 4th American Symposium on Victimology will be
held at Sam Houston State University March 22-24,
2006. For complete information and to submit
proposals for workshops or poster sessions, visit the
ASV web page.
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Critical Analysis of Victim Assistance |
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Brochures for the Critical Analysis of Victim
Assistance course scheduled March 28-31, 2006
at
California State University, Fresno are available.
Contact the JCVVS if a brochure is needed or view
information on the web site.
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National Victim Assistance Academy |
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The JCVVS will once again host the National
Victim Assistance Academy during the week of
June 25-30, 2006. The universities associated with
the NVAA have been associated with this program for
over a decade. The Academy will be conducted at
Washburn University, the most centrally located of
the three universities. However, representatives
from each of the universities will serve as faculty for
this national program.
The NVAA is a
foundation level professional education program that
provides exposure to the broad spectrum of topics
that are necessary to form the core of the basic
education in victims' rights and services. The
academic-based curriculum emphasizes foundations
in victimology and victim services. A variety of
instructional approaches are utilized in order to best
address the diverse content areas as well as the
diverse learning needs of the participants.
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