The Effects of Crime and the Work of Victims Support Schemes

agencies areas asked assistance automatic referral badly affected BCS offences British Crime Survey burglary victims cent of victims Chapter crisis theory DHSS discussed emotional example experienced feel felt female Home Office household incidents initial interviewed known to police letters major male Management Committee mentioned months NAVSS number of Schemes numbers of referrals numbers of victims numbers of volunteers offences known offered ordinator organisation paid Co-ordinators person practical problems proportion of victims questionnaire Rape Crisis Centres rape victims reactions received referral policies referral systems referred to Schemes reported responses robbery Schemes and districts Schemes we studied Schemes we visited selective snatch theft Table telephone calls tended theft total number type of offence unannounced visits urban Schemes vandalism Victimology victims of burglary victims of violence victims rated Victims Support Schemes visited by VSS visitors voluntary VSS volunteers weeks women