Center for Victim Research: Building an Evidence Base for Victim Services

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The Center for Victim Research (CVR) is a Vision 21-funded project of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) that aims to transform victim services by bridging the gap between research and practice in the field. CVR functions as a collaboration among three research- and practice-focused partners, including the Justice Research and Statistics Association, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and the Urban Institute. This panel introduces the one-stop shop framework of CVR by highlighting three of its core components: an interactive, engaging and content-rich website; a set of comprehensive research and practice syntheses; and efforts of collaboration among local- and state-level partners working together to advance and improve the response to crime victimization. In these ways, CVR works to connect victim service providers and researchers, broaden access to victim research and data, and improve the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. Victimization / 34. Policy and Prevention of Victimization

Individual Presentations

• Introducing the Center for Victim Research’s Online Resource Center - Susan Howley, Justice Research and Statistics Association; Bailey Maryfield, Justice Research and Statistics Association

• Introducing the Center for Victim Research’s Library and Syntheses - Jennifer Yahner, The Urban Institute; Sara Bastomski, Urban Institute; Marina Duane, Urban Institute

• Introducing the Center for Victim Research’s Collaborations in the Field - Marina Duane, Urban Institute; Alexandra Ricks, Urban Institute

Chair

• Jennifer Yahner, The Urban Institute