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A Colombian Survivor's Crusade to Strengthen Punishment for Acid Attacks

Acid attacks, one of the most extreme forms of violence against women and girls, can have devastating consequences. Officials could address this problem by making it tough to get dangerous chemicals, punishing perpetrators, and helping survivors.

Jul 17, 2017
Commentary

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

The Chicago Police Department's predictive policing program didn't work. To achieve even a 5 percent drop in the city's homicide rate, enormous leaps in both prediction and intervention effectiveness are necessary.

Oct 11, 2016
Commentary

CPD's 'Heat List' and the Dilemma of Predictive Policing

Predictive policing — the use of computer models to identify areas or people at greater risk of being involved in a serious crime — is yielding results for police. How authorities plan to respond to the data is key.

Sep 21, 2016
Commentary

The True Cost of 'Scams' and How Policies Can Help

Each year, loss due to scams in the UK is in the range of £1.2 to £5.8 billion. To combat this scourge, the National Trading Standards Scams Team needs more support, both financially and legislatively.

Sep 1, 2016
News Release

News Release

Mass Marketing Fraud Costing Each UK Victim Nearly £7,000 on Average During Their Lifetime

Mass marketing fraud affects all members of society, regardless of their age, class, occupation, socio-economic background, race, or gender. Victims lose £6,744, on average, during their lifetime.

Sep 1, 2016
Report

Scams Team Helps Tackle Mass Marketing Fraud

Mass marketing fraud affects all members of society, regardless of their age, class, occupation, socio-economic background, race, or gender. The National Trading Standards Scams Team is helping to reduce the impact of mass marketing fraud on consumers in England and Wales.

Aug 2, 2016
Report

Designing Compensation Funds After Disasters

Man-made and natural disasters in the United States can cause personal injury and property damage to dozens, and sometimes even thousands, of people. Sometimes victim compensation programs are created afterwards. Program designers must consider fairness to victims, timely compensation, and low transaction costs.

Jul 6, 2016
Blog

In the Wake of Disaster: Practical and Philosophical Challenges of Victim Compensation

When tragedy strikes, Kenneth Feinberg is often the person companies and governments turn to for help to determine appropriate monetary compensation. At RAND's Politics Aside event last week, he shared some of his thoughts on what goes into making those decisions, and why it's so important to meet with victims.

Nov 20, 2014
Report

Report

The 2014 Technology Summit for Victim Service Providers: Identifying Challenges and Possible Solutions

Summarizes discussions and observations made at a national summit on leveraging technology to enable victims of crime to more quickly and effectively obtain the help they need.

Sep 17, 2014
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Technology Summit for Victim Service Providers

On July 24, 2014, the RAND Corporation brought together two communities: victim service providers and technology innovators, for a national one-day summit at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley to discuss leveraging technology so victims of crime can quickly and effectively obtain the help they need.

Sep 8, 2014
Commentary

The Silicon Valley Tech Industry Can Help Crime Victims

A broader approach is needed to better address the needs of millions of American victims of crimes like sexual assault, family violence, financial exploitation, gun violence, identity theft, burglary and stalking. And that's where Silicon Valley's tech community can step up.

Aug 11, 2014
News Release

Lasting Consequences of World War II Means More Illness, Lower Education, and Fewer Chances to Marry for Survivors

Experiencing World War II is associated with a greater chance of suffering from diabetes, depression, and heart disease as adults. And because so many men died during the war, fewer women married and many children were left to grow up without fathers.

Jan 21, 2014
Commentary

Americans' Hearts, But Not Necessarily Wallets, Will Be Open for Victims of Navy Yard Shootings

Comparisons are already being drawn between Monday's terrible events in the Washington Navy Yard and other recent high profile mass shootings. However, one way in which this shooting may differ from other events is in who — if anybody — provides financial compensation for those who are injured.

Sep 18, 2013
Report

Report

No More Rights Without Remedies: An Impact Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Victims' Rights Clinics

This report describes how representation from National Crime Victim Law Institute clinics affects the exercise of rights in individual cases, legislation, court rules, appellate decisions, and media reporting.

Dec 27, 2012
Report

Securing Rights for Crime Victims Through National Clinics

The National Crime Victim Law Institute's victims' rights clinics have pushed the envelope of victims' rights in their state courts and are beginning to fulfill the intentions of their architects and funders.

Dec 4, 2009
Journal Article

Journal Article

Substance Use and Vulnerability to Sexual and Physical Aggression: A Longitudinal Study of Young Adults

Links from marijuana use to victimization explained by users' violent behavior, not link from alcohol use to women's physical assault victimization.

Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article

Journal Article

Cognitive-behavior Therapy for PTSD in Rape Survivors

In recent years, new data have appeared, further suggesting the utility of cognitive-behavioral interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) subsequent to sexual assault. In this article, we present a model of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for PTSD in rape survivors.

Aug 1, 2002
Journal Article

Journal Article

Assessment of Child Crime Victims

This chapter focuses on initial mental health assessment of child crime victims, including diagnosis and treatment planning.

Jan 1, 2001
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Radha Iyengar

Senior Economist
Education Ph.D., M.A. in economics, Princeton University; B.S. in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Samuel Peterson

Policy Researcher, Assoc
Education PhD in criminal justice, University of Cincinnati