Exhibit 1. The Victim Services Statistical Research Program.
Description
This image is exhibit 1 from the NIJ Journal article "Building Knowledge About Victim Services."
Victim Perspective
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Current Items -
- Did you (or someone in your household) receive any help or advice from any office or agency — other than the police — that deals with victims of crime?
- Was that a government or private agency?
Testing New Items -
- Informal help seeking
- Whether victims do or do not receive formal services
- Types of services received (e.g., hotline, legal services, or housing)
- How satisfied victims were with services received
- Why services were not received for those who sought but did not receive services
- Reasons for not seeking services when the victim wanted services
Victim Services Provider Perspective
National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP)
Brief Survey for All VSPs
- Type of VSP
- Services provided
- Funding of VSPs
National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP)
Detailed Survey for a Sample of VSPs
- Victims served and victim characteristics
- Services provided by VSPs
- Referrals to VSPs
- Staffing at VSPs
Items on Other BJS Surveys
- Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)
- National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP)
- National Survey of Tribal Court Systems (NSTCS)
- Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/C) Offices
- Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities (CCF)