Victims Return

Author : Stephen F. Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857730626

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The Victims Return by Stephen F. Cohen Pdf

Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. Many millions died in Stalin's Gulag of torture prisons and forced-labour camps, yet others survived and were freed after his death in 1953. This book is the story of the survivors. Long kept secret by Soviet repression and censorship, it is now told by renowned author and historian Stephen F. Cohen, who came to know many former Gulag inmates during his frequent trips to Moscow over a period of thirty years. Based on first-hand interviews with the victims themselves and on newly available materials, Cohen provides a powerful narrative of the survivors' post-Gulag saga, from their liberation and return to Soviet society, to their long struggle to salvage what remained of their shattered lives and to obtain justice. Spanning more than fifty years, "The Victims Return" combines individual stories with the fierce political conflicts that raged, both in society and in the Kremlin, over the victims of the terror and the people who had victimized them. This compelling book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Russian history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CSD
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Children
ISBN : 9789544771966

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Assisting and Reintegrating Child Victims of Trafficking in Bulgaria: Legal, Institutional and Policy Framework by Anonim Pdf

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789287160416

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Victims by Council of Europe Pdf

True justice depends not only on the ability of states to prosecute the perpetrators of a crime, but also on their capacity to restore the situation of victims. This publication contains the main legal standards and guidelines developed by the Council of Europe which focus on the rights and needs of victims of crime, as part of the their work to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

Author : Venla Roth
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004225879

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Defining Human Trafficking and Identifying Its Victims by Venla Roth Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework against trafficking in human beings and examines why anti-trafficking strategies and activities have proved to be more ineffective and unsuccessful than anticipated on the international level and specifically in Finland.

Author : Shana L Maier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136684920

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Rape, Victims, and Investigations by Shana L Maier Pdf

Despite changes to laws and attitudes, rape continues at epidemic levels worldwide. As gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, law enforcement officers are important to the processing of rape cases and their interactions with victims can potentially affect the victim’s reaction to and recovery from rape. In order to better understand rape and the processing of cases through the criminal justice and legal systems, Rape, Victims and Investigations explores the unique perceptions and experiences of detectives who respond to rape victims and investigate rape cases. The detective’s investigation is the foundation of the prosecution’s case; the book considers factors that contribute to the challenging nature of rape investigations, such as lack of evidence or a clear, credible victim statement. Detectives’ perceptions of victims’ revictimization by the criminal justice and legal systems are also explored. The book also looks at specific causes of police stress and burnout related to working rape cases, financial struggles faced by departments, and ways to meet these challenges. By integrating previous research within the context of rich interview data, Rape, Victims and Investigations provides deep insight for readers and will contribute to the continued improvement of treatment of victims by the criminal justice system. The book will be essential reading for academics, students, law enforcement officers, those who provide services to sexual assault victims and victims themselves.

Author : Andreas Schloenhardt,Francesco Calderoni,Joseph Lelliott,Bettina Weißer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192663269

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UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime by Andreas Schloenhardt,Francesco Calderoni,Joseph Lelliott,Bettina Weißer Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive, article-by-article legal commentary on the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols on trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants, and trafficking in firearms and ammunition. The Convention- often referred to by the acronym UNTOC- was approved by the UN General Assembly on 15 November 2000 and made available for governments to sign at a high-level conference in Palermo, the heartland of the Italian Mafia, on 12-15 December 2000. For this reason, UNTOC is sometimes also referred to as the 'Palermo Convention'. The Convention entered into force on 29 September 2003. The purpose of UNTOC is to promote cooperation to prevent and combat transnational organized crime more effectively. UNTOC seeks to promote consistency among national legal systems and set standards for domestic laws so that States parties can effectively combat transnational organized crime. UNTOC is supplemented by three protocols: the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air, and Sea, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components, and Ammunition. Article by article, this books presents the text of each provision of the Convention and the Protocols, followed by a systematic analysis of their background and negotiating history, their interpretation by the Conference of the Parties and its working groups, in judicial decisions by domestic and international courts, , in the academic literature, and in official material published by international organisations, chief among them the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the guardian of UNTOC and the Protocols. The authors offer critical, scholarly commentary. The book serves as a compendium for those using, researching, or studying provisions under UNTOC and the Protocols and as a handbook for those charged with implementing and enforcing them.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045467524

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Relief and Rehabilitation of War Victims in Indochina by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Study Mission to Indochina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : UOM:39015040904099

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Relief and Rehabilitation of War Victims in Indochina: One Year After the Ceasefire by United States. Congress. Senate. Study Mission to Indochina Pdf

Author : Sandra L. Brown
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780897935388

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Counseling Victims of Violence by Sandra L. Brown Pdf

With violence of all kinds — from child abuse and domestic violence to hate crimes and stalking — at an all-time high, today's counselors must be prepared to treat many types of victims. Counseling Victims of Violence offers practical guidance and helps a counselor determine if a victim should be referred to a specialist. Each chapter covers a specific type of violent victimization, detailing which issues to address in each of the three stages of counseling (crisis intervention, short-term, and long-term) and highlighting often-overlooked secondary victimizations and social services resources. Quick-glance reference charts summarize each chapter’s contents.

Author : Carla Ferstman,Mariana Goetz,Alan Stephens
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047427957

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Reparations for Victims of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity by Carla Ferstman,Mariana Goetz,Alan Stephens Pdf

This book provides detailed analyses of systems that have been established to provide reparations to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and the way in which these systems have worked and are working in practice. Many of these systems are described and assessed for the first time in an academic publication. The publication draws upon a groundbreaking Conference organised by the Clemens Nathan Research Centre (CNRC) and REDRESS at the Peace Palace in The Hague, with the support of the Dutch Carnegie Foundation. Both CNRC and REDRESS had become very concerned about the extreme difficulty encountered by most victims of serious international crimes in attempting to access effective and enforceable remedies and reparation for harm suffered. In discussions between the Conference organisers and Judges and officials of the International Criminal Court, it became ever more apparent that there was a great need for frank and open exchanges on the question of effective reparation, between the representatives of victims, of NGOs and IGOs, and other experts. It was clear to all that the many current initiatives of governments and regional and international institutions to afford reparations to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes could benefit greatly by taking into full account the wide and varied practice that had been built up over several decades. In particular, the Hague Conference sought to consider in detail the long experience of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (the Claims Conference) in respect of Holocaust restitution programmes, as well as the practice of truth commissions, arbitral proceedings and a variety of national processes to identify common trends, best practices and lessons. This book thus explores the actions of governments, as well as of national and international courts and commissions in applying, processing, implementing and enforcing a variety of reparations schemes and awards. Crucially, it considers the entire complex of issues from the perspective of the beneficiaries - survivors and their communities - and from the perspective of the policy-makers and implementers tasked with resolving technical and procedural challenges in bringing to fruition adequate, effective and meaningful reparations in the context of mass victimisation.

Author : W. David Allen
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804762526

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Criminals and Victims by W. David Allen Pdf

Criminals and Victims analyzes economic decisions made by offenders and victims before, during, and after a crime or victimization.

Author : Leo van Bergen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781527501218

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Dutch Newspapers on War Victims and Their LSD-treatment by Jan Bastiaans by Leo van Bergen Pdf

In the 1960s, it became clear that survivors of the concentration camps had developed psychological complaints. They were diagnosed with KZ-syndrome. Dutch psychiatrist Jan Bastiaans used LSD in his psychotherapeutic sessions with KZ-syndrome sufferers, who said they greatly benefitted from his treatment. This was, despite criticism from medical professionals, enough proof for journalists, regardless of their signature, to defend the drug’s usage. Without the newspapers, LSD probably would have disappeared quickly as a medical tool. Over time, paradoxically, the cause-related diagnosis KZ-syndrome came to encompass more than just Holocaust survivors: soldiers, hostages, survivors of the Japanese camps, and the children of Dutch national socialists were all eventually included within the concept. It resulted in an enormous rise in patient numbers, and a blurring and eventual disappearance of the concept. This book explores the contribution of Dutch newspapers to the historical-cultural phenomenon of this rising focus on victims and victimhood, without which the later acceptance of PTSD – a symptom-related diagnosis – could not be understood.

Author : Patricia Hoag
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437931037

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Responding to September 11 Victims by Patricia Hoag Pdf

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Justice Dept.¿s Office for Victims of Crime awarded crisis response grants and subsequent appropriated funding to a number of state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) administrator agencies to provide a broad range of services to victims of the attacks. At a meeting from Dec. 7¿8, 2003, those grantees had an opportunity to describe their experiences and the lessons they learned as they mobilized to meet the demand for victim assistance and compensation after 9/11. This report reflects the frontline perspective on victim assistance services by these state VOCA administrator agencies and offers lessons learned to state, federal, and private decisionmakers for organizing effective responses.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Sex crimes
ISBN : MINN:31951D02332906E

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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations Pdf

Author : United States. President's Task Force on Victims of Crime
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Victims of crimes
ISBN : UIUC:30112003892533

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President's Task Force on Victims of Crime by United States. President's Task Force on Victims of Crime Pdf