victim advocacy
Crime sufferer assistance
Victim advocacy is support and assistance provided to people who have experienced crimes, abuse, or trauma.
Victim advocates help navigate legal systems, connect individuals with resources, accompany them to court proceedings, and ensure their rights are protected throughout the process.
The field emerged alongside domestic violence and sexual assault awareness movements: She works in victim advocacy at the district attorney's office.
- safety planningDeveloping strategies to prevent harm
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- trauma recoveryRegaining stability after damage
- emergency shelterTemporary housing during disasters
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
sexual assault · housing assistance · witness protection · crime reporting · community outreach · gender-based violence · peer support groups · legal aid · rapid response teams · counseling · protective orders · case management · restraining order · referral · support services · evidence collection · resources · trauma
- crisis helpcrisis hotline, crisis center, crisis line, crisis counselor, crisis intervention
- prosecutionprosecutor, district attorney, DA, prosecution, public prosecutors
- domestic abusedomestic violence, battering, batterer, spousal abuse, wife beating
- human traffickinghuman trafficking, trafficking, traffickers, trafficking victims, victims
- abuse traumachild abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse
- anti-traffickingrescue, prosecution, investigation, safe house, task force
victim advocacycriminal defense
Advocacy for the accused
defense counsel · defendant's rights · criminal justice reform