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Guides

• A Crime Victim's Guide to the Criminal Justice System (PDF )
• The Evolution of Federal Initiatives to Support Victims of Crime ([PDF)
• Victims Speak Out: Finding a Voice in the Canadian Justice System ( PDF )
• Working with victims of Crime: A Manual Applying Research to Clinical Practice James K. Hill, PhD. (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics of Self-Care (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics of Victimization (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics of Victim Reactions and Coping (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics about Deciding to Refer to Mental Health Professionals (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics about the Stages of Change (PDF )
  • Information Sheet: The Basics to Cover in an Initial Interview (PDF )

Pamphlets

• Responding to the Needs of Victims of Crime (PDF )
• Victims of Crime Staying informed (PDF )
• Victims Matter (PDF )

Fact Sheets

• Emergency Financial Assistance for Canadians Victimized Abroad  - [PDF ]
• A Message to Victims of Youth Crime - (PDF )
• Conditional Sentences (PDF )
• Financial Assistance for Victims to Attend National Parole Board Hearings (PDF )
• Impaired Driving (PDF )
• Improving the Experience of Victims and Witnesses in Court (PDF )
• Making it Easier for Young Victims and Witnesses to Testify (PDF )
• Publication Ban (PDF )
• Restitution Orders (PDF )
• Restorative Justice (PDF )
• The Victims Fund (PDF )
• Victim Impact Statement (PDF )
• Victim Surcharge (PDF )
• Victims and the Youth Justice Process - Fact Sheet No. 1 - (PDF )
• Victims: The Rights to Participate - Fact Sheet No. 2 - (PDF )
• Repairing the Harm Caused to Victims - Fact Sheet No. 3 - (PDF )

Other publications

• A Canadian Directory of Court Support Services for Child and Youth Victims and Witnesses
• Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime, 2003
• Context of Programs and Services for Victims of Crime in Canada
• Proceedings from the 2003 National Victims of Crime Conference [PDF ]
• Victims of Crime Initiative: Activities Report April 2000 - October 2004
• Victim Services in Canada, 2002-2003