@article{ref1,
title="The position of the victim-activist in crime victim service organizations",
journal="Social science journal",
year="2005",
author="Weed, Frank J.",
volume="42",
number="1",
pages="97-105",
abstract="The emergence of community-based service organizations for victims of violent crime, rape, domestic violence, child abuse and murder have become a part of the organizational underpinnings of the crime victim movement. Prominent figures in this movement are the victim-activists who speak for victims because they have the experiential expertise that comes from being a victim (survivor). This study examines the organizational positions of two types of victims, the individually harmed victim and the family member of a crime victim. The findings show that although both types of victim-activists can speak as victims, family victims tends to hold unpaid authoritative positions such as board member or president, whereas individual victims hold a variety of positions. Victim status serves as a credential for decision-making positions in the case of family victims, and as a career credential for individual victims.<p />",
language="",
issn="0362-3319",
doi="10.1016/j.soscij.2004.11.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2004.11.008"
}