title: Beyond Advocacy: Mapping the Contours of Victim Work.
abstract: In contrast to works on victim advocacy in specific organizational contexts, this article introduces the term "victim work" to capture the vast array of victim-related roles and tasks that have proliferated in recent decades. Data are derived from in-depth interviews with 30 "victim workers" in public and private agencies in two Midwestern states. The interviews revealed diverse work experiences that spanned hotlines, crisis response, legal proceedings, and postconviction support. Three themes emerged that characterize "victim work": flexibility, emotions, and the challenge of "fit"-the multifaceted difficulties of interacting with victims and agents of the justice system. Based on the findings, we offer a revised model of criminal justice vis-à-vis victims and implications for practice and future research.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, OH, USA jglobok1@kent.edu.
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Globokar
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Edna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.affiliation: Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Carol R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gregory
keywords: domestic violence; intervention/treatment; legal intervention; sexual assault; support seeking; vicarious trauma