Victimology Section

Mission Statement: The Victimology Section membership is committed to raising the awareness of the field of Victimology.  The mission of the Section is to bring together academy members with a particular interest in victimology in order to:

• facilitate and encourage research and theory development related to victimology;
• encourage appropriate and effective teaching techniques and practices for victimology-related courses;
• encourage organization of and participation in conference sessions related to victimology; and 
• serve as a resource network for and encourage interaction among academic, research, practitioner and policy-making sectors to further the knowledge in victimology.

Additional Information: 

• Members’ interests include, but are not limited to; criminal victimization, crime prevention, interpersonal violence, child maltreatment, domestic and sexual violence, victim trauma, victim rights and services for victims. 
• Initiatives include a syllabus bank, teaching tools file, New Scholar award, Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/acjsvictimology - and a collaborative pre-annual conference event.

Executive Board:

• Debra Stanley (Chairperson) – dstanley@ubalt.edu
• Leila Dutton (Vice Chairperson) – ldutton@newhaven.edu
• Stephanie Frogge (Secretary/Treasurer) – frogge@mail.utexas.edu
• Cortney Franklin (Counselor) – cfranklin@shsu.edu
• Angela Gover (Counselor) – angela.gover@ucdenver.edu
• Jane Palmer (Counselor) – jane.palmer@american.edu
• Heather Pfeifer (Counselor)  – hpfeifer@ubalt.edu
• Duane Ruth-Heffelbower (Publications Officer) – duanerh@fresno.edu

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