Bay Area Students Help Victims and Witnesses.

Mandel, Dave

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ERIC Number: EJ193609

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1978

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Bay Area Students Help Victims and Witnesses.

Mandel, Dave

Synergist, v6 n3 p28-29,42 Win 1978

Aid to Victims and Witnesses (AVW), sponsored by the San Mateo (California) Probation Department and staffed almost entirely by citizen and student volunteers, offers immediate financial and emotional aid to victims of violent crime after police call AVW's hot line. AVW also helps witnesses to crime in court appearances. (MF)

Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Information Services, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Helping Relationship, Police Action, Student Volunteers, Victims of Crime, Volunteers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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