2019
Sexual Violence – African Nova Scotian Perspectives
We wanted to let you know about a new module on the free, online course Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Nova Scotia Resource.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
It has been 30 years since the tragic mass shooting at l’École
Polytechnique de Montréal (December 6, 1989) that saw the promising
lives of 14 young women cut violently short.
Upcoming Webinar: Exploring challenges and opportunities through the lens of LGBT+ domestic homicide
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Responding to Violence against Persons with Disabilities
The Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada is hosting a one-day Knowledge Exchange on Responding to Violence against Persons with Disabilities. The Knowledge Exchange will be held in Gatineau, Québec on December 2, 2019, the day before International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
Register by completing the online registration form or call the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at 613-952-3629 by November 15, 2019.
2019 Canadian Violence Link Conference
Register today for the Canadian Violence Link Conference that will be held in Toronto (November 20-22). Learn more at: https://clc.humanecanada.ca/
VJN Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2019 Global Classroom
On May 31st, 2019 the Victim Justice Network in partnership with Durham College delivered a Global Classroom online event on the topic of “Resilience and Victims of Violence”. This interactive event provides an overview of key research findings from a multi-year research project that was led by Dr. Ben Roebuck at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. The discussion addresses the topic of resilience from a victim perspective, based on interviews and surveys of over 400 victims across Canada. The recorded event is accessible via the links on this website.
Victimization of Candians Abroad
Canadians travelling in a foreign jurisdiction can become victims of crime. Victimized Canadians may not know how/where to report and may come home looking for support. Where one can go to get help in a foreign jurisdiction, how one can afford to travel back and forth to attend the trial, and where one can go for support in Canada after being victimized abroad, are all points to consider when attempting to understand the needs of victims of crime abroad.
Sexual offences involve a large range of offences and thus the nature of these crimes means that victims may experience physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual impacts unique among crime victims.
Cyberbullying involves the use of communication technologies such as the Internet, social networking sites, websites, email, text messaging and instant messaging to repeatedly intimidate or harass others.
Sextortion involves individuals who coerce youth into sending sexual images or engaging in sexual acts via webcam and then blackmail them with the threat of distributing the sexual images/videos if they do not pay money or provide more sexual images/videos.
Human trafficking involves recruiting, grooming and sexually exploiting victims who are mostly women and children. Many human traffickers control their victims by taking away their identification, use violence or threats and isolate them from their friends and family.