Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Criminal Justice
Extreme poverty
Human Rights
Justice
Sustainable Development
Torture
Violence
Women
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Human rights of women
Policy advice
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Social Development:
Conflict
Social policy
Statistics:
Crime and criminal justice statistics
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1987 |
| Organizational structure: |
Legal representatives are President and Secretary General. The General Membership (all paid up members) elect the EC (written ballot, 12 members, rotating base), the EC elects the officers and co-opts three additional members. To avoid privileges for rich country members, the General Membership makes all necessary decision (elections of EC members, change of Basic Charter of Incorporation). The Membership Assembly, called together at the triennial symposia of WSV, has consultative not decision making status. |
| Number and type of members: |
ca. 500 members from all fields connected to victimology: e.g. psychologists, sociologists, lawyers, physicians, criminologists. The membership is young, a good proportion of young academics and graduate students taking advantage of the various Postgraduate Courses in Victimology |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
NGO Alliance on Crime & Criminal Justice |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
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