The Journey from Traffic Offender to Severe Road Trauma Victim: Destiny or Preventive Opportunity?

The Journey from Traffic Offender to Severe Road Trauma Victim: Destiny or Preventive Opportunity?

BACKGROUND Road trauma is a leading cause of death and injury in young people. Traffic offences are common, but their importance as a risk indicator for subsequent road trauma is unknown. This cohort study assessed whether severe road trauma could be predicted by a history of prior traffic offences. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Clinical data of all adult road trauma patients admitted to...

Living with cancer: the journey from victim to survivor.

We all know the statistics. Today, more than 10.5 million cancer survivors, representing 3.6% of the population, are living in the United States (National Cancer Institute, 2006). Much has changed in the decades since Sontag (1978) wrote Illness as Metaphor and articulated our societal perceptions that cancer = death and people with cancer were victims. On May 6, 2007, the Discovery Channel air...

Using health belief model on preventive behaviors related to road traffic injuries among primary school students

  Abstract  One of the suitable and beneficial methods in promoting behaviors of road traffic injury prevention could be the application of educational programs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of health belief model on preventive behaviors related to road traffic injuries among primary school students. 100 participants was randomly selected among four...

Participation in Victim–Offender Mediation: Lessons Learned From Observations

Victim Offender Overlap in Intimate Partner Violence

ERIN A. MARSH Victim Offender Overlap in Intimate Partner Violence (Under the direction of DR. LISA MUFTIC) Victim offender overlap is a relatively new area of research with most studies having focused on applying this concept to the study of assault and homicide. Research in intimate partner violence has found that there exists a group of victim offenders or individuals who are involved in ini...