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victim advocacy groups homicide  

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  • Homicide victim advocacy groups support the victims' friends and family, as they have been victimized by the homicide of someone close to them. Advocates offer them support during the immediate crisis following discovery of the homicide, as well as over the course of justice processes and the recovery from trauma. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Homicide, Victim Advocacy Groups]

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