Recent years have witnessed the proliferation of victim-focused positions inside and outside the criminal justice system, yet little is known about the occupational characteristics and organizational context of this field in the United States. In this article, we draw on 42 semi-structured interviews with victim workers from a variety of settings and organizational affiliations in the midwestern USA to describe their pathways, activities, and challenges. The data reveal key differences among the experiences of those who were publicly employed, affiliated with the nonprofit sector and working independently. The findings underscore the significance of organizational affiliation in understanding victim work, the value of strong public/private partnerships, and the necessity of reforms to the organizational culture of criminal justice agencies to optimize victim experiences.

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良心和便利

近年来，刑事司法系统内外以受害者为中心的职位激增，但对美国这一领域的职业特征和组织背景知之甚少。在本文中，我们利用对来自美国中西部各种环境和组织关系的受害者工人的 42 次半结构化访谈来描述他们的途径、活动和挑战。数据揭示了那些受雇于公共部门、隶属于非营利部门和独立工作的人的经历之间的主要差异。调查结果强调了组织隶属关系在理解受害者工作方面的重要性、强大的公共/私人伙伴关系的价值、