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Although the primary emphasis of this Clergy In-Service Training Initiative is being placed upon ministry to victims of family violence, it is important to note that congregations can also be of very vital service to victims of robbery, assault and burglary.
This section will present:
Legal definitions
Impact of these crimes on the victim
Preventative measures
Information on one Biblical perspective
Comments on the particular vulnerability of the elderly to these crimes
A word about what to do if you are a victim of one of these crimes
Ways by which clergy & congregations can respond to the needs of these victims.
In April 1987, Steven R. Schlesinger, Director of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, made the following statement in a Special Report on Robbery Victims
