The Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Police and Service System Networks of Response Among Violent Street Conflicts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2018-2019

The study examined the networks of service delivery around violent assaults involving street conflicts and disputes. The research was designed to expand understanding of the situational and contextual factors around street violence that impact how individuals who have past justice system involvement access (or do not access) victim services after being violently injured. The project used a mixed-method design that yielded both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data were drawn from focus groups, semi-structured interview with victim services providers, and in-depth interviews with 103 victims of street crime. Quantitative data were drawn from surveys and social network data collection with those same 103 victims of violent street assaults.