Professionals working with victims of crime may find the following training-related
links of interest:
How To
Be Victim Friendly in Juvenile Court (June 1999)
A resource designed to encourage juvenile courts to play an active
role in ensuring that crime victims of juveniles are provided certain
rights and that they are informed of those rights. Topics include victim
orientation and notification, victims' rights, impact statements, restitution,
and other victim resources. This project was undertaken by the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges with funding from OVC.
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn Curriculum (February 2009)
This Office for Victims of Crime-funded curriculum (NCJ 224257) is geared toward helping offenders to become aware of the impact that crime has on victims and then to take responsibility and make amends for their actions. The online-only curriculum consists of 13 units, built around 10 core crime topics: property crime, assault, robbery, hate and bias, gang violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, drunk and impaired driving, and homicide, plus chapters on implementing the program, the victim experience and making amends to victims. Victims and survivors speak about their experiences in the accompanying video clips.
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