Week 5:Part I

• Using one of the YouTube victim impact statement (video or written) below,
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHy_Xoz-Xc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrm41mHDb18
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P41hMAkwpp0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFKxcIvCEL

Victim Impact Statements

https://victimsupportservices.org/help-for-victims/victim-impact-statements/

Crime Victims' Rights Act

https://www.justice.gov/usao/resources/crime-victims-rights-ombudsman/victims-rights-act

• Bureau of Justice StatisticsLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved May 29, 2018, from https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/vnrp0610pr.cfm
• National Center for Victims of CrimeLinks to an external site.. (2012). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from http://victimsofcrime.org/home

briefly describe the background of the case, including: Criminals involved

• Victims involved,Crime committed,Apparent impacts, Other relevant information to provide context

Summarize the main points made by the victim in his or her statement. If you were the judge in this case, how would this victim impact statement influence your sentencing? Finally, discuss whether you think victim impact statements are a necessary part of a criminal case. Be sure to provide a link to the video or site in your initial post.

Part II

Consider the type of characteristics you feel are necessary to be a strong and effective victims' advocate.

Complete the Victim Advocate Job Profile questionnaire below. Then, describe types of services and support that are available to victim witnesses.

1. includes at least three responsibilities a victim advocate has in a case.
2. explains when a victim advocate becomes involved in a criminal case and when the involvement ends.
3. what skills would be important for a victim advocate to possess and explains why.
4. This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome. Analyze personal and professional characteristics of victims' advocate. Reflect on the victim advocate role. Would you be interested in becoming a victim advocate. Reflection includes why or why not you would be interested in becoming a victim advocate.
5. provides a thorough evaluation of differing perspectives and makes a judgment regarding viable solutions with clear understanding of the value of one's own and others' social and cultural. how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues. provides a thorough evaluation of the source of one's own perspectives on selected issues in culture and society.

• Victim Advocate Job Profile
• Worksheet questionnaires to answer

1. What responsibilities does a victim advocate have in a case?
2. When does a victim advocate become involved in a criminal case? When does the involvement end?
3. What skills would be important for a victim advocate to possess? Why?
4. Based on what you have learned about this position, would you be interested in becoming a victim advocate? Why or why not?

Part III

Imagine this scenario: You have been hired to outline a brochure on victims' rights and services. The brochure will be distributed to businesses, schools, community centers, places of worship, and other areas where exposure is high. The brochure will focus on crime and victims in Washington, D.C.Using thescholarly resources below that focus on crime and victim statistics in Washington, D.C. and crime mapping tools and crime statistics databases

Develop a brochure that includes the following:

• A cover/title panel with graphics and statistics
• The Crime Victim's Bill of Rights
• The Crime Victims Compensation Program in Washington, D.C.
• Types of victims
• Community resources in Washington, D.C.
• Volunteer opportunities in Washington, D.C.

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subject/criminaljustice

scholarly resources:

1. THE UNDER-POLICING OF CRIMES AGAINST BLACK WOMEN
2. Physical Distancing, Violence, and Crime in US Cities during the Coronavirus Pandemic(Schleimer et al., 2021).
3. Standing in Reserve: A New Model for Hard Cases of Complicity.
4. Beyond community policing: centering community development in efforts to improve safety in Latinx immigrant communities.(Lung-Amam et al., 2021, 2023)
5. Institutional commitment to combating sexual violence: The practices and policies of U.S. universities.(Schulze & Budd, 2020)
6. Understanding Abuse, Mental Health, and Substance Use: The Role of Victimization in a Jail Population
7. INCONSPICUOUS VICTIMS.

References

Lung-Amam, W., Alvarez, N., & Green, R. (2021). Beyond community policing: centering community development in efforts to improve safety in Latinx immigrant communities. Journal of Community Practice, 29(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2021.1997850

Lung-Amam, W., Alvarez, N., & Green, R. (2023). Beyond community policing: centering community development in efforts to improve safety in Latinx immigrant communities. In Beyond Lip Service. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003358619-4

Schleimer, J. P., McCort, C. D., Tomsich, E. A., Pear, V. A., De Biasi, A., Buggs, S., Laqueur, H. S., Shev, A. B., & Wintemute, G. J. (2021). Physical Distancing, Violence, and Crime in US Cities during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Journal of Urban Health, 98(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-021-00593-4

Schulze, C., & Budd, L. (2020). Institutional commitment to combating sexual violence: The practices and policies of U.S. universities. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22446

• REFLECTION:PART Iv- At the end of each module, you will reflect on what you learned in the module.discuss what you found most interesting, and explain. Include any biological, psychological, social, and structural variables that you found interesting or that surprised you. Describe how what you learned has changed how you think about victims of crime.