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OVC TTAC: 2. Introduction to Victim Impact
2. Introduction to Victim Impact
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Time Required: 2.5 hours

This unit introduces many concepts that are essential to understanding the core curriculum: Who is a “victim”? What are “secondary” victims? What are the core victims' rights? What is a “ripple effect”?

Lessons

Each unit uses varied learning strategies, including—

  • Rights of Offenders versus Rights of Victims Activity (20 minutes)

  • Crime Clock Activity (20 minutes)

  • Defining Who Is a Victim (10 minutes)

  • Who Is Harmed? The Ripple Effect (30 minutes)

  • How Are People Harmed? Areas of Impact (30 minutes)

  • “I Am Not a Victim” Activity (15 minutes)

  • After the Crime (10 minutes)

  • Review (15 minutes)

Objectives

  • Define primary and secondary victims.

  • Discuss victims' rights.

  • Have participants understand how the effects of crime ripple throughout a community.

  • Discuss “areas of impact.”

Unit-Specific Downloads

To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."

Training Manuals

*PDFs of the full curriculum are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

Tools

Video clips for the full curriculum are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

Important

Read the trainer's materials included on the unit pages well before presenting the course to your audience; these materials contain preparation instructions essential to an effective training.

Tip

Create a folder for Victim Impact: Listen and Learn on your computer and download all the files you'll need in that folder rather than using the Victim Impact: Listen and Learn Web site during the training. To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."