Here, you'll find everything you need for your training event. You can access—
The full Victim Impact: Listen and Learn Curriculum, including all training units.
Video clips of victims speaking about their experience.
Important tools to help you train, including a customizable agenda that allows you to download specific units.
Full Curriculum
Facilitator Manual, Part 1 (PDF, 14.5 MB)
Facilitator Manual, Part 2 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Participant Workbook (PDF, 17.2 MB)
Video Clips
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Unit 3. Burglary-Leanna
(Windows Media Player, 8 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 50 KB), YouTube -
Unit 4. Assault-Alan
(Windows Media Player, 9 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 64 KB), YouTube -
Unit 5. Robbery-Jim
(Windows Media Player, 7 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 49 KB), YouTube -
Unit 6. Hate Crime-Jee Young
(Windows Media Player, 11 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 72 KB), YouTube -
Unit 7. Gang-Related Homicide-Teri
(Windows Media Player, 8 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 64 KB), YouTube -
Unit 8. Rape-Debbie
(Windows Media Player, 12 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 71 KB), YouTube -
Unit 9. Child Sexual Abuse (two clips)
Nia
(Windows Media Player, 9 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 68 KB), YouTube
Ron
(Windows Media Player, 8 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 62 KB), YouTube -
Unit 10. Domestic Violence-Rebel
(Windows Media Player, 9 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 65 KB), YouTube -
Unit 11. Drunk Driving-Cindi
(Windows Media Player, 9 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 123 KB), YouTube -
Unit 12. Homicide (3 clips)
Peggy
(Windows Media Player, 8 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 75 KB), YouTube
Amy
(Windows Media Player, 10 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 131 KB), YouTube
Myrtle
(Windows Media Player, 7 MB),
Audio transcript (PDF, 72 KB), YouTube
Tools
Get only the units you need.
Certificate of Completion (fillable PDF, 722 KB)
Assessment Materials
The Pre-/Post-Test should be administered during unit 1 and after unit 13. The test can be scored manually using the Pre-/Post-Test Instructions or automatically using the Victim Impact Pre-/Post-Test Assessment Calculator spreadsheet that accompanies this training. The pre-/post-test can also be administered electronically, using the Individual Pre-/Post-Test Scoring (Electronic Version).
Pre-/Post-Test (PDF, 157 KB)
For use when printing hard copies of the Pre-/Post-Test.Pre-/Post-Test Instructions (PDF, 247 KB)
To score the test manually, use the instructions following the test questions in this document.Pre-/Post-Test Calculator (Excel, 23.4 KB)
Calculation tool for hard copy use of the pre-/post-tests. To score the test using the Calculator, enter each student's responses on the spreadsheet and the scores will be calculated automatically. The spreadsheet has tabs at the bottom for entering Pre-Test scores and Post-Test scores. The student's data for both the pre- and post-test will be tabulated on the Scores tab spreadsheet after post-test data is entered.Individual Pre-/Post-Test Scoring (Eletronic Version) (Excel, 137 KB)
For use, if participants will be filling out the pre-/post-test electronically. The Individual Pre-/Post-Test Scoring file contains the instructions, Pre-Test, Post-Test, and individual scoring summary.Class Summary (Excel, 658 KB)
Enter the participants' responses in the "Response Entry" tab for the pre- and post-test following the instructions on the first tab of the Class Summary.
Additional Information
Class Contract (PDF, 41 KB)
Listen and Learn Victim Synopses (PDF, 116 KB)
Attribution
The contents of these manuals may be reprinted and adapted by victim service providers and allied professionals. We request that any materials that are reprinted or adapted be accompanied by the following acknowledgment:
[insert name of person or company] gratefully acknowledges the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the [insert product type-bulletin, handbook, report, video, etc.] entitled [insert full title and NCJ number] released in [insert date]. The full text is available online by visiting the OVC TTAC Web site at www.ovcttac.gov/victimimpact/presenters_toolbox.cfm.
We encourage you to use the material as it was developed. The material has been peer reviewed and pilot tested. If you want to modify the material because you have a different audience or time constraints that prevent you from implementing the material as it was developed, please remove the OJP seals, OVC logos, and OVC TTAC logos from the material prior to printing and distribution.
Important
Read the Facilitator Manual well before presenting the course to students. It contains information about problem-based learning, qualifications for facilitators, and the best way to present the curriculum. Be sure also to read the topic-specific materials in each module of the Facilitator Manual before teaching the module.
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."