Informational Brochure: Victims’ Rights and Services

Imagine this scenario: You have been hired to create 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.

Perform research in the Walden Library and the Internet to find scholarly resources that focus on crime and victim statistics in Washington, D.C. You can also utilize crime mapping tools and crime statistics databases.

Subject Research: Criminal Justice & Security

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.


Required Readings
Book Excerpts
 Daigle, L. E. (2018). Victimology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.

Chapter 5, “Victims’ Rights and Remedies” (pp. 59–74)
Victimology, 2nd Edition by Daigle, L.E. Copyright 2018 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Holder, R. L. (2017). Victims, legal consciousness, and legal mobilisation. In A. Deckert & R. Sarre (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of Australian and New Zealand criminology, crime and justice (pp. 649–664). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.

 

The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime and Justice, by Deckert, Antje, Sarre, Rick (Eds.). Copyright 2017 by Springer Science & Bus Media B V. Reprinted by permission of Springer Science & Bus Media B V via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Articles
Cassell, P. G., Mitchell, N. J., & Edwards, B. J. (2014). Crime victims’ rights during criminal investigations? Applying the Crime Victims’ Rights Act before criminal charges are filed. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 104(1), 59–103.

 

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Neff, J. L., Patterson, M. M., & Johnson, S. (2012). Meeting the training needs of those who meet the needs of victims: Assessing service providers. Violence and Victims, 27(4), 609–631.

 

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Websites
 National Center for Victims of Crime. (2012). Victim impact statements. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from http://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/victim-impact-statements

 United States Department of Justice. (n.d.). Crime Victims’ Rights Act. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://www.justice.gov/usao/resources/crime-victims-rights-ombudsman/victims-rights-act

 Victim Services Program. (n.d.). CSOSA. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from  https://www.csosa.gov/supervision/victim_services.aspx

 Handout: Victim Advocate Job Profile Worksheet (Word document)

 Handout: Brochure Template (Powerpoint document)

Optional Media
 Office for Victims of Crime. (2016, January 15). Faces of human trafficking: Legal needs and rights of victims [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrzXouke-E&feature=youtu.be

 Office for Victims of Crime. (2015, January 22). 2015 NCVRW theme video: Engaging communities. Empowering victims. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7QAsXKs-s&feature=youtu.be