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| About Course | ||
Participants
will be prepared to work in victim advocacy arenas, such as domestic
violence shelters, crisis centers, crisis hotlines, and with state
and county governments to assist crime victims in progressing through
the criminal justice system and toward successful recovery. Course
topics include legal terminology, legal process, legislation regarding
victims rights, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, effects of victimization
on the victim, victim advocate skills, guardianships and crisis
intervention. It also covers counseling skills for victims of assault,
battery, robbery, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse,
murder and homicide. Successful participants will be assisted with
placement in a volunteer position in their community if they desire. Formats available: |
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| Live Lecture Format | ||
A course on the
rapidly growing field of victim advocacy and assistance.
Training in this area will prove to be rewarding to your career possibilities in the area of law enforcement and crime victim advocacy. |
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| Online Format | ||
The Center for
Legal Studies features in an online format the same Victim Advocacy
Certificate Course that has been offered for over fifteen years at
colleges and universities throughout the nation. Through the computer,
this course is available to students who, because of location or schedule
conflicts, are unable to attend the popular live lectures.
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| DVD, VHS, & Audio Formats | ||
The Center for
Legal Studies features on VHS videotape, audio tape or DVD, the same
Victim Advocacy Certificate Course that has been offered at several
colleges and universities across the United States. This program is
designed to train and qualify students to provide assistance to crime
victims, both inside and outside of the courtroom. This course is
now available to students, who because of location or schedule conflicts
are unable to attend the popular live lectures, on video. Participants
will be prepared to work with state and county governments as advocates
for crime victims, assisting them in progressing through the criminal
justice system and toward successful recovery. Additionally, participants
will learn advocate skills necessary to work hands-on with victims
of crime in settings such as domestic violence shelters and rape crisis
clinics. Successful participants will be assisted with placement in
a volunteer position in their community if they desire.
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| Required Course Books | ||
Required Books
for the Live, VHS, Audio and DVD formats:
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LEGAL RESOURCES:
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