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| About This 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. Formats available: |
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| Assist Crime Victims | ||
| This is a course on the
rapidly growing field of victim advocacy and assistance.
Participants will be prepared to work in victim advocacy arenas, such as domestic violence shelters, crisis centers, and crisis hotlines, and with state and county governments assisting crime victims in progressing through the criminal justice system and toward successful recovery. 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 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 desire
a flexible study schedule that retains weekly deadlines.
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| DVD, VHS, & Audio Formats | ||
The Center for Legal Studies features
on VHS videotape, audio tape or DVD, the 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.
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| Required Course Books | ||
Required Books for the VHS, Audio
and DVD formats:
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