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ABSTRACT

This instructor’s manual supports the National Victim Assistance Academy 2002 text. It includes sections outlining the nuts and bolts of NVAA participation and instruction, principles of adult learning, effective presentation techniques, and recommended training outlines for each chapter topic in the NVAA text.

CONTENTS

Introduction PDF (9.3 kb) or HTML

Section 1. NVAA Nuts & Bolts PDF (62.7kb) or HTML
Reviews essential information about NVAA instruction and graduation.
Includes appendix materials needed to organize training workshops.

Section 2. Adult Learning PDF (54.8kb) or HTML
Discusses training design and objectives as they relate to adult learning styles. Identifies theories of intelligence and the differences between child and adult learners.

Section 3. Presentation PDF (191.7kb) or HTML
Recommends preparation strategies, reviews communication strengths and weaknesses, and lists essential presentation tools.

Section 4. NVAA Learning Activities
Provides teaching outlines for 36 NVAA training topics. Outlines include key
concepts, objectives, learning activities, resource lists, and worksheets/support materials. Click below to view the outline for a specific topic.

Chapter 1. Scope of Crime/Historical Review of the Victims’ Rights Discipline
PDF (14.5kb) or ASCII (3.2kb)

Chapter 2. The Criminal Justice System Continuum
PDF (22.4kb) or ASCII (4.9kb)

Chapter 3.1. Specific Justice Systems and Victims’ Rights, Juvenile Justice
PDF (12.5kb) or ASCII (5.4kb)

Chapter 3.2. Specific Justice Systems and Victims’ Rights, Federal Justice
PDF (15.6kb) or ASCII (2.3kb)

Chapter 3.3. Specific Justice Systems and Victims’ Rights, Military Justice
PDF (16.5kb) or ASCII (3.1kb)

Chapter 3.4. Specific Justice Systems and Victims’ Rights, Tribal Justice PDF (18.4kb) or ASCII (2.8kb)

Chapter 4. Restorative Justice/Community Justice
PDF (18.4kb) or ASCII (4.9kb)

Chapter 5.1. Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime, Civil Remedies
PDF (18.9kb) or ASCII (2.9kb)

Chapter 5.2. Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime, Restitution
PDF (13.5kb) or ASCII (2.7kb)

Chapter 5.3. Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime, Compensation
PDF (15.5kb) or ASCII (3.2kb)

Chapter 6.1. Mental Health Needs, Trauma Assessment and Intervention
PDF (15.8kb) or ASCII (3.7kb)

Chapter 6.2. Mental Health Needs, Stress Management
PDF (15.7kb) or ASCII (3.4kb)

Chapter 7. Substance Abuse and Victimization
PDF (17.6kb) or ASCII (4.5kb)

Chapter 8. Respecting Diversity: Responding to Underserved Victims of Crime
PDF (15.1kb) or ASCII (3.9kb)

Chapter 9. Domestic Violence
PDF (14.9kb) or ASCII (3.4kb)

Chapter 10. Sexual Assault
PDF (14.3kb) or ASCII (4.1kb)

Chapter 11. Child Victimization
PDF (24.6kb) or ASCII (9.1kb)

Chapter 12. Homicide
PDF (18.8kb) or ASCII (7.4kb)

Chapter 13. Drunk Driving
PDF (12.9kb) or ASCII (3.0kb)

Chapter 14. Victimization of the Elderly
PDF (20.1kb) or ASCII (6.2kb)

Chapter 15. Victimization of Individuals with Disabilities
PDF (15.5kb) or ASCII (2.9kb)

Chapter 16. Financial Crime
PDF (20.3kb) or ASCII (6.1kb)

Chapter 17. Research and Evaluation
PDF (11.6kb) or ASCII (2.3kb)

Chapter 18. The News Media’s Coverage of Crime and Victimization
PDF (23.5kb) or ASCII (10.1kb)

Chapter 19. Collaboration for Victims’ Rights and Services
PDF (13.9kb) or ASCII (2.9kb)

Chapter 20. Professionalizing the Discipline of Victim Services
PDF (15.1kb) or ASCII (3.2kb)

Chapter 21. Innovative Technologies and the Information Age
PDF (13.9kb) or ASCII (2.6kb)

Chapter 22.1. Special Topics, Hate and Bias Crime
PDF (18.8kb) or ASCII (5.4kb)

Chapter 22.2. Special Topics, Stalking
PDF (23.1kb) or ASCII (11.4kb)

Chapter 22.3. Special Topics, Victims of Gang Violence
PDF (17.6kb) or ASCII (5.8kb)

Chapter 22.4. Special Topics, Campus Crime and Victimization
PDF (14.3kb) or ASCII (3.4kb)

Chapter 22.5. Special Topics, Workplace Violence
PDF (22.6kb) or ASCII (7.0kb)

Chapter 22.6. Special Topics, Rural Victims
PDF (16.9kb) or ASCII (3.0kb)

Chapter 22.7. Special Topics, International Issues in Victim Assistance
PDF (14.0kb) or ASCII (3.1kb)

Chapter 22.8. Special Topics, Funding for Victim Services
PDF (20.7kb) or ASCII (5.0kb)

Chapter 22.9. Special Topics, Terrorism and Victim Assistance Issues
PDF (15.8kb) or ASCII (3.3kb)

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Related OVC Links

Cosponsoring Agencies

Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR)

California State University-Fresno

National Crime Victims' Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina

University of New Haven

Washburn University


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This project was supported by Grant Number 95-MU-GX-K002(S-7) awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program offices and bureaus: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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