Victim Assistance Training Reflection

Over the duration of the semester material explained in this course has provided me with more advantageous information than a majority of my classes. I can honestly say that over my college experience this has been my favorite class and I am happy that it was a part of my final semester at Kennesaw. The entire textbook and material has been engaging and relevant towards ambition of service to those in need of assistance. The service learning project assigned in this class was amazingly practical. I initially sought to volunteer with the Cobb County Temporary Protection Order (TPO) Office; while I was approved for the opportunity expediency led me to the victim assistance training program (VAT). Though I am eager to proceed with the TPO
In 1982 the Protection Act passed and the Victims of Crime Act followed two years later. President Ronald Reagan announced the first national Crime Victims Week in April 1981, which we still honor today. Cultural shifts were through public awareness from such federal acknowledgments and community campaigns. These evolutionary events and others relate to information given in various videos, web blogs, and informational websites referenced over the semester. The recognition of twelve common victim rights, the right to be heard, the right to make oral or written impact statements, and the right to restitution also relates to facts disclosed; especially in the assignment on contributors who were instrumental in the advocacy of
This summary relates to the information enclosed in the VAT as to what to expect from arrest, through the court system, and resolutions of cases. Within the VAT modules and lessons outlines of the Military System and Trial Systems were given. The Military Justice System includes addition crimes that only pertain to service men and women, not regular citizens within society. Victim rights are taken seriously throughout the Military Justice Process and they have statues such as the Military Rule of Evidence 514 and special victim counsel to provided legal assistance to victims of sex-related offenses. The Tribal Justice System varies the most when comparing to our Criminal Justice System. The court’s held in these communities are held differently; as civil court are coined as family and community forums style tribal courts. There has been federal regulations given to strengthen the Tribal Justice System: The Tribal Law and Order Act 2010, Public Law 280, Major Crimes Act, General Crimes Act, and the VAWA 2013. Indigenous justice is holistic, including various tribal traditions, and focuses on corrective