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New Directions from the Field: Victim's Rights and Services for the 21st Century (1998)

1998 · Newsreel · 18 min

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Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime New Directions from the Field: Victim's Rights and Services for the 21st Century NCJ 178283 Strategy Guide: Comprehensive Guide Materials Viewing and Discussing the New Directions Videotape The New Directions videotape highlights key recommendations and promising practices cited throughout New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century. The 18-minute videotape has five key segments that correspond to the five global challenges presented in New Directions. The videotape-related sample questions provided in this booklet serve as a foundation to elicit discussions among a general viewing audience. Each global challenge presented in the videotape is followed by a series of thought-provoking questions relating specifically to the corresponding challenge. The questions also have been tailored to meet the needs of discipline-specific viewing audiences. The Office for Victims of Crime supported the development of this videotape as an educational tool to introduce New Directions to a variety of audiences. For example, the videotape can be used to train staff members, at general and discipline-specific conferences, as part of a keynote address, at a media briefing, at a community forum or panel presentation, and at victim issue-related task force and advisory group meetings. For audiences who are familiar with issues relating to victims' rights and services, the videotape can…

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Running time
18 minutes
Language
English
Collection
News & Public Affairs

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