Miami Dade College W5 Victim Advocate Training Outline

I’m working on a criminal justice writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Imagine you are creating a training guide for new case managers at your police station and you need to include a section

on the process and role of the victim advocate.

Create a 350- to 700-word annotated outline for victim advocate training. Address the following in your outline:

Identify the certification process to become a victim advocate in the state you live in, or in another state you

• are familiar with.

Describe the function of the victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim, especially a victim

• of elder abuse. Focus on the special needs of the elderly population.

Compare the functions of the victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim and a criminal

• matter involving a minor victim. Note the special needs of a child victim.

Identify the concerns of the victim advocate when assisting victims of sexual offenses, domestic violence, or

• intimate partner violence.

Identify the concerns of the victim advocate when assisting crime victims who are members of the LGBTO

• population, those with intellectual disabilities, and those with physical disabilities.

Explain the role of the victim advocate in restorative justice.