VSP Reflection

Everyday crimes are committed. Some of these offenses committed by perpetrators are more severe than others, and cause the individuals who carry out the crimes to be sentenced to time in the county or prison facilities. At the forefront of protecting these criminals from committing more crimes and jeopardizing the public’s safety are correctional officers. The main goal of corrections work is the safe and secure management and rehabilitation of justice-involved individuals, whether in locked facilities or within community supervision programs (Denhof, 1). Although, correctional officer’s sole job is to provide care, custody, and control for perpetrators, correctional officers have another job. That task is not to become subdued by the stress

Moreover, community policing has opened the door to a more victim oriented approach within law enforcement where law enforcement agencies are more consumer centered and user friendly (Karmen, 2016). If I were an advocate for victims, tasked with implementing victim oriented services for a law enforcement agency, I would include report taking over the phone or internet, training, a victim advocacy unit, clearance rates for detectives, and a customer satisfaction survey. Below is how my checklist would appear (Karmen, 2016).

As a Reimbursement Assistant, I made tons of phone calls to major insurance companies on behalf of the physicians’ network for inquiries on payment disputes. In the claims’ system I provided information, per the calls, for the Analysts to figure out the next steps to resolve the payment disputes. Other duties in the Reimbursement position included: filling out claim readjustments; updating excel spreadsheets; and checking claim status through insurance companies’ websites. In the role of Teacher Assistant (as a graduate student), I sent emails to students for class updates and setup time for tutoring sessions. The professor wanted students to have access to different journal articles. I scanned the articles into pdf files and made them available

Monday was a slow day at the office, and I was not given a task by my supervisor to complete. I took the initiative to email everyone in my intake department. My email asked if anyone needed assistance with their cases to contact me. An intake case worker saw my email and told an ongoing caseworker who need assistance. The ongoing caseworker asked if I could assist her with transporting a child from the Perseus shelter to the McKean County Court House. The ongoing caseworker said she did not feel comfortable with transporting her teenage girl client in her car alone. The ongoing caseworker wanted another caseworker to monitor the girl’s behavior. I accompanied the ongoing casework with transporting the youth to court. The

The primary goal of the SARP program is to provide effective violence prevention education training, and to provide caring and compassionate response capabilities in response to incidents of sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. However, many of the administrative duties and responsibilities take up a majority of the SARC’s time each week. The SAPR program would benefit from another part-time, if not full-time employee. As the program stands I

These agencies of the DPSCS also offer various services to the public. For instance, they have a sex offender registry to find sex offenders who work or live near your family, or to receive assistance if a child has is a victim of sexual abuse. The DPSCS offer crime victims guidance and support during the corrections, and community supervision and detention stages. DPSCS also offer links to offender’s families so they know how to keep in touch with offenders through telephone calls and visiting hours. Services also include the rehabilitation of offenders and the reintegration of offenders back into society. To accomplish this, there are programs that offer education and employment opportunity within the prison. There is also treatment offered for inmates who suffer from any medical or psychological issues. For the purpose of this class, I believe that a few aspects of DPSCS’s vision are timely to this course. Part of DPSCS’s vision states, “The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will be known as an organization that focuses on its mission and takes care of its people.” This statement shows that their ultimate goal is to help people whether they are convicted criminals, employees, or families of inmates.

My desire to help young adolescents who are remanded to the foster system regardless of their circumstances has pushed me in pursuing a Criminal Justice degree and has furthered my desire to become a Victim Advocate. Understanding how the criminal justice system works will only make me a better Victim Advocate. The ability to provide information and consolation on what victimization is, can help anyone who is going through a traumatizing experience. It can even lessen the intensity of trauma when there is someone present who understands and can empathize with the victim. A Victim Advocate is also essential in explaining the legal and protections of a victim, providing information on the criminal justice process, providing emotional

* Weaknesses of NCVS – One weakness of this survey is that it has limited scope. (Crime, Offenders, and Victims, pg 66) This survey only looks at two subject areas such as personal crimes and household crimes. Another weakness is that the data may not be reliable because the victims cannot always recall the events due to the trauma. (Crime, Offenders, and Victims, pg 66)

Hello my dear friend! I hope you are doing well. I am just writing to let you know that I finally started my semester at STCC. As you know, I missed the last two semesters due to situations that got out of my hands. I have a new job, but I also switched to Liberal Arts. At the moment, I am enrolled as a full-time student. My husband says I might regret it, because it can get overwhelming for me due to the language barrier, and having too much in my plate. Although, he might be right about having too much; I will do my best to finish this semester with good grades. One of the classes I signed up to is History-110, section E80. My professor’s name is John Diffley. I do not know him yet since it is my first week in school, but he seems to love

“The NRCDV’s four key initiatives include Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence, the Domestic Violence Awareness Project, the DV Evidence Project, and VAWnet.” Under the Building Comprehensive Solutions Domestic Violence section, it offers a platform that promotes guidance on challenging advocacy issues, for example, child safety supporting victims with ongoing contact with abusive partners. The mission of BCS is to promote victim-defined advocacy and responses. The second section goes over the Domestic Violence Awareness Project. “The NRCDV’s Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP) supports and promotes the national, tribal, territorial, state and local advocacy networks in their ongoing education efforts through public

The Vista courthouse experience was very informative. The only downside to this experience was not being able to stay and watch the proceedings in department 14. I really enjoyed watching how easily department 14 flows with the high volume of people. I didn’t understand the codes they were using, which made it harder to know what people were being charged. One thing I did notice just by sitting and trying to understand the codes was the appearance of everyone. Most people looked a little dishevel and like they were part of the lower SES. Another thing I noticed was the ability to navigate the court system that people displayed. It is easy to say that many of those people were not first timers. Most of them most likely have a length criminal

For my cooperative practice in AHS 393, I interned at Indiana State University’s Student Health Promotion (SHP). SHP operates under Student Affairs as a part of the Student Counseling Center to create and promote a healthy college community. They focus on encouraging students to identify the benefits of, need for, healthy lifestyle choices through the promotion of comprehensive mind/body wellness, timely marketing, ongoing direct interactions and by supporting a community that enables these choices. My supervisor was Janet Weatherly, the associate director of SHP. My main duty and favorite part of my co-op was running their Motivational Monday programs. Each Monday we tabled in HMSU to talk to the student walking by about a different health topics and resources. Overall, I really enjoyed my co-op. I loved interacting and making a difference right here in my local community. No two days were ever the same! My only wish was if we could have stayed and done more programs.

The advocacy service selected for this assignment was REAL Crisis Intervention. During my interview with Real Crisis Intervention I spoke to Jess at the office in Greenville NC and Nadine at the office in Washing NC. The program was founded in the 1970’s and was been around ever since serving individuals in the community with crisis; the most common, victim’s of sexual assault.

During my senior year of college, I have had the pleasure of interning in the Chatham county district attorney’s office, specifically the office of victim witness assistance. I decided to intern here because I wanted to get a better understanding of the judicial system. I first wanted to intern in the district attorney’s office but after learning that the district attorney’s office only wanted to employ third year law students, my application was then given to Mrs. Haire in the victim-witness assistance office. I began my internship on January 9, 2017, I have worked here Monday through Thursday for sixteen hours a week.

During my sophomore year of high school I was required to complete a MYP project that challenged us to step outside of the box and do something creative. For my project, I focused on stage presence and overcoming fears. One of my major fears growing up was singing in front of others. During the process of completing this project I had to create a youtube channel, post a video of me singing, and share it on all social media including the school website. I got a lot of positive feedback from my peers, family members on Facebook, and even people who I have never met before. It helped me to grow confidence and instead of thinking about it I just need to do it. Ever since this project I have had the confidence to even reach out to producers which