EXPANDED COURSE OUTLINE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATORS’ BASIC COURSE LEARNING DOMAIN 4 VICTIMOLOGY/CRISIS INTERVENTION LEARNING NEED Peace officers must deal effectively and considerately with victims, and protect their rights. Peace officers need to understand the psychological trauma experienced by crime victims. Peace officers need to identify techniques used to defuse crisis situations, which result from people being the victims of a crime. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the direct and indirect victims of a Describe emotional and physical reactions or behaviors that may be exhibited by victims in crisis Describe techniques officers can use to help defuse a crisis situation for a victim of crime Describe potentially negative attitudes that peace officers may exhibit toward victims of crime LEARNING NEED Peace officers must be able to provide victims with meaningful information that will assist them in coping with a crisis situation, and support their participation in the investigative and legal process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Demonstrate knowledge of the five phases of a victim contact and identify appropriate officer actions during each Apply the guidelines for interviewing a victim
EXPANDED COURSE OUTLINE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATORS’ BASIC COURSE LEARNING DOMAIN 4 VICTIMOLOGY/CRISIS INTERVENTION LEARNING NEED Peace officers must deal effectively and considerately with victims, and protect their rights. Peace officers need to understand the psychological trauma experienced by crime victims. Peace officers need to identify techniques used to defuse crisis situations, which result from people being the victims of a crime. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the direct and indirect victims of a Describe emotional and physical reactions or behaviors that may be exhibited by victims in crisis Describe techniques officers can use to help defuse a crisis situation for a victim of crime Describe potentially negative attitudes that peace officers may exhibit toward victims of crime LEARNING NEED Peace officers must be able to provide victims with meaningful information that will assist them in coping with a crisis situation, and support their participation in the investigative and legal process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Demonstrate knowledge of the five phases of a victim contact and identify appropriate officer actions during each Apply the guidelines for interviewing a victim
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