Victims with disabilities : collaborative, multidisciplinary first response. Techniques for first responders called to help crime victims who have disabilities: trainer's guide
Victims with disabilities : collaborative, multidisciplinary first response. Techniques for first responders called to help crime victims who have disabilities: trainer's guide
Office for Victims of Crime
- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, 2009
- 60 pages ; 30 cm. + 1 DVD
This training DVD provides a specific set of guidelines for the first respondes (law enforcement officers, paramedics, victim advocates, forensic interviewers) who have been called to the scene of a crime in which the victim has a disability. It is designed to help these professionals hone their ability to work with individuals who present specific challenges to a successful first response.
Developed under the guidance of a national advisory board, the DVD provides guidelines for interacting with both adults and children, and places special emphasis on crime victims who have communication and/or intellectual disabilities. (From the introduction). Record #6430
CHILDREN
COMMUNICATION
DISABLED PEOPLE
GUIDELINES
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
POLICE
TRAINING
VICTIMS OF CRIMES
UNITED STATES
This training DVD provides a specific set of guidelines for the first respondes (law enforcement officers, paramedics, victim advocates, forensic interviewers) who have been called to the scene of a crime in which the victim has a disability. It is designed to help these professionals hone their ability to work with individuals who present specific challenges to a successful first response.
Developed under the guidance of a national advisory board, the DVD provides guidelines for interacting with both adults and children, and places special emphasis on crime victims who have communication and/or intellectual disabilities. (From the introduction). Record #6430
CHILDREN
COMMUNICATION
DISABLED PEOPLE
GUIDELINES
PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
POLICE
TRAINING
VICTIMS OF CRIMES
UNITED STATES