Inventory of Existing Services Inventory of Existing Services Victim Experience Survey Victim Experience Survey Community Needs Assessment Community Needs Assessment
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1. Inventory of Existing Services 1. Inventory of Existing Services
This step requires each agency to develop a This step requires each agency to develop a
comprehensive listing of services available in their comprehensive listing of services available in their
the community. Ultimately this listing becomes a the community. Ultimately this listing becomes a
directory of services to be used by all members of the directory of services to be used by all members of the
agency as a handy referral reference tool. It is agency as a handy referral reference tool. It is
imperative that each services be evaluated and imperative that each services be evaluated and
notations made in the listing so that informed notations made in the listing so that informed
referrals are made. referrals are made.
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2. Victim Experience Survey 2. Victim Experience Survey
The victim services agency should conduct a Victim The victim services agency should conduct a Victim
Experience Survey to assess victims’ experiences Experience Survey to assess victims’ experiences
from the victimization, through the aftermath and from the victimization, through the aftermath and
treatment to recovery. Ideally, the survey must be treatment to recovery. Ideally, the survey must be
done prior to the implementation of any protocols, so done prior to the implementation of any protocols, so
as to cleanly measure the baseline data for evaluating as to cleanly measure the baseline data for evaluating
the impact of the victim service agency and the CJS the impact of the victim service agency and the CJS
on victims. on victims.
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3. Community Needs Assessment 3. Community Needs Assessment
The Inventory of Existing Services and Victim The Inventory of Existing Services and Victim
Experiences should be incorporated into the Experiences should be incorporated into the
Community Needs Assessment by gathering Community Needs Assessment by gathering
information from the core agencies - law information from the core agencies - law
enforcement, prosecutor, medical, and victim services enforcement, prosecutor, medical, and victim services
- regarding the incidence of violent crime in the - regarding the incidence of violent crime in the
community, crime victim profiles, areas most affected community, crime victim profiles, areas most affected
by crime, current responses to victims and resources by crime, current responses to victims and resources
used. used.
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Protocol Protocol
After having developed the previous 3 activities of After having developed the previous 3 activities of
the cycle, the protocol should be written so as to the cycle, the protocol should be written so as to
define the relationships between local service define the relationships between local service
organizations and address their needs. Also, the organizations and address their needs. Also, the
protocol must then be reviewed by all effected protocol must then be reviewed by all effected
agencies and staff; finally it must be implemented. agencies and staff; finally it must be implemented.
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5. Renew Interagency Agreements 5. Renew Interagency Agreements