## Module 2: History of the Crime Victims' Rights Movement in the United States {#module-2-history-of-the-crime-victims-rights-movement-in-the-united-states .NVAA-Heading-2 .unnumbered}

### Time Required {#time-required .NVAA-Heading-3}

30 minutes

### Purpose {#purpose .NVAA-Heading-3}

This module provides a review of the history of the victims' rights
movement in the United States, covering the major social, political,
legislative, and administrative influences that led to the development
of the movement.

### Prerequisite Learning Activity {#prerequisite-learning-activity .NVAA-Heading-3}

This review module is based on the materials participants have either
read or accessed online through VAT Online/Basics. Prior to the NVAA
Track 1, Foundation-Level training, participants were instructed to:

Go to [www.ovcttac.gov/vatonline](http://www.ovcttac.gov/vatonline) and
register for Victim Assistance Training Online (VAT *Online*).

Read the material in Basics*/*Victim Service Provider Overview/Victims'
Rights Movement. Pay particular attention to the document link in
Activity 1: History of the Crime Victims' Movement in the United States,
by Steve Derene, Steve Walker, Ph.D., and John Stein, JD.

### Lessons {#lessons .NVAA-Heading-3}

1.  Review (30 minutes)

### Learning Objectives {#learning-objectives .NVAA-Heading-3}

By the end of this module and its prerequisite activity, participants
will be able to:

-   Identify the major social/political movements that contributed to
    the rise of the victims' rights movement.

-   Describe three major federal victims' rights laws.

-   List five national victim advocacy organizations.

### Worksheets {#worksheets .NVAA-Heading-3}

-   Worksheet 2.1: History of the Field Jeopardy: Questions and Answers
    (Instructor Only)

### Equipment and Materials {#equipment-and-materials .NVAA-Heading-3}

-   Play money for Jeopardy game.

-   Jeopardy PowerPoint slides.

### Preparation {#preparation .NVAA-Heading-3}

-   Review and practice using History of the Field Jeopardy game
    questions and answers.

-   Go to [www.ovcttac.gov/vatonline](http://www.ovcttac.gov/vatonline)
    and register for Victim Assistance Training Online (VAT *Online*).

    Read the material in Basics*/*Victim Service Provider
    Overview/Victims' Rights Movement. Pay particular attention to the
    document link in Activity 1: History of the Crime Victims' Movement
    in the United States, by Steve Derene, Steve Walker, Ph.D., and John
    Stein, JD.

-   Prepare packets of \$500 (in \$100 bills) for four to five teams.

### Introduction  {#introduction .NVAA-Heading-3}

-   Show Visual 2-1.

Review the purpose and learning objectives for this module:

This module provides a review of the history of the victims' rights
movement in the United States, covering the major social, political,
legislative, and administrative influences that led to the development
of the movement.

By the end of this module and its prerequisite activity, participants
will be able to:

-   Identify the major social/political movements that contributed to
    the rise of the victims' rights movement.

-   Describe three major federal victims' rights laws.

-   List five national victim advocacy organizations.

Ask participants why learning about history is important. Why, for
example, do many people learn about their family history and study
genealogy?

### 1. Review (30 minutes) {#review-30-minutes .NVAA-Heading-3}

-   Show Visual 2-2.

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-   Activity: History Jeopardy (25 minutes; 4-5 groups).

The purpose of this activity is to review the key points in the history
of victim services.

Set up activity by explaining to participants that they will engage in a
game of History Jeopardy. The game generally works like TV's *Jeopardy!*
game with a few exceptions, explained below.

1.  Divide group into 4-5 groups/teams. Each team should select a team
    leader.

2.  Explain how History Jeopardy will be played.

-   The instructor will select the first category/question. Whoever
    gains control of the board with a correct answer will select the
    category/question as the game progresses.

-   Each team receives \$500 (in \$100 bills) to begin.

-   When an answer is read, the team must confer and agree on the
    correct answer, and the team captain stands up.

-   Play money is awarded to the team that answers correctly.

-   Play money is taken away from the teams that answer incorrectly.

-   Teams will be called on in the order in which the team leader stands
    until a correct answer is given.

-   The team with the most money at the end of the game wins.

-   Remind participants that their answers must be in the form of a
    question.

2.  Distribute play money to each team.

3.  Launch History of the Field Jeopardy PowerPoint and click each cell
    across the blue top row to reveal the categories one by one.

4.  Select the first category and dollar amount; click on the underlined
    link to go to the question.

5.  Click to reveal the question and ask the question shown.

6.  Call on the team leader who stood up first, then on subsequent
    leaders until the correct answer is given.

7.  When it is time to show the answer, click the mouse.

8.  To go back to the playing board, run the cursor over the lower
    right-hand corner of the question slide.

9.  Continue for time allotted or until the game is over, whichever
    comes first.

When time is up, spend a few minutes asking for any final questions or
reactions that participants might have regarding the history of the
crime victims' rights movement. Close the module.

###  {#section .NVAA-Heading-3}

### Worksheet 2.1 {#worksheet-2.1 .NVAA-Heading-3}

### History of the Field Jeopardy: Questions and Answers {#history-of-the-field-jeopardy-questions-and-answers .NVAA-Heading-3}

### (Instructor Only) {#instructor-only .NVAA-Heading-3}

**Legal Codes**

1.  This Babylonian King established the first code of laws that served
    as a foundation for our modern legal system. ***Who is King
    Hammurabi?***

2.  Signed in 1215, this document outlined basic liberties for English
    noblemen and the people. ***What is the Magna Carta?***

3.  Babylonian code that replaced clan blood feuds. ***What is the Code
    of Hammurabi?***

4.  Roman code delineating public and private laws. ***What is the
    Justinian Code?***

5.  The fifth book of the Old Testament containing the Ten Commandments.
    ***What is Deuteronomy?***

**Movements and Stages**

1.  This crusader and public policy pioneer was among the first to
    introduce victim-related issues to the public by addressing such
    subjects as domestic violence and sexual harassment. ***Who is
    Susan B. Anthony?***

2.  The President was the first to Proclaim National Crime Victims'
    Rights Week in addition to establishing the national Task Force on
    Victims of Crime. ***Who is President Ronald* *Reagan*?**

3.  This federal agency started funding victim/witness assistance
    programs as part of the "Law and Order" movement. ***What is the Law
    Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)?***

4.  This diagnosis was first officially recognized by the American
    Psychiatric Association's *Diagnostic and Statistical Manual* in
    1980 to describe the psychological response of crime victims to
    their victimization. ***What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    (PTSD)?***

5.  This Women's Movement book helped change attitudes and laws about
    sexual assault victims. ***What is [Against Our Will]{.underline},
    by Susan Brownmiller?***

**Acronyms**

1.  OVC. ***What is the Office for Victims of Crime?***

2.  NOVA. ***What is the National Organization for Victim Assistance?***

3.  NCADV. ***What is the National Coalition Against Domestic
    Violence?***

4.  PTSD. ***What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?***

5.  VALOR. ***What is Victim Assistance Legal Organization?***

**Legislation**

1.  Enacted in 1984, this federal program is funded with criminal fines
    and forfeitures. ***What is the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)?***

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10. This federal law, first enacted in 1994, provides protections and
    services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and
    stalking. ***What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)?***

11. Thirty-three states have adopted this fundamental protection for
    victims' rights. ***What are state victims' rights constitutional
    amendments?***

12. This 2004 law enhanced and enforced rights for victims in the
    federal criminal justice system. ***What is the Justice for All or
    Crime Victims' Rights Act?***

13. This state enacted the first statutory "Bill of Rights for Victims
    and Witnesses of Crime." ***What is Wisconsin?***

**Milestones**

1.  Founded in 1978, this was the first national grassroots organization
    to support survivors of homicide. ***What is Parents of Murdered
    Children (POMC)?***

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14. Their 1982 report contained 68 recommendations to improve victims'
    rights and services. ***What is the President's Task Force on
    Victims of Crime?***

15. In 1965, California became the first U.S. state to establish this
    type of direct support to victims of crime. ***What is crime victim
    compensation?***

16. Of the following, this was NOT one of the first victim-assistance
    programs:

    a.  Aid for Victims of Crime, St. Louis, MO

    b.  Safe Horizons, New York, NY

    c.  Bay Area Women Against Rape, San Francisco, CA

    d.  Rape Crisis Center, Washington, DC.

        ***What is Safe Horizons?***

17. The first U.S. academic program in victim services was developed at
    this university. ***What is California State University, Fresno?***

**Pioneers**

1.  They established Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). ***Who are
    Candy Lightner and Cindi Lamb?***

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18. She chaired the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime. ***Who
    is Lois Haight Herrington?***

19. These two Senators were the primary sponsors of the proposed Crime
    Victims' Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ***Who are
    Senator John Kyl and Senator Diane Feinstein?***

20. He created the first victim-impact statement? ***Who is James
    Rowland?***

21. They wrote *The Crime Victim's Book*, the first "bible" for victim
    services. ***Who are Morton Bard and Dawn Sangrey?***

    **Final Jeopardy**

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1.  The first American state to establish a public prosecutor's office.
    ***What is Connecticut?***