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An Overview of
Guide
Contents New Directions: Strategies for Implementation
Tools for Action Guide
Master
List of New Directions Recommendations
Chapter 1: Victims'
Rights
Chapter 2: Law Enforcement
Chapter 3: Prosecution
Chapter 4: Judiciary
Chapter 5: Corrections
Chapter 6: Victim Assistance
Chapter 7: Health Care
Chapter 8: Mental Health
Chapter 9: Legal
Chapter 10: Education
Chapter 11: Faith
Chapter 12: Business
Chapter 13: News Media
Chapter 14: Compensation
Chapter 15: Restitution
Chapter 16: Civil Remedies
Chapter 17: Child Victims
Chapter 18: International
New
Directions Index
Supplement to New DirectionsA
16-page index housing key information, ideas, and recommendations contained
in New Directions.
Global
Strategies for Implementation
New Directions Five Global
Challenges for the Field
Initiatives Underway in Response
to New Directions
Strategies and Ideas for Implementing
New Directions
Legislative Strategies
What Victim Service Providers
Can Do
A Checklist for Implementing
New Directions
Overview
of Guide & New Directions Resources
Contents
Acknowledgments
New Directions
Resources
Evaluation and Action
Form
Camera-Ready
Resources
Public Awareness Pocket
Cards
Community Forum Announcement
Flyer
Overheads Formatted for
Speaker Presentation
Getting
the Word Out About New Directions
Sample Press Release
Sample Newsletter Article
Sample Opinion/Editorial
Column
Sample Letter to Criminal
Justice Associations
Sample Letter to Allied
Professional Associations
Sample Letter to Public
Officials
Tools
for Public Speaking
Sample Speech
Suggested Talking Point
Suggested
Events To Promote New Directions
Launching a Task Force
Sponsoring a Community
Forum
Conducting a Plenary Session
Viewing
and Discussing the New Directions Videotape
Overview of New Directions
from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century
videotape and suggested discussion questions.