Welcome back to another week and another Frida Friday on my blog.
This week I got the opportunity to see yet another side of how Victim Services works to facilitate a victim's experience within the criminal justice system in Arizona. On Wednesday, I was allowed to attend a meeting in which individuals from other government agencies across Arizona came together to discuss different plans or forms of advocacy that would alleviate many problems victims face in the criminal justice system. In this meeting, I was able to see how different agencies work together for a specific cause. For instance, different presentations were presented and updates were given to show the legislation and work that has been accomplished these past few months (these meetings happen every few months for these purposes).
After that meeting, I observed another one. This meeting had to do with organizing different training events to train people across all agencies so that they would be informed on the effects that different crimes can have on victims. Personally, I found this very important because I too believe that people should be taught how much impact domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other serious crimes can have on a person's life. This is definitely a huge way to inform others on what a victim goes through and it is crucial to not leave them in the dark so to speak.
Once all of the meetings were over, I worked more on letter sending and the excel stat spreadsheet that I had worked on in week 4. I actually really enjoy entering the stats into the spreadsheet even if it is long and tedious. In terms of revocation hearings, I did not see many this week, but Parole hearings are actually starting up next week, and don't worry, these will definitely give me a chance to tell a few interesting stories so my blog won't be so dry if you know what I mean.
So that is pretty much all that happened to me on-site this week. Get excited for next week's post for sure, there may or may not be something super cool in it.
Anyways, as always thanks for reading.
Peace.
- Frida
