Training and Education

The Victim Assistance Program at the Minnesota Department of Corrections provides training to non-profit agencies and community groups, including victims of crime, correctional staff and criminal justice professionals. 

Training and education topics include:

• Victim impact      
• Victim rights and resources    
• Victim initiated restorative practices
• Violence in the workplace

Victim impact training topics include the physical, psychological, emotional and financial impact of criminal behavior on victims; safety planning; victim notification and VINE.

Victim rights and resources training topics include the victim's right to be notified; to participate in prosecution; to protection from harm; to apply for financial assistance; community resources; and post-conviction practices and procedures.

Victim-initiated restorative practices include speaking on victim impact panels, apology letters, victim offender dialogue, and other surrogate dialogue opportunties.

For more information concerning training and education opportunities, please contact the Victim Assistance Program, 800.657.3830, or Lydia Newlin, Victim Assistance Director, 651.361.7249, Lydia.Newlin@state.mn.us.