Victim Services Certificate EHD 108, Victim Intervention & Counseling (3 units) Will focus on the coping process and on the immediate and residual effects of victimization. It will also look at ways of counseling direct and indirect victims (families and friends of victims), hot lines, warm lines, stress reduction, support groups, and short-term and long-term counseling. VICTIM ADVOCACY CRIM 177, Legal Policy in Victim Services (3 units) Analysis of legislation and specific legal policies

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... ing victim services. Victim rights, the process and changing attitudes, and current laws will be a major focus. WS 126, (CRIM 126) Women and Violence (3 units) Historical and contemporary issues in public policy responses to violence against women will be explored, as well as gender bias in the legal system and policing violence against women. Theory and research on problems in government policy and enforcement of the law. EHD 109, Education for Community Change (3 units) The capacity of the society to insure individuals a safe environment and high quality of life is depended on its ability to respond to needs and make appropriate changes. Examples of specific mechanisms for effecting public policy will be explored. The course will include such activities as advocacy, planning strategies, legislative proposals, grant writing, grass root organizing and public education efforts at the city, state, and national levels.