Is VOD appropriate for every kind of violent crime, and every kind of victim?
Depending on the capacity of the offender, VOD can be appropriate for many severely violent crimes and violations – provided the approach is rigorously victim-centered, and the facilitator is properly and thoroughly trained in facilitating such cases. Cases of intentional and unintentional murder, attempted murder, rape, other sexual assault or exploitation, kidnapping, armed robbery, manslaughter, and other such deeply traumatizing crimes are among the many that have been successfully facilitated. Cases in which the offender acted in severely psychopathic or sadistic ways require facilitators with special training, as do cases involving domestic assault, sexual assault, and sexual exploitation. Some of those states with VOD programs severely limit the pursuit of the latter cases, while others do not. All states are committed to protecting the physical and emotional well-being of victims/survivors and the safety of incarcerated offenders.
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