Effective Supervision of Victim Services Personnel
Transcript of Effective Supervision of Victim Services Personnel
Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services Program
Effective Supervision of Victim Services Personnel
This presentation was developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) under 2018-V3-GX-K049, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Officeof Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of thecontributors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services Program
Effective Supervision of Victim Services Personnel
This presentation was developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) under 2018-V3-GX-K049, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Officeof Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of thecontributors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Presenters
Fred FletcherChief (Ret.)
Chattanooga Police Department
Lori FralickLead Facilitator
TA Track 4IACP
Heather DooleyProject Manager
IACP
McKallen LeonardProject Coordinator
IACP
Objectives
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Demonstrate knowledge of key components for effective supervision of victim services personnel.
Prepare to apply key components and strategies in agency.
Employee Management vs. Employee Supervision
High-level Decisions
Partnership
Proactive Engagement
Disciplinary Action
Administrative Tasks
Performance Appraisals
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Individual Professional Development
Programmatic Growth
Lieutenant Williams
Sergeant Smith
Homicide Detectives
Professional Staff
(crime analyst, administrative assistant)
Susan/Victim Services (Homicide cases)
Sergeant White
Robbery Detectives
Professional Staff
(crime analyst, administrative assistant)
Kevin/Victim Services (Robbery cases)
Organizational Chart 1
Lieutenant Rogers
Sergeant
Domestic Violence Investigators
Professional Staff
(crime analyst, administrative assistant)
Sergeant
Sex Crimes Investigators
Professional Staff
(crime analyst, administrative assistant)
Sergeant
Human Trafficking Investigators
Professional Staff
(crime analyst, administrative assistant)
Julie/Victim Services
Angela/Victim Services
Organizational Chart 2
Chief/Sheriff
Alonzo/Chief of Staff
LaVonda/Victim Services Director
Danika/Victim Services Coordinator
Student Interns & Volunteers
Victim Services Specialist
Victim Services Specialist
Victim Services Specialist
Communications Director
Training Director
Patrol Command
Investigations Command
Intelligence Command
Organizational Chart 3
“One of our victim services personnel has a lot of experience! She/He onboards our new victim services staff and meets with them often to help them get acclimated to the job. She/He makes my job as a supervisor really easy!”
Elements of Effective Partnerships
1 Understanding each other’s work
2 Setting and meeting expectations
3 Communicating clearly and regularly
4 Sharing information
5 Engaging in joint training and networking
6 Reciprocating efforts
Formalizing partnership agreements7
LEV Resources
• Advocacy Parameters & Documentation
• Template Package I –Getting Started
• Template Package III –Student Interns & Volunteers
• LEV Network
Reminders
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Next LEV Webinar
Strategic PlanningJanuary 2022
*Registration link will be sent out soon
Quarterly Meetings
Topic: Effective Supervision
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TA Tracks 2 & 5: Monday, November 1st
TA Tracks 3 & 7: Tuesday, November 2nd
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TA Track 4: Thursday, November 4th
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TA Track 1 (Tribal teams): Unified Solutions will be in contact with your teams to schedule your Quarterly Meeting.