Victim Impact Panels

Briefing the victim presenters Krista Winship
Briefing the victim presenters for the evening's program are Glen Johnson (left), volunteer Victim-Presenter and Drew Rogers (right), VIP Program Facilitator. Krista Winship, VIP Program Facilitator, working at the VIP check in table.

"Helping juveniles understand the impact of their actions"

The Victim Impact Panel is a program offered by the Greene County Juvenile Office in partnership with the Center for Dispute Resolution at Missouri State University. The purpose of this program is to provide a safe, appropriate environment where people who have been impacted by crime and young people who have committed offenses can talk about the impact of crime.

Juvenile Victim Impact Panels are meaningful ways for juvenile offenders to learn how their actions affect not only their victims, but their friends, family, and community. The juvenile offenders meet with surrogate victims of similar offenses to hear that person's story of how the crime impacted their life. The juveniles engage in the panel asking questions and are required to write an essay on their experience. For common questions asked about this program please refer below to the Victim Impact Panel program brochure.


Become a Volunteer Victim-Presenter!

If you like more information on this program or if you would be interested to volunteer as a victim-presenter, please contact the Center for Dispute Resolution at Missouri State University or Mandi Franck at the Greene County Juvenile Office.

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