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VICTIM AWARENESS PROGRAM
(VAP 2-hour)
Purpose: To assist DUI, habitual traffic, and other offenders in changing their driving
behavior patterns. VAP is designed to modify driver behavior through educating
and introducing the driver to the realities of how irresponsible driving impacts the
community, victims and their families, and the driver's family.
COURT ORDERED for DUI, Reckless Drivers (with or without substance
involvement), Habitual Traffic Offenders, and others.
This course may be taken voluntarily.
Goals: Provide an additional educational program for DUI, habitual, and other traffic
offenders in the county court system.
Offer DUI, habitual traffic, and other offenders new approaches to change driving
behavior patterns to reduce the impact that collisions, injuries, and deaths have on
others.
Course Content:
� Utilizes real life situations to expose students to the consequences of their driving
behavior upon the community, through the use of a Victim Impact Panel.
� Provide students with statistical profiles (including national, state, and local data) of the
results of their driving behavior upon the community, i.e. costs, accidents, injuries and
deaths.
� Through lecture and interactive educational techniques to assist students in identifying
improper behavior patterns.
� Provide new methods of behavior awareness to encourage positive driving behavior.
Course Format:
A two (2) hour program consisting of the following components that are used to influence
and change driving behavior patterns:
� Education - the statistical, financial and emotional impact their driving has on the
community.
� Audio Visual Media - newspaper articles/current events, and video.
� Victim Impact Panel - consisting of individual(s) who have suffered permanent
injury or lost a loved one as a result of DUI and other offense.
� Facilitator Discussion - facilitator involves students in discussion of the information
being presented and deals directly with irresponsible driving behavior and its effects
on the community.
Registration:
� Enroll by contacting any of our locations or register online at:
www.FloridaSafety.org
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