Class schedule:

• Sessions are held quarterly (January, April, July and October) on the second Tuesday of the month:
  
  • Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  • Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
• Classes are held from 6 to 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
• Classes are held in the Sophie Moiese room of the Courthouse Annex (200 W. Broadway, across from the Mountain Line Transfer center on Pine Street)

What to expect:

• Defendants are sentenced by the judge to attend and listen to a panel of speakers. The panel usually includes a survivor of domestic violence, counselors, a presenter on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), a facilitator, and stories from reformed offenders
• Impact panels fall under the restorative justice approach to crime. It recognizes that crime impacts not only the offender and their victim, but the community at large. Through this realization, the well-being of all community members becomes central and a holistic strategy of repairing the harm and rebuilding relationships becomes necessary
• The FVIES is not designed to replace proper treatment for domestic violence. It is designed to supplement or to be a precursor to formal Domestic Violence Treatment
• Payments collected from participants are used to assist victims of domestic violence and their children

After completion:

• Upon completing the session successfully, certificates of completion will be given
• Certificates of completion need to be shown to the court as proof of completing this part of the sentencing
• If you lose your certificate you will be required to attend another session at a later date-replacement certificates will not be issued
• Criminal penalties may result in failure to complete this session as ordered

You are registered for the class once the judge sentences you to attend.

Rules of attendance:

Failure to follow the rules results in a failure to complete the session.

• Pay $20 cash only upon arrival, change is not available
• No admittance after the doors close
• No hats, sunglasses, food, or drink allowed
• Cellphones must be on silent
• You cannot attend the session if you consume alcohol or drugs not prescribed and or not taken as prescribed
• No weapons-all items carried in are subject to search by law enforcement