SHARP FOUNDATION COURSE ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉When was the Justice for All Act passed. Answer: 2004
◉When was the first crime victim compensation program
established in California?. Answer: 1965
◉When did the first class graduate from the NVAA?. Answer: 1995
◉When were the first three victim assistance programs created?.
Answer: 1972
◉What year did they proclaim National Victims' Rights Week?.
Answer: 1981
◉What is victimology?. Answer: The scientific study of victimization
including the relationships between victims and offenders, the
interactions between victims and the criminal justice system (that is,
the police, the courts, and correction officials), and the connections
between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as
media, businesses, and social movements.
,*Victimology is, however, not restricted to the study of victims of
crime alone, but also may include other forms of human rights
violations.
◉What three things did psychiatrist Martin Symonds discover when
working with victims?. Answer: 1. Sometimes law enforcement
interaction following a crime brings about a re-victimization
2. That most vctims of different forms of trauma respond in the same
ways
3. That quality intervention has consistent characteristics
*initial hours and the way you handle working with a victim are
incredibly important
◉Who was a probation officer in Fresno, CA who created the first
victim's impact statement in 1974?. Answer: James Rowland
◉Who was a psychologist at New York University who wrote The
Crime Victim's Book (a book for victims of crimes published in 1979
that is also very useful for police and victim advocates)?. Answer: Dr.
Morton Bard
◉Who coined the term "Rape Trauma Syndrome". Answer: Dr. Ann
Burgess
, ◉Who was a psychiatrist that worked with trauma victims for the
New York City police and discovered that the first moments of
interaction with police officers at the scene of the crime are crucial
to victims?. Answer: Dr. Martin Symonds
◉What three victim assistance programs were created in 1972?.
Answer: Aid for Victims of Crimes (St. Louis, MO)
Bay Area Crimes Against Rape (San Fransisco, CA)
Rape Crisis Center (Washington, D.C.)
◉What policies and regulations govern SHARP?. Answer: Primary-
AR 600-20 Ch 7 & 8; Appendices C, & E-J
DODD 6495.01- SAPR Program
DODI 6495.02- SAPR Program Procedures
UCMJ Articles 80, 93,117, 120 & 134
Additional-
DODD 1350.2- DOD Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program
DODI 6495.03- Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification
Program (D-SAACP)
AR 27-10 Military Justice
Federal Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉When was the Justice for All Act passed. Answer: 2004
◉When was the first crime victim compensation program
established in California?. Answer: 1965
◉When did the first class graduate from the NVAA?. Answer: 1995
◉When were the first three victim assistance programs created?.
Answer: 1972
◉What year did they proclaim National Victims' Rights Week?.
Answer: 1981
◉What is victimology?. Answer: The scientific study of victimization
including the relationships between victims and offenders, the
interactions between victims and the criminal justice system (that is,
the police, the courts, and correction officials), and the connections
between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as
media, businesses, and social movements.
,*Victimology is, however, not restricted to the study of victims of
crime alone, but also may include other forms of human rights
violations.
◉What three things did psychiatrist Martin Symonds discover when
working with victims?. Answer: 1. Sometimes law enforcement
interaction following a crime brings about a re-victimization
2. That most vctims of different forms of trauma respond in the same
ways
3. That quality intervention has consistent characteristics
*initial hours and the way you handle working with a victim are
incredibly important
◉Who was a probation officer in Fresno, CA who created the first
victim's impact statement in 1974?. Answer: James Rowland
◉Who was a psychologist at New York University who wrote The
Crime Victim's Book (a book for victims of crimes published in 1979
that is also very useful for police and victim advocates)?. Answer: Dr.
Morton Bard
◉Who coined the term "Rape Trauma Syndrome". Answer: Dr. Ann
Burgess
, ◉Who was a psychiatrist that worked with trauma victims for the
New York City police and discovered that the first moments of
interaction with police officers at the scene of the crime are crucial
to victims?. Answer: Dr. Martin Symonds
◉What three victim assistance programs were created in 1972?.
Answer: Aid for Victims of Crimes (St. Louis, MO)
Bay Area Crimes Against Rape (San Fransisco, CA)
Rape Crisis Center (Washington, D.C.)
◉What policies and regulations govern SHARP?. Answer: Primary-
AR 600-20 Ch 7 & 8; Appendices C, & E-J
DODD 6495.01- SAPR Program
DODI 6495.02- SAPR Program Procedures
UCMJ Articles 80, 93,117, 120 & 134
Additional-
DODD 1350.2- DOD Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program
DODI 6495.03- Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification
Program (D-SAACP)
AR 27-10 Military Justice
Federal Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982
