Victim Offender Dialogue Program-WY Board of Parole

The Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) program is a victim-centered program offered by the Wyoming Board of Parole. The program provides a pathway to a sense of further healing and justice for those that choose to participate. The program enables victims/survivors the ability to meet with their offenders face-to-face in a safe and secure environment to discuss how the crime has affected them and their loved ones and to ask questions only the offender can answer. This program may not be for all victims, but for certain victims/survivors of severe violence, this program can be a very empowering experience. With thorough preparation with a trained facilitator, this program can be very effective for both the victim and the offender. Both victim and offender participants in previous VODs report gains in their own healing, recovery, and rehabilitation.

The purpose of the VOD program is to provide victims of felony crime the opportunity to participate in a structured face-to-face meeting with their offenders in a safe and structured setting. The goals for the program are to provide victims the opportunity to address the trauma of their victimization with their offenders, and to ask questions and receive answers which only offenders can provide; provide offenders the opportunity to take responsibility for their behavior, to learn the full impact of their actions, and express remorse related to their offense and its resulting impact, and to answer questions for the purpose of personal assistance for the victim. To request a Victim Offender Dialogue with an offender, contact the VOD Program Manager.