Victim Impact Panels are presented in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Will, Jo Daviess, Winnebago, and Hammond, IN Counties. DUI offenders are sentenced by the court to attend these panels. They listen to the victims speak of the catastrophic results caused by a drunk driver.

Remorseful offenders also speak on the panel. They must be abstinent from all drugs and alcohol and take full responsibility for the devastation they have caused to innocent people.

The panels have proven to be the most successful tool in preventing recidivism. DUI offenders become aware of the enormous potential for tragedy that drinking and driving can cause. The panels are also presented in Spanish and Polish.

Victim Impact Panels also benefit the speakers. Telling their story to DUI offenders can lighten the enormous pain and promote personal healing. They may be preventing another family from having to suffer a similar victimization.