The goals of the Crime Victim Assistance program are to reduce the trauma and insensitive treatment victims and witnesses experience in the wake of a crime, to increase victim and witness participation in the justice system by giving full recognition and protection to the rights of these individuals, and to avoid inflicting "secondary victimization" that has often characterized much of the plight of the victims of crime.
Services
Services provided by the Crime Victim Assistance Program:
On-scene crisis intervention - to 24 hours a day
Accompaniment to hospitals or other service agencies
Referrals to support agencies as necessary
Emergency transportation (Women’s Center, etc.)
Notification and assistance in filing Crime Victim Compensation Claims
Assistance in obtaining a Protective Order
Serve as a liaison between victims and law enforcement
Serve as a liaison between victims and social service agencies
Assists by telephone or office visit any victim requiring assistance following the crime, such as
Liaison with detectives
Information concerning status of the case
Accompaniment through the Criminal Justice System as requested
Special help to children involved as primary or secondary victims of crime
Assistance in delivering death notifications and assisting police at death scenes
Intensive family violence and sexual assault victim assistance