WHAT IS A VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR?
Our office is proud of our victim assistance coordinator. She works full-time to assist crime victims and their families, as well as other civilian witnesses, with the sometimes difficult activities associated with participation in the criminal justice process. The victim assistance coordinator has an assistant and two secretaries. They are your go to people when frustration and questions occur. The coordinator is particularly helpful in cases involving your children who have been victimized and in sexual assault cases where victims often feel unusually violated. The coordinator also assists with arranging counseling, applying for crime victim compensation benefits, and pretrial interviews in preparation for actual trial of a case. The coordinator provides continuing information to victims and witnesses regarding case status and scheduling.
