- Provide emotional and moral support
- Identify and inform victims of their rights under the law
- Conduct on the scene crisis intervention
- Act as a liaison between victim, police officers,
- investigators, and community-based agencies
- Arrange for professional counseling and support groups
- Provide information and referral
- Educate law enforcement and victims of new law
- pertaining to specific victimization such as domestic violence
- Provide applications and information to victims
- concerning South Carolina Crime Victims' Compensation;
- explain purpose, procedures, and policies, and assist in completion of forms
- Intervene on behalf of victims with creditors, employers, etc...upon request
- Help prepare victims for court and provide court advocacy and accompaniment
- Provide information regarding current status of case
- Provide information on rights, services and procedures if a victim or witness is harassed or threatened
- As law enforcement victim advocates, we strive to assist
- you, the victim, through the criminal justice system with
- the least amount of trauma in the hopes you will have the best opportunity to recover and survive.
HOW CAN A VICTIM ADVOCATE HELP ME?