Law Enforcement Victim Advocate
Current•Assists violent crime victims on a 24-hour basis at crime scenes, hospitals, and other locations as needed by providing emotional support, community referrals & necessary information to victims including crime victims’ rights and crime victim compensation •Responds with deputies and detectives to deliver death notifications in person to victims’ next of kin •Transports victims and victim’s family members to the hospital, courthouse, safe housing, or other local community emergency services and accompanies both victims and witnesses to court to provide emotional support during court processes •Supervises, transports and cares for children of victims to allow victims to fully participate in criminal justice processes •Works closely with deputies & detectives to ensure victims’ rights and needs are addressed in real-time •Accompanies victims to law enforcement interviews & also accompanies family members of homicide to Law Enforcement family meetings for support •Assists victims with timely return of their property when it is no longer required by the judicial process•Runs daily reports for six assigned agencies & assigns caseloads to three advocates to ensure equal distribution of workload •Provides direct assistance, to include in-person assistance at the courthouse if necessary, for obtaining temporary and permanent protection orders for victims of VRA crimes