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If you are a crime victim in Indiana, you have
the right:
1. To be treated with fairness, dignity, and
respect throughout the criminal justice
process.
2. To be informed, upon request, when a person
who is accused or convicted of committing a
crime directly against you has been released
from custody or has escaped.
3. To have your safety considered in
determining release from custody of a person
accused of committing a crime against you.
4. To receive information, upon request, about
the disposition of the criminal case, the
conviction, sentence, and release of the
person accused of committing a crime against
you.
5. To be heard at any proceeding that involves
sentencing or a post-conviction release
decision.
6. To prepare a written or oral statement to be
used in the pre-sentence report.
Victim
Advocacy
Program
A partnership of
Community and Family Resource Center
and Lafayette Police Department
If you or someone you know is a victim of a
violent crime please contact the
Victim Advocacy Program Specialist
Lafayette Police Department
20 North 6th St.
Lafayette, IN 47901
(765) 807-1208 (765) 427-9977 cell
(765) 427-8320 cell
Victims Rights
The mission of the Victim Advocacy Program is to
provide a range of comprehensive services that
respond to the needs of crime victims.
The mission of the Lafayette Police Department is
to efficiently provide quality police service to our
community by promoting a safe environment
through a police-citizen partnership with an
emphasis on mutual trust, integrity, fairness, and
professionalism.
MISS ION
www.cfrc.org www.lafayettepolice.us www.in.gov/cji
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Victi m Services
provides
Violent Crime
compensation A victim of any violent crime, including a
motor vehicle crash caused by a drunk driver.
A surviving spouse, dependent child or other
legal dependent of a victim who has been
killed as a result of a violent crime.
A person who is injured or killed trying to
prevent a violent crime or giving aid to a law
enforcement officer.
Sex crime victims and the immediate family
members of a homicide victim.
Other requirements include:
The crime must have taken place in Indiana.
The crime must have been reported to the
police within 48 hours.
The victim or survivors must have been
cooperative in the investigation and
prosecution of the crime.
Application for benefits must be filed no later
than 180 days after the crime occurred.
In 1978, the Indiana General Assembly enacted into
law a program to provide financial assistance for
violent crime victims known as Indiana Violent
Crime Victim Compensation Fund. The fund assists
victims and their dependents with medical expenses,
funeral expenses, lost wages, psychological
counseling, reasonable child care expenses, attorney
fees and emergency shelter services.
This project is supported in part by Grant Funds
awarded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
and made possible by Award No. 2007-VA-GX-0056
awarded by the Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime
Victim services are offered in efforts to respond to
the emotional and physical needs of crime victims,
assist primary and secondary victims of crime to
stabilize their lives after victimization, assist vic-
tims to understand and participate in the criminal
justice system, and provide victims of crime with
a measure of safety and security. Some examples
of services are:
Crisis Intervention and Supportive Services
Accompaniments
Information & Referrals
Assistance with filing for Violent Crime
Compensation Fund
Assist with emergency situations
Transportation to referrals
Assist with transition to Tippecanoe County
Prosecutors Office Victim Assistance
Program
Phone 765-742-4848
Fax 765-477-9905
100 Saw Mill Road, Suite 3200
Lafayette, Indiana 47905
Who i s
el igible ?