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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 ?