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Welcome The Victims of Crime Resource Center is one of many grant-funded programs located on the Pacific McGeorge School of Law campus in Sacramento, California. The Center has operated the State of California's toll-free 1-800-VICTIMS line since 1984. McGeorge students, under attorney supervision, provide information and referral statewide to victims, their families, victim service providers, and victim advocates. The Center is mandated by legislation and is funded through the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES).
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About the Center's Services |
Crime victims are often forgotten by the criminal justice system. They also frequently experience difficult financial, psychological and legal problems as a result of a crime. California has a network of programs and resources available to help victims and their families cope with the effects of a crime. For more information about these resources, contact 1-800-VICTIMS.
Resources
and Referrals
The Center, mandated under Penal Code §13897,
operates California's statewide, toll-free line 1-800-VICTIMS. Primarily through its telephone service, Center staff
provide resource and referral information to victims and their families, victim service
providers and other victim advocates. Callers
receive information on such matters as victims'
compensation, victims'
rights in the Justice System, restitution,
civil suits, right to speak at
sentencing and parole board hearings, as well as information on specific
rights of victims of domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and abuse against the
disabled.
Legal
Research
In addition to providing
information and referrals, the Center provides legal research on victims'
issues for service providers, and monitors relevant, pending legislation.
Provides
Publications
The Center also distributes thousands of free
informational brochures on victims' rights, which are widely used by law enforcement and
victims' organizations throughout the state.
Educational
Outreach
The Center also participates in
outreach, providing information about the Center and education on the rights of
victims. If you have questions or would like a speaker for your event regarding our Center or victims' rights, please
call us at 1-800-VICTIMS.
Representation
In 2003, the Victims of Crime Resource Center received a grant from the National
Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) to provide direct
representation to crime victims in the greater Sacramento area. The Center
established the Crime Victims Legal Clinic as a clinical program through Pacific/McGeorge
School of Law. Through this clinic, law students and pro bono
attorneys represent crime victims in exercising their rights at each stage
of the criminal proceeding: pretrial, trial and post trial. The clinic seeks
to protect and enforce victims’ rights to:
This Program is operated under a grant
from the:
Governor's
Office of
Emergency Services
Other Links:
California Attorney General's Office
(Crime and Violence Prevention Center)
California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
(Crime Victims' Compensation Program)National Crime Victim Law Institute
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Victim Services
University
of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
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of Law, Victims of
Crime Resource Center. All Rights Reserved.
Site Design by Lori Hall, McGeorge School of Law Graphics Department.
Call:
1-800
VICTIMS
1-800 842-8467
Victims of
Crime Resource Center E-Mail: victims2@pacific.edu
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