Research For Service Providers

Upon request, the Center performs special research for other victim service providers. Past research topics have included prosecution of criminal cases by private parties; the charging of kidnapping as a special circumstance in murder; return of property held in evidence; subpoena access to Victims of Crime Act claim files; statutory requirements for the amount a judge must order for restitution fines; the appropriateness of victim impact statements in capital cases; and attendance of support people at court hearings and proceedings in sexual assault cases.