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Notification of Court dates: You must give the Victim Witness office your current name, address and telephone number, in writing, if you wish to be notified in advance of the scheduled court dates for preliminary hearings, trials, sentencing hearings and other proceedings in your case. Please contact the Victim Witness office to obtain the form. For detailed information, please contact the Victim Witness Assistance Program at 70 or the Virginia Crime Victim Assistance Info-Line at 1-88.Ĭonfidentiality: To request confidentiality, you must file a Request for Confidentiality Form. The participation of a victim as a witness in the criminal justice system is always complex, often placing additional pressure on the victim and resulting in retraumatization. There are specific steps you must take to receive these rights (see below for a brief summary). VIRGINIA'S CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS RIGHTS ACTĪs a victim or witness of crime, you have certain rights under Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act. View the Victim Witness Frequently Asked Questions, or click on the links for more information (below): Since 1977, we have been committed to helping crime victims and their families reorganize and reclaim their lives.

#Victim witness code#

VWAP provides brochures and explanations of Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act (Virginia Code 19.2-11.01) and provide all services encompassed by this Act, to include but not limited to: victim and witness protection options financial assistance options notifications victim input courtroom assistance responding to the emotional, physical and psychological needs of crime victims assisting crime victims in stabilizing their lives after victimization assisting victims with understanding and participating in the criminal justice system providing victims with information and referrals for services. The San Luis Obispo County Victim Witness Assistance Program is one of the special programs designed to reduce the trauma and insensitive treatment victims and witnesses may experience following a crime.

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The Program currently staffs ten (10) full time employees, seven of whom are supported by a Department of Criminal Justice Services grant, as well as volunteers to support crime victims and witnesses in Prince William County, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

The Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP), administered by the Commonwealth's Attorney, Amy Ashworth, was established in 1989 with the primary goal of assisting crime victims and their families throughout the criminal justice process, and to ensure that they receive fair and compassionate treatment.