Ensuring Victims’ Rights and Inspiring Hope through Community Collaboration

Numerous crime victims who qualify for Victim Witness Assistance Program services through the San Benito County District Attorney\u27s office are not accessing the resources. Research done to support this project revealed that countless crime victims did not utilize the services offered by the program during the time of their victimization. The project conducted was an outreach presentation, which included all the services provided by the Victim Witness Assistance Program, victims’ legal rights, and the qualifications for the California Victim Compensation Board. The outreach presentation was developed to increase awareness of victims’ rights and the Victim Witness Assistance Program to community organizations, including non-profit and County agencies. By implementing this project, it will widen the awareness of victims’ rights among community organizations and increase their knowledge about the services provided by the agency, leading them to share the information with members of their agency who have been victimized