Victim

A dvo c ac y
Victims Rights MISSION
If you are a crime victim in Indiana, you have The mission of the Victim Advocacy Program is to P ro g r a m
the right: provide a range of comprehensive services that
1. To be treated with fairness, dignity, and respond to the needs of crime victims.
respect throughout the criminal justice
process. The mission of the Lafayette Police Department is

2. To be informed, upon request, when a person to efficiently provide quality police service to our
who is accused or convicted of committing a community by promoting a safe environment
crime directly against you has been released through a police-citizen partnership with an
from custody or has escaped.
emphasis on mutual trust, integrity, fairness, and
3. To have your safety considered in professionalism.
determining release from custody of a person
accused of committing a crime against you.
If you or someone you know is a victim of a
4. To receive information, upon request, about
the disposition of the criminal case, the violent crime please contact the
conviction, sentence, and release of the Victim Advocacy Program Specialist
person accused of committing a crime against Lafayette Police Department
you.
20 North 6th St.
5. To be heard at any proceeding that involves
Lafayette, IN 47901
sentencing or a post-conviction release
decision. (765) 807-1208 (765) 427-9977 cell
(765) 427-8320 cell
6. To prepare a written or oral statement to be
used in the pre-sentence report.

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A partnership of
Community and Family Resource Center
and Lafayette Police Department
 V i c t i m S e rv i c e s Violent Crime Who is
p rov i d e s c o m p e n s at i o n eligible?

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:
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.
 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

 Crisis Intervention and Supportive Services This project is supported in part by Grant Funds members of a homicide victim.
 Accompaniments awarded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
and made possible by Award No. 2007-VA-GX-0056
 Information & Referrals Other requirements include:
awarded by the Department of Justice, Office of
 Assistance with filing for Violent Crime  The crime must have taken place in Indiana.
Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime
Compensation Fund
 The crime must have been reported to the
 Assist with emergency situations police within 48 hours.
 Transportation to referrals  The victim or survivors must have been
 Assist with transition to Tippecanoe County cooperative in the investigation and
Prosecutor’s Office Victim Assistance prosecution of the crime.
Program  Application for benefits must be filed no later
than 180 days after the crime occurred.
100 Saw Mill Road, Suite 3200 Phone 765-742-4848
Lafayette, Indiana 47905 Fax 765-477-9905