Victim/Witness

Overview

The Victim Assistance Service is the oldest Prosecutor based program in the State of Ohio with staff reaching out to help over 10,000 crime victims a year.  It is designed to assist crime victims in understanding their Rights and to lessen the effects of any trauma encountered as the result of a crime.  The Stark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office utilizes highly trained victim advocates and volunteers to provide on-site support to victims in the Alliance, Canton and Massillon Municipal Courts, Juvenile Court and the Court of Common Pleas.  Other services include:

• Assisting victims with completing Victim Impact Statements
• Notifying victims of case status and court hearing dates
• Providing victims with Victim of Crime Reparations application forms and assisting
• Providing special programming for child abuse victims
• Providing special programming for victims of domestic violence
• Providing services for those requesting interpreters or special needs assistance for court hearings
• Providing victims with information on registration with VINE (Victim Information & Notification Everyday)
• Assist eligible victims to apply to the Safe at Home program with the Ohio Secretary of State
• Provide Referrals for community resources
• Provide court support (accompaniment)

State and Federal Victim Services Links

A Child is Missing

• http://www.achildismissing.org/

AMBER Alert Information, State of Ohio

• http://www.ohioamberplan.org/

AMBER Alert Information, U.S. Department of Justice

• http://www.amberalert.gov/

Child Alert Foundation

• http://www.childalert.org/

Family Violence Prevention Center, Office of Criminal Justice Services

• http://www.ocjs.ohio.gov/family_violence.stm

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Kids' Page

• http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Victim Specialist

• http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/victim_assistance/resources

Ohio Attorney General's Office Missing Children Search

• https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/MissingChildren

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

• http://www.madd.org/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

• http://www.missingkids.com/home

National Runaway Switchboard

• http://www.1800runaway.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

• http://www.ojjdp.gov/

Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Protection Section

• http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers

Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Crime Victims Services Section

• https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Victims

Ohio Court Appointed Special Guardian/Guardian Ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association

• http://www.ohiocasa.org/

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DRC)

• https://drc.ohio.gov

Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)

• http://www.odvn.org/

VINE (Victim Information & Notification Everyday)

• https://www.vinelink.com