It is important to give yourself time to understand and talk about what has happened. However, it is not always possible to do this alone. It may be useful to seek the services of those specially trained and experienced in helping victims reduce the emotional impact of crime. The University Police Department's Victim Assistance Program was established to provide these services to anyone who may become a victim of crime while on the university campus. The Victim Assistance Program maintains close working relationships with other local and state victim service providers, and is a member of the North Carolina Victim Assistance Network.
All services are free and confidential.
Eligibility Services provided by the Victim Assistance Program are available to any Wake Forest University student, faculty, staff or visitor to the campus who becomes the victim of a crime committed within the jurisdiction of the Wake Forest University Police Department. A victim assistant is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to the emergency needs of a victim. The Victim Assistance Program is here to ensure that victims of crime receive fair treatment in accordance with the provisions of the North Carolina Victim's Rights Amendment. This amendment guarantees the right of a victim to be informed, to be present and to be heard, when relevant, at all crucial stages of the criminal proceedings. The victim assistant can accompany and support victims through all stages of the criminal justice process such as law enforcement interviews, line-ups, testimony, deposition, trial, sentencing, injunction, hearings, etc.