The mission of the AG OVS is to promote justice and healing for crime victims.
Staff is small relative to the number of victims served.
Success, therefore, depends on mature, responsible, caring interns. Advocates act as liaisons between victims and members of the criminal justice system, including attorneys, courts, probation departments, and custodial agencies. Advocates in the AG OVS do real, meaningful work for and with victims. This is not a clerical internship, although as with most jobs, there are clerical responsibilities. Advocates explain the legal rights of victims in layperson's terms, accompany victims to court, offer reassurance and empathetic listening, identify victims' needs resulting from crime and more.