New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle U - Division of Criminal Justice Services › Chapter VI - Fair Treatment Standards For Crime Victims › Part 6170 - Fair Treatment Standards For Crime Victims › Section 6170.3 - Standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following standards for the treatment of victims and
					 witnesses of crime shall apply to criminal justice agencies when they have
					 contact with crime victims and witnesses:
(a) Such emergency medical services and other
				  supportive social or psychological services as may exist in a community shall,
				  when it becomes necessary as the result of a crime, be made available to crime
				  victims as soon as possible after the commission of said crime, or when the
				  need for them becomes apparent to any criminal justice agency dealing with the
				  victim. The agency shall give all possible assistance to the victim in
				  contacting the specific person or office which provides the service(s), or in
				  otherwise obtaining such service(s).
(b) Each agency shall keep a list of programs
				  in their jurisdiction which provide such services to crime victims, except that
				  with reference to the State Police and other agencies with statewide
				  jurisdiction, each State Police station or agency facility shall keep a list of
				  programs in its particular area which provide such services to crime victims.
				  The list shall include the location and telephone number of the program, the
				  services provided by each program and the hours of operation. Criminal justice
				  agencies shall disseminate necessary information and otherwise assist crime
				  victims in obtaining information on the availability of appropriate public or
				  private programs that provide counseling, treatment or support for crime
				  victims, including but not limited to the following: rape crisis centers,
				  victim/witness assistance programs, elderly victim services, victim assistance
				  hotlines and domestic violence shelters.
(c) Each agency shall maintain an address and
				  telephone number for the nearest office of the crime victims board and shall
				  advise each eligible victim that compensation may be available through said
				  board, and of the procedures to apply for compensation. The agency shall have
				  available all application blanks required to initiate such a request for
				  compensation to the board. This information on the possibility of compensation
				  may be disseminated by means of a prominently displayed poster.[FN*]
(d) Each agency shall post, in a prominent
				  place, such other posters as may be produced by the Crime Victims
				  Board.
(e) An agency shall, if
				  requested, inform the victim of other agencies that perform one or more
				  criminal justice functions with respect to the case, and refer the victim to
				  the appropriate agency or official who can provide an explanation of other
				  aspects of the criminal justice process, if that be necessary.
(f) Any criminal justice agency having
				  contact with a crime victim or witness shall treat such victim or witness with
				  dignity and respect.
(g) All
				  criminal justice agencies shall endeavor to see that these standards are
				  implemented by using available resources and developing new resources where
				  possible and necessary. They shall cooperate with each other and with
				  appropriate victim/witness assistance programs to the maximum extent possible
				  to further assure that these standards are implemented.
[FN*] See Executive Law, section
					 625-a.