New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle M - Office of Victim Services › Part 527 - Victim/witness Programs › Section 527.2 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Programs
				operated by a government agency or a community-based agency, which provide
				services to crime victims and witnesses, are potentially eligible for
				funding.
(b) For programs in
				existence for two or more years, programs should show receipt of funding for
				victim/witness services other than the Crime Victims Board funding.
(c) Fundable activities by such programs
				include, but are not limited to:
(1)
				assistance to victims in preparing compensation claims to the Crime Victims
				Board and to other government benefit programs so that they receive benefits
				and State compensation awards;
(2)
				providing individual and/or group counseling to victims of crime (professional
				and support counseling);
(3)
				providing follow-up support services to victims and their families in order to
				ensure that they receive necessary assistance through available community
				resources;
(4) providing elderly
				victims of crime with services appropriate to their special needs;
(5) victim/witness employer intercession
				services;
(6) providing victims
				with liaison and referral systems to special counseling facilities and
				community service agencies;
(7)
				providing or referring surviving family members of homicide victims for
				counseling;
(8) assisting in the
				preparation of victim "impact statements" as provided for in section 390.30  of
				the Criminal Procedure Law;
(9)
				providing in-person or telephone counseling to crime victims and their
				families;
(10) notification of
				victims and witnesses prior to their being subpoenaed in criminal cases, and of
				changes in the court calendar to avoid unnecessary trips to court and
				unnecessary time in court;
(11)
				court transportation services;
(12)
				provision for reception and guidance at the courthouse, including an
				explanation of unfamiliar procedures and bilingual information and the
				provision of secure waiting areas for victims and witnesses;
(13) providing victims of sexual assault with
				services appropriate to their special needs;
(14) providing victims of domestic violence
				with services appropriate to their special needs;
(15) referring victims of crime for legal
				assistance, or providing legal counseling and assistance to victims and
				witnesses;
(16) providing liaison
				with police departments and district attorney's offices, including case status
				information;
(17) providing
				information and assistance about victims' security needs;
(18) facilitating court-ordered
				restitution;
(19) establishing a
				means for volunteers to work with criminal justice agencies to achieve
				community support;
(20)
				victim/offender mediation services; and
(21) providing child victims and their
				families with services appropriate to their needs, including but not limited
				to:
(i) counseling to child victims and their
				families for their emotional needs;
(ii) support services to child victims and/or
				their families in dealing with the criminal and civil justice systems and the
				courts;
(iii) assistance in
				applying for and obtaining financial assistance or benefits from government
				programs;
(iv) counseling and
				support services to prevent or remedy the effects of neglect, abuse or
				exploitation of child victims;
(v)
				counseling and support services to preserve, rehabilitate or reunite families
				which have suffered trauma as a result of the victimization of a child;
				and
(vi) assistance to families
				tracing the whereabouts of child victims.