NCJ Number
205386
Date Published
2004
Length
66 pages
Annotation
This report presents the activities of the Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
Abstract
The Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission, created in 1996, is a State agency concerned with all aspects of services for victims of crime. The Commission provides an advisory function in policy development, determines criminal assessment amounts, and acts as the appeals forum for compensation claims. The Commission also supports training and technical assistance for State victim advocates, and is project leader for the statewide-automated crime victim notification project, the Michigan Crime Victim Notification Network (MCVNN). The Commission’s goal is to promote services and supports that protect and enhance the health, safety, dignity, and rights of victims of crime across the State of Michigan. This annual report presents the Commission’s activities for the 2-year period of October 2001 through September 2003 with selected data elements for each fiscal year reported separately. The report covers three specific areas: crime victims’ compensation, crime victim assistance, and crime victims’ rights and assessment revenue. Report highlights include: (1) in fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, the crime victims compensation program provided $1.85 and $2.5 million in direct financial assistance in 1,261 total awards to crime victims; (2) the crime victim assistance program awarded grants totaling more than $10 million in both 2002 and 2003 with more than 125,000 victims receiving services and more than 300,000 services provided to these victims; and (3) close to $5 million in victims rights funds were disbursed in both 2002 and 2003 in more than 100,000 cases. Tables