NCJ Number
64781
Editor(s)
P LEMOINE
Date Published
1978
Length
70 pages
Annotation
THIS DIRECTORY IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OR AGENCIES LOCATE CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE SERVICES IN LOUISIANA.
Abstract
THE DIRECTORY LISTS CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE SERVICES BY CATEGORY AND BY PARISH. PARISHES ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES ARE INCLUDED. IF AN AGENCY OFFERS MORE THAN ONE SERVICE, THE AGENCY'S ADDRESS APPEARS UNDER THE FIRST SERVICE LISTED FOR THAT AGENCY. DIRECTORY INFORMATION IS BASED ON A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 370 AGENCIES FOR WHICH A 66 PERCENT RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. SERVICES LISTED INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE PROTECTION, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CRISIS COUNSELING, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, REFERRAL ASSISTANCE, WIFE ABUSE PROTECTION, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE, CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION, AND VICTIM COMPENSATION. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY WHICH PRODUCED THIS DIRECTORY, SEE NCJ 64782. (CFW)