NCJ Number
38364
Date Published
1976
Length
30 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF OPERATION OF THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE PROJECT.
Abstract
THE PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME IN TERMS OF CASE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR PROBLEMS, AND TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S STAFF. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO ALMOST 1400 VICTIMS OF CRIME, DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CASES ANTICIPATED, AND OVER $400,000 WORTH OF RESOURCES, AND RESTITUTION DETERMINATION WAS COMPLETED BY PROJECT PERSONNEL. THE FISCAL YEAR 1976 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND PROJECT RELATED MEMORANDA ARE ATTACHED.