| What is Victim Services? |
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VICTIM SERVICES The Federal Heights Police Department utilizes a Victim Services Unit to provide support, information and referrals to crime victims. Victim Advocates are available on a 24 hour basis, seven days a week. The Department utilizes paid advocates as well as volunteer advocates. Victim Advocates provide you with information about your rights as the victim of a protected crime, information about your criminal case and help you understand the criminal justice process. Victim Advocates can also provide information about Victim Compensation procedures. Victim Advocates are highly trained to provide crisis intervention and emotional support and can provide referrals to emergency resources.Contact the Victim Services Unit at 303-412-3541 if you have questions about a criminal case, if you need information about the availability of community resources or if you would like information about volunteering as a victim advocate.
Victims’ Rights If you are a victim of any one of the crimes listed here, your right to be informed and to participate in all critical stages of the criminal justice process related to that crime is guaranteed by the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the laws of this state C.R.S. 24-4.1-302(1). If the victim is deceased or incapacitated, these rights are guaranteed to the victim's spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, significant other, or other lawful representative.
Resources for Victims: 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office 303-659-7720 17th Judicial Crime Victim Witness Unit 303-659-7735 Adams County Social Services 303-287-8831
Alternatives to Family Violence 303-289-4441
Brighton Counseling Center 303-659-6280
Salvation Army Food Bank-Westminster 303-428-6430
Thornton Community Food Bank 303-287-7268 |