Victim / Witness Coordinator

A State Attorney’s Office victim/witness coordinator provides valuable services to the victims and witnesses in criminal cases.

Duties

Duties offered by victim/witness coordinators include:

• Accompanying victims to court when requested or needed
• Accompanying witnesses to court as needed
• Arranging meetings between the victim and the assistant state attorney assigned to the case
• Arranging meetings between witnesses and the assistant state attorney assigned to the case
• Arranging travel and lodging for court appearances as needed.
• Arranging travel and lodging for court appearances as needed.
• Communicating to witnesses when they are needed to testify in court or to give a deposition
• Ensuring victims have a voice throughout the entire process of the case in which they are involved
• Helping victims complete Victim Impact Statements and victim compensation applications
• Making investigative requests to locate victims
• Notifying through mail or follow-up calls when victims are needed to speak to an assistant state attorney assigned to their case
• Notifying witnesses through mail or follow-up calls when they are needed to speak to an assistant state attorney regarding testimony he or she may be giving at trial
• Preparing no-contact and no-harmful-contact orders
• Preparing victims’ restitution orders
• Providing victims information about their rights in the criminal justice process
• Providing victims updates on the proceedings of the case
• Providing victims with information about referrals to available community resources or services