Services Provided
DPS Victim Services provides crime victims and witnesses with support beginning with initial crisis response and continuing through to end of the investigative process. Crime Victim Advocates help individuals and families locate resources that aid in healing and recovery from traumatic events. Additionally, advocates help preserve victims’ rights, amplify their voices, and serve as guides; helping them successfully understand navigate the criminal justice system.
We serve victims of:
• Sexual assault
• Intimate partner violence
• Family violence
• Child abuse; sexual and physical
• Violent crimes
• Kidnapping
• Fraud
• Stalking
• Extortion and trafficking
• Surviving families of homicide victims
• Surviving families of fatal automobile accidents
• Assault
• Threats and doxing
• Hate crimes
• Youth that is missing or have run away