52:4B-42.
Victim-witness rights information program
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4. The victim-witness
rights information program shall:
a. Provide victims or their representatives with information about the availability
of social and medical services, especially emergency and social services
available in the victim's immediate geographical area;
b. Provide victims or their representatives with information about possible
compensation under the "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971,"
P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) and of the sentencing court's authority
to order restitution under chapter 43 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;
c. Provide victims or their representatives with information about how to
contact the appropriate county office of victim-witness advocacy and the
appropriate county prosecutor's office;
d. Provide a 24-hour toll-free hotline telephone number for victims and
witnesses to call with inquiries concerning the information and services
available pursuant to this act;
e. Provide victims and witnesses with a detailed description of the rights
established under the Crime Victim's Bill of Rights created by P.L.1985,
c.249 (C.52:4B-34 et seq.) and Article I, paragraph 22 of the New Jersey
Constitution;
f. Gather available information from victim assistance programs throughout
the country and make that information available to the Office of Victim-Witness
Advocacy, police agencies, hospitals, prosecutors' offices, the courts,
and other agencies that provide assistance to victims of crimes;
g. Sponsor conferences to bring together personnel working in the field
of victim assistance and compensation to exchange methods and procedures
for improving and expanding services to victims;
h. Provide assistance to victims without charge, which assistance shall
include information and advice relative to filing a claim with the board,
emergency food and clothing, employment opportunities, referral to other
social service agencies, and in obtaining legal advice or representation;
and
i. Conduct training programs for attorneys and victim service providers.
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