Description:
The Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy, within the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, was established by law to ensure that the rights of the crime victims are protected and that the criminal justice system treats crime victims and witnesses with fairness, compassion and respect. Therefore, the Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy’s objective is threefold: to ensure the notification of case proceedings, to offer assistance in meeting needs due to the financial, physical and emotional strains of crime victimization and to provide support and information during the criminal justice process.