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Victim Impact Program
Law enforcement has a special obligation to the most vulnerable crime victims. In addition to seeking justice for them, law enforcement must treat them with the utmost dignity and compassion.
To that end, the District Attorney’s Office has established the Victim Impact Program (VIP) to handle cases involving elder abuse, child abuse, hate crimes, sex crimes, stalking, and family violence.
VIP designates specially trained deputy district attorneys at branch and area offices to vertically prosecute these targeted cases. Vertical prosecution – when one deputy district attorney handles a case from beginning to end – helps put victims at ease and provides more effective prosecutions of highly sensitive cases.
VIP augments the efforts of special prosecution units downtown, which handle the most egregious of these kinds of cases. VIP has doubled the number of specially trained prosecutors to handle these cases and ensures that perpetrators and victims of highly traumatic crimes receive expert attention no matter where the crime occurs in the county.
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