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Fairness, Dignity, Respect for Ohio Crime Victims

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015   

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Crime has been declining in Ohio and around the nation for decades, but the impact on a victim's life remains the same.

It's National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and Terri LaJeunesse, president of the Ohio Victim Witness Association, said it's important that the victims of crime are aware of their rights and the services available as they pursue justice to rebuild their lives.

"Persons who are victims of crime are impacted in many, many different ways," she said, "physically, emotionally, financially - and it can be very challenging for them to overcome any of those many different ways."

Under Ohio law, crime victims are to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect. They also have rights pertaining to representation, protection and their role in the criminal-justice process. According to the FBI, from 1993 to 2012, the violent crime rate fell from nearly 80 percent to 26 percent.

The theme of this year's National Crime Victims' Rights Week is "Engaging Communities. Empowering Victims," which LaJeuness said highlights the need for support organizations to collaborate as they assist crime victims.

"So it provides an opportunity to utilize vital community resources in the fight to provide crime victims with the information that they need so they can become the architects of their own recovery," she said.

Agencies throughout the state can assist crime victims to access a variety of needs, including food, shelter, representation and compensation. This week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine awarded several crime-victim service agencies with funding to promote the resources available to victims of crime.

More information is online at ohioattorneygeneral.gov.


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