Viewing an earlier, undated versionView current The centers shall:
- (a) provide direct crisis intervention to crime victims;
- (b) provide transportation for crime victims to assist them in obtaining necessary emergency services;
- (c) investigate the availability of insurance or other financial resources available to the crime victims;
- (d) refer crime victims to public or private agencies providing existing needed services;
- (e) encourage the development of services which are not already being provided by existing agencies;
- (f) coordinate the services which are already being provided by various agencies;
- (g) facilitate the general education of crime victims about the criminal justice process;
- (h) educate the public as to program availability;
- (i) encourage educational programs which will serve to reduce victimization and which will diminish the extent of trauma where victimization occurs; and
- (j) provide other appropriate services.