PROGRAM EVALUATION
Prepared for the Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee
Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services
November 2002

Russell W. Hinton, State Auditor Performance Audit Operations Division 254 Washington St., S.W.

Department of Audits and Accounts

Atlanta, GA 30334

Additional information on Crime Victim Services is available in the companion report Crime Victim Services Part I: Notification Services.

In 1982, Congress passed the Victim and Witness Protection Act

Table of Contents

and stated in its observation that without the cooperation of

victims and witnesses, the criminal justice system would cease to General Background....p.1-5

function; yet with few exceptions these individuals are either ignored by the criminal justice system or simply used as tools to punish offenders. The Victim and Witness Protection Act provided for protections and assistance to victims and witnesses

Compensation and Assistance Services Background..............p. 8-15 Recommendations.....p. 16-26

in federal cases. In addition, it provided for the development of Appendices................p. 27-52

federal guidelines for fair treatment of crime victims and

witnesses, which was intended to serve as a model for state and local legislation. The

guidelines were designed to address victims' receipt of emergency social and medical

services, including information on the availability of victim compensation, community-based

victim assistance programs, the role of the victim in the criminal justice process, and the

stages in the criminal justice process. The guidelines were also intended to address the need

to notify victims of changes in custody status of the offender, and allow victims to express

their views regarding the disposition of the case.

In 1984, Congress established a funding mechanism for programs at the state and local level with the passage of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). Through VOCA, monies are collected on criminal fines, forfeited bail bonds, penalties, and special assessments collected by the U.S. Attorney's Offices, federal courts, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons; a portion of these collections is distributed to the states to fund victim compensation and assistance programs.

In 1988, Georgia citizens approved a Constitutional Amendment authorizing the payment of funds to innocent victims of crime. The amendment provided that the General Assembly

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Georgia Law

would define the types of victims eligible and

1981 - Law passed establishing the Criminal could vary the amounts awarded based on need.

Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to In the same year, the General Assembly passed

coordinate major components of the criminal justice system

legislation establishing the Crime Victims

1985 - Established the crime victim impact Emergency Fund (CVEF), to provide

statement

compensation to those victims determined to have

1985 - Required the Board of Pardons and suffered physical injury, financial hardship or

Paroles to provide 72-hour notice of the planned parole of an offender to the victim and others

death as a result of a crime committed against

1988 - Constitutional amendment authorized the them. In 1992, the General Assembly established

creation of a law to compensate innocent victims funding for the CVEF with the passage of a 10%

of crimes

(up to $25) fee assessed on all DUI fines imposed



1988 - Legislation passed creating the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF) and

by the courts. Courts remit these fee collections

authorizing payments to victims

to the CVEF monthly.

1992 - Legislation passed establishing a 10% (up

to $25) court fee assessed on DUI fines as a The state took additional steps to address victims'



funding source for the CVEF 1995 - Crime Victims Bill of Rights passed

needs in 1995 with the passage of the Crime

detailing information to be provided to victims; Victims Bill of Rights (CVBR), which ensures

CJCC is identified as responsible for creating that victims of crime are accorded certain basic

and disseminating information on the CVBR to rights and specifies that authorities are to notify
law enforcement
1995 - Local Victim Assistance Program law victims of these rights. Additionally, it provides passed establishing an add-on fee of 5% to all that all victims receive written notification of the

criminal offense fines; monies to be used to fund Local Victim Assistance Programs; in 1997 the law was amended to apply the fee in all criminal fines in all Georgia courts

possibility of the pre-trial release of the accused; his or her rights and roles in the criminal justice process; the availability of victim compensation;

1995 - Required 20 days' advance notice to a and, the availability of community-based victim

victim when the Board of Pardons and Paroles assistance programs. The CVBR also states that,

considers granting parole; victim is allowed opportunity to file written objection

once a suspect is apprehended, victims should be

notified of their right to have information



Federal Law
1982 - Victim and Witness Protection Act

regarding:

established guidelines for basic crime victims'

rights at the federal level

the suspect's custody status;

1984 - Designated victims' rights in federal court proceedings;

cases, including rights to: restitution, notification the availability of compensation;



of court proceedings, and information on conviction and custody status of offender 1984 - Victims of Crime Act provided for grants



the availability of services and assistance; the availability of temporary restraining or

to states and territories for victims assistance and

protective orders for those experiencing

compensation; recipients must comply with

harassment; and,

established guidelines

their right to participate in the offender's

1994 - Violence Against Women Act created

sentencing and parole process by filing a

funding for grants to improve services, training, prosecution, and law enforcement efforts regarding violent crimes committed against

victim impact statement expressing the impact the crime has had on their life.

women

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Exhibit 1
Once a crime is committed and a victim identified, two independent processes begin...

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Funding for local victim assistance programs was secured with the 1995 Local Victim Assistance Program statute, which established a 5% court fee to be assessed on all fines imposed on a criminal offense. Courts are to remit the fees directly to local victim assistance programs. As of the 1997 revision to the law, the fee is applied in all courts and on all criminal offenses or criminal ordinance violations, i.e., traffic violations.

As shown in the flowchart on page 3, once a crime is committed, processes begin to provide the victim with notifications regarding rights and offender status; at the same time, a process for providing assistance services (such as counseling, shelter, etc.) and compensation also begins. These two processes operate independently of one another and victims are eligible for different services or compensation depending on the crime they suffered and the needs they demonstrate. It should be noted that all victims have the right to notification as described above, regardless of the crime committed or the apprehension of an offender. However, only victims who have suffered a physical injury as a result of violent crimes, or individuals assuming the debts of the victims, are eligible for compensation under current state law. As described below, responsibility for the various processes rests with state and local agencies, as well as the victim.

Responsibilities of State and Local Agencies

Local as well as state level programs are responsible

for ensuring victims are aware of their rights, Agencies Providing Services to

providing them with proper information, and

Victims of Crime

directing them to, or providing them with, services and compensation. It should be noted that, according to Georgia statute, failure by local or state agencies to provide any of the notifications noted above, or failure to allow a victim to submit a victim impact statement, does not render the actions taken by the courts invalid. In addition, current statutes do not provide for penalties should authorities fail to make

Local Level Police Departments
Sheriffs' Offices County Jails
Prosecuting Attorneys' Offices Local Victim Assistance Programs
State Level Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Office of Victim Services (DOC)

these notifications. As shown in the flowchart on the Office of Victim Advocacy (PAP)

previous page, local level agencies, such as police

departments or sheriffs' offices, are responsible for the initial notifications to victims of

crime. Once an offender is apprehended, responsibility shifts to the prosecuting attorney's

office to keep the victim informed of the activities of the case and the victim's role in the

case proceedings (including submission of a victim impact statement). The county jail staff

is responsible for notifying the victim when the offender is released from custody.

Additionally, local victim assistance programs, such as a battered women's shelter, a rape

crisis center, or a counseling facility, provide services to victims.

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State agencies also have responsibilities for notification, assistance and compensation services. Once an offender is convicted and placed in state custody, the Office of Victim Services (OVS) within the Department of Corrections (DOC) is responsible for handling notifications regarding the offender's custody status. In addition, the Office of Victim Advocacy (OVA) within the Board of Pardons and Paroles (PAP) notifies victims of parole hearings and parole decisions; the OVA also accepts victim impact statements to be used in making parole decisions.
Also at the state level, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is responsible for developing and disseminating information on the Crime Victims Bill of Rights to local authorities for further distribution to victims of crime. In addition, the CJCC receives federal grants that it uses to make grants to local victim assistance programs and state level initiatives aimed at addressing victim needs. CJCC also has responsibility for managing the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF) from which victims may receive monetary compensation. CJCC receives and evaluates applications for compensation as well as disbursing the funds as appropriate. These activities are discussed in greater detail on pages 13-15.
Victim Responsibilities In order to exercise their rights to notification, victims must provide local law enforcement and prosecuting attorney personnel with contact information (telephone and address) and keep them advised of any changes to this information. Once an offender is incarcerated in prison, victims must submit notification request forms to the Office of Victim Services (DOC) and Office of Victim Advocacy (Board of Pardons and Paroles) if they wish to be notified of an offender's custody status. Additionally, victims have the option of completing a victim impact statement to be used by the Board of Pardons and Paroles when reviewing an offender's case. Victims may decide to register for notification regarding an offender's custody status at any time during the offender's incarceration; there is no requirement to make the request within a specified timeframe relative to the crime.
In order to be considered for compensation, victims must submit a Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF) application to the CJCC. The application must be submitted within one year of the date of the crime, and the crime must have been reported to police within 72 hours of the incident. It should be noted that the crime may be reported by someone other than the actual victim. Additionally, victims agree to reimburse the CVEF (for the amount of compensation received) if they receive restitution from the offender. Victims sign a statement to this effect on the application for compensation.

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Our review focused on the state's efforts to notify crime victims of their rights and its efforts to provide compensation and assistance to victims. We examined internal controls over data systems to determine if the appropriate controls exist over fee collections and expenditures. The review included an examination of accepted best practices used by crime victims programs in other states and by local programs located throughout Georgia. The methodology included reviews of literature regarding crime victim assistance and compensation, file reviews of victim compensation claims paid and denied, interviews with program staff at the DOC, Board of Pardons and Paroles, the CJCC, and the Administrative Office of the Courts. The review also included surveys of local victim assistance programs, interviews with victims' advocacy groups, and interviews with personnel from other states. In addition, the evaluation team visited 17 judicial circuits to determine how the Crime Victims Bill of Rights (CVBR) was being implemented. The team contacted personnel from the Victim Witness Assistance Programs (VWAP) in the District Attorney's Offices and personnel from local law enforcement agencies.
To assess the confidentiality and reliability of the data obtained from the Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS), the Department of Audits and Accounts' Information Systems Audit and Assurance Services Division (ISAAS) conducted an assessment of its security and software change controls. The assessment included discussions with the Georgia Technology Authority technical support personnel responsible for maintaining the Unisys operating system on which the OTIS application is run. The VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) System was not included in the review because it was purchased from an outside vendor.
Our evaluation review did not include the following components:
verification of amounts collected for restitution; a review of civil restitution collections and distributions; the appropriateness of the amount provided in individual compensation claim awards; a determination of the appropriateness of the services offered by local victims assistance
programs or whether all funds collected are distributed to the appropriate programs (Note: This subject will be covered in a subsequent Performance Audit.); a review of the sex offender registry-- Victims are notified of the custody status of sex offenders in the same manner as any other offender. However, all sex offenders are additionally required to register with a local sheriff's office and with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). GBI maintains the offender's criminal information and address in an online database, which is searchable by anyone with Internet access. Those without access can call the GBI, DOC, or Pardons and Paroles for offender status. Effectiveness of this registry was deemed outside the scope of this evaluation; or five additional grants received by the state that can be used to provide crime victim ser-

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vices (see Appendix D). These grants were not included in this review because they are focused on particular types of victims or service providers.
This program evaluation was conducted at the request of the Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee (BROC). The evaluation was conducted in compliance with O.C.G.A. 4512-178 and in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards for performance audits. This report has been discussed with appropriate personnel representing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Department of Corrections, and Board of Pardons and Paroles. A draft copy was also provided for their review and comment. Pertinent responses have been incorporated as appropriate.

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Georgia's victim services are supported through the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)

grant and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant. VOCA was passed in 1984 and

established the Crime Victims Fund, which receives revenue from the collection of fines,

penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures on federal convictions. Of the total revenues re-

ceived, $20 million is designated for spe-

Formula for Amount Georgia Receives in VOCA and VAWA Grants

cific federal initiatives and, of the remaining balance, 48.5% is authorized to be used

VOCA Compensation Grant 40% of the state's compensation expenditures two years ago (e.g., 2001 award is based on 1999 expenditures). Note that this percentage will increase to 60% of expenditures effective in 2003. 2001 - awarded $1.4 million
VOCA Assistance Grant $500,000 plus additional funds (if available) based on population 2001 - awarded $9.8 million

to provide grants to states for compensation programs, and 48.5% is authorized for providing grants to states for assistance programs (see Exhibit 2 on next page). The remaining 3% is used to support other federal projects. States receive a Compensation Grant equal to 40% of the compensation expenditures of two years ago. It should be noted that, with the 2001 revi-

VAWA Grant $600,000 plus additional funds based on population 2001 - awarded $2.8 million

sions to the law, states will receive Compensation Grants equal to 60% of state expenditures. This change will be effective

with the 2003 grant awards.

This grant may be used to make payments to victims of specified crimes who have suffered physical injury, financial hardship, or death as a result of the victimization. However, victims of property crimes are not eligible for compensation. The Assistance Grant is for $500,000 plus additional funds, as available, distributed based on a state's population. This grant is intended for the development of programs to address the emotional and physical needs of a victims, assist victims in understanding and participating in the criminal justice system, and provide victims with a measure of safety and security. In 2001, Georgia received a Compensation Grant of $1.4 million and an Assistance Grant of $9.8 million.

VAWA was passed in 1994 and established a formula grant designed to promote a coordinated multi-disciplinary approach to improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence and sexual assault crimes against women. States apply for a base award of $600,000 which is then increased based on population. States are required to allocate funds for assistance programs as follows: 25% to law enforcement programs; 25% to prosecution programs; 30% to nonprofit, and/or nongovernmental victim services programs; and, 5% to court programs. The remaining 15% can be allocated at the state's discretion. In Georgia, law enforcement, courts, and prosecution programs have a four year funding limit, with funding progressively reduced over the period. Non-profit, nongovernmental agencies are

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not subject to this requirement. In 2001, Georgia received a $2.8 million VAWA grant.
CJCC manages the funds from these grants. The VOCA grant is awarded to Georgia for four years, at the end of which the state must return any unused balance. Since 1997, the state has returned a total of $64,000 (less than 1%) of the total $44 million VOCA funds awarded to the state over the same period. The VAWA grant is awarded for three years, at the end of which the state must return any unused portion. As of May 2002, the state had returned $11,000 (less than 1%) of the $16 million awarded in VAWA grants since 1997. As discussed in the following sections, these grants have been used to establish state and local assistance programs as well as to provide monetary compensation to victims of particular crimes.
State Awards of Assistance Grants As shown in Exhibit 2 above, CJCC uses the VOCA Assistance Grant and the VAWA Grant to make grants to state and local community-based assistance programs. Funds are awarded to local programs or organizations, including non-profits, District Attorneys' offices, local governments, and law enforcement programs. CJCC accepts grant applications once a year and staff reviews them to make recommendations for award or denial to the Crime Victims Assistance Advisory Committee of the CJCC for final approval. For the 2002 grant year (awards were made in October 2002), CJCC has decided to provide continuation funding for VOCA programs as long as the program submits an annual application requesting funds; no new grants will be awarded. All funds will be used to support existing programs. Grants awarded under VAWA follow the same application procedures, however, as noted earlier, funding is limited to four years depending on the type of program being offered. New applications for prosecution, law enforcement, and court services programs were solicited for VAWA grants and were awarded in October 2002.
The map on page 10 shows the number of local victim assistance programs located in each county. The programs represented include those that received funding through at least one of

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Exhibit 3 Local Victims Assistance Programs1 (LVAP) by County
(Judicial Circuits outlined in Blue)

1 2
4
1

11

2

1

12

2

4

24

7 4

2

2

1

14

54 7

11

2

4

20

5

6

3 1

2

25

2

2

11

2

11

4

1 7

4 1

5
2 2

3 1

4

1

2

2

1

Violent Crimes per 100,000 People2 0 to 400 401 to 800 801 to 1200 1201 to 1600 1601 to 2000 2001 to 2400 2401 to 2800
2 6
1

2

1

1

3

1

1 1
1 5

6 4
1 6

2

11

1

2

5

1 Includes the number of programs by county that are certified, VOCA recipients, or VAWA recipients as of June 2002. Programs may provide services to additional counties, however the service area could not be identified. Note that each county in a judicial circuit is served by the Victim Witness Assistance Program in the District Attorney's Office. 2 The crimes per 100,000 people shown is for Fiscal Year 2000 and includes: murder, rape, robbery and assault crimes reported as of December 2001. It should be noted that GBI updates the database as new information is reported and crime numbers can change.
Source: CJCC Records and GBI Statistics

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the following sources: a VOCA grant, a VAWA grant, or the Local Victim Assistance (LVA) Program fee (see page 12 for a detailed description of this fee). While not every county has a program, programs are available in each judicial circuit (outlined in blue). Additionally, each of the 48 District Attorney's offices has a victim assistance program, whether funded through one of the described sources or not. Due to a lack of information, it is not possible to identify which grant programs regularly serve which counties or the number of victims served by certified programs in a particular county. See Appendix A for a listing by county of VOCA and VAWA grant programs that have reported serving at least one victim in the county beside which it is listed (note that the program may be located in another county). Also included in the Appendix are certified LVA programs by county in which they are located. The information in Appendix A is based on either services reported by grantees or from certified LVA programs designating the county as one that it serves. The grant amounts for VOCA and VAWA recipients are also included in the Appendix.
Counseling Initiative and Emergency Fund In addition to funding local level programs, assistance grant funds may be used to fund state level initiatives. In September 1999, the CJCC designated $500,000 to establish the Counseling Initiative and Emergency Fund to help victims of crime when local resources and funding programs were not available; this program is managed by the CJCC. According to CJCC staff, expenditures over the past three years have equaled $36,383. Counseling expenses such as short-term crisis counseling or emergency psychological or psychiatric services are covered under this program. The Emergency Fund can be used to cover the cost of prescriptions, emergency food, and emergency clothing. This program can be used to pay for services not allowed under the state's compensation program (see pgs. 13-15 for a description of the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF)) such as replacement locks, or to meet a victim's immediate needs. Additionally, applicants do not have to demonstrate a physical injury was suffered; and in the case of the Counseling Initiative, victims are not required to report the crime to police. It should be noted that receiving compensation through the CVEF does not prohibit a victim from also receiving funds through this program. According to program guidelines, victims may receive up to $2,500 for counseling services. Counselors must be registered with the Secretary of State's Office and are required to match 20% of counseling costs in-kind (i.e., by reducing their normal fee). Victims may also receive up to $1,500 from the Emergency Fund. As with the counseling services, providers of emergency services are required to match 20% of the cost in-kind.
CJCC has provided funding for other state level initiatives, including approximately $32,000 for a Victim's Advocate in the Department of Corrections, and $60,000 for an Elder Rights Specialist within the Division of Aging Services of the Department of Human Resources to guide victims of elder abuse through the criminal justice process.

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VOCA and VAWA Activity Data In October 2001, CJCC awarded 159 VOCA grants to 158 recipients (one recipient received two grants) totaling approximately $10 million and 42 VAWA grants totaling approximately $2.6 million. (Appendix A includes a listing of 2001 grant recipients by county and the amount these recipients were awarded from 1997 to 2001.) In October 2001, 89 governmental programs (including DA's and Solicitor's offices) were awarded VOCA and VAWA grant funds totaling $4.7 million; additionally, 112 non-governmental programs were awarded $7.9 million. According to self- reported data from VOCA grant recipients, 154,714 victims were served from October 2000 to September 2001. For the same time period, VAWA grantees reported serving 22,283. These are the latest figures available. The grants were funded with current year grant dollars as well as funds carried forward from previous grant years. As noted earlier, Georgia has four years in which to use all VOCA grant dollars and three years to use all VAWA grant dollars before returning any unused funds to the federal level.
Local Victim Assistance Program (LVAP) Fee Additional funding for local victim assistance programs became available in 1995, with the state's passage of the LVAP statute. The LVAP statute provides for a penalty of 5% to be added onto all fines assessed in criminal cases. In order to receive these funds, local assistance programs must be certified by CJCC. Programs submit an application and, once approved, the state statute provides for clerks of the individual courts to remit the fee collections directly to the certified program in its county. If no certified program exists, the funds are to be distributed to the District Attorney's office for use in providing victim services.
In order to be certified, a local program must offer a minimum of 10 of 31 victim services, such as accompaniment to line-ups or police interviews, identified by CJCC (see Appendix C for a listing of all 31 services). Additionally, the program must either be county-operated, or receive financial or in-kind support from the county in order to receive funds once certified. If more than one certified program exists in a county, CJCC's rules require the county Boards of Commissioners to determine what percentage of the total collection of 5% fees each certified program will receive, if any. CJCC does not monitor the certified programs on an ongoing basis; however, state statute was amended in July 2000 to require the courts to submit monthly reports to CJCC detailing the amount of LVAP funds collected, the amount distributed, and the programs to which the funds were distributed.
Currently, 43 of the 48 District Attorney's offices operate a certified victim assistance program; and 25 of the 159 State Court Solicitors operate a certified program. An additional 95 programs are certified. See the map on page 10 for a geographic representation of local victim assistance programs, including those funded with this fee.

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State Compensation Program Georgia's victim compensation program is handled through the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF). The CVEF receives a 10% fee (up to $25) applied to all Driving Under the Influence fines. It provides compensation to eligible victims of violent crimes who have suffered physical injury, financial hardship, or death. Statutory changes enacted in May 2002 added vehicular homicide and hit-and-run as compensable crimes. Victims of a mass casualty, such as a terrorist attack, are also eligible for compensation; however, no compensation is available for victims of property crimes.
The funding sources for the CVEF are shown in Exhibit 4. In fiscal year 2001, the CVEF received the following:
VOCA Compensation grant ($1.4 million);
the DUI fee ($1.15 million); a $10 per month fee paid by
parolees ($196,366) (It should be noted that effective January 1, 2002 the fee was increased to $20 per month.); a $3 per month fee paid by probationers ($4.09 million) (It should be noted that, due to statutory changes, the fee was increased to $9 per month effective May 13, 2002.); Interest earned on fund balance ($154,410).
The monies in the fund do not lapse. As of June 30, 2002, the CVEF had a balance of $8.7 million (see Appendix B for cumulative totals since the CVEF's inception). This amount includes the monies spent on administrative expenses as allowed by state statute.
The CVEF provides for a maximum award of $25,000 per victimization (prior to the 2002 statutory changes, the maximum award was $10,000). The award is broken into six categories (see Exhibit 5 on the following page) and each has a maximum allowable award. Payments are made directly to the provider of the services (i.e., the hospital or the funeral home providing the services), and are only made to victims for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, lost wages, and loss of support. Additionally, CVEF is the payer of last resort; therefore, medical insurance, Medicaid, sick leave, and other sources of payment must be

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exhausted before compensation is awarded. However, life insurance proceeds do not affect

compensation eligibility. It should be noted that the 2002 statutory changes also increased

the categorical caps and added crime scene clean-up as a category. As noted in Exhibit 5,

previously, medical, lost wages, and loss of economic support were capped at $5,000 and

counseling was capped at $2,500.

The caps for funeral expenses were not affected by the statutory

Exhibit 5 CVEF Eligible Expenses

changes.
To apply for compensation, victims submit a one-page application, which can be obtained on- line at the CJCC website, from CJCC directly, or from local authorities. Applicants must meet the following

Current

Categories

Maximum Award

Medical

$15,000

Counseling

3,000

Funeral

3,000

Lost Wages

10,000

Loss of Economic

Support

10,000

Crime Scene Clean-up 1,500

2001 Maximum Awards
$5,000 2,500 3,000 5,000
5,000 N/A

criteria in order to have their appli- Source: State law and CJCC records

cations considered:

applicant must be the innocent victim, dependent of victim, victim's parent (if victim is a minor) or victim's guardian;
the crime must have been reported to authorities within 72 hours of the occurrence; the application must be filed with CJCC within one year of the occurrence of the crime; the victim cannot currently be serving a sentence for one of the compensable crimes; the victim cannot have contributed to the crime; and, the victim must cooperate with the police investigation.

Once a claim is processed, CJCC staff notifies the claimant in writing as to whether the claim was approved or denied. If the claim is denied, the claimant has 30 days to file a written appeal to the Crime Victim Compensation Board. Depending on the Board's action, the victim has the option of continuing the appeal process through State Court. If the claim is approved, CJCC issues a check from the CVEF to the victim (or applicant) for the approved amount. If, subsequent to approval and payment of a claim, a judge awards restitution to the victim, the victim must reimburse the CVEF for the amount of restitution received, up to the amount of the compensation received. State statute provides that acceptance of an award puts the state in first position to receive repayment should restitution be ordered.

In state fiscal year 2001, CJCC received 2,116 applications for compensation from victims in 143 counties. During the same year, CJCC paid 1,898 claims for a total of $4.7 million, and denied 487 claims. It should be noted that claims paid and denied in 2001 could have originated in the previous fiscal year. In fiscal year 2001, the CJCC paid 44 of 70 claims appealed to the Board that were initially denied.

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Financial Information As shown in Exhibit 6 below, assistance and compensation services were provided at an estimated cost of $25.2 million in fiscal year 2001. This total includes both state and federal funds. It should be noted that administrative costs associated with assistance programs are funded through the VOCA and VAWA grants which provide that 5% of the grant awarded to the state may be used for administrative purposes. Additionally, the administrative costs listed for compensation are those costs paid out of the CVEF. Overall administrative costs incurred by CJCC for the purpose of operating these programs could not be distinguished from its overall budget and were, therefore, not included in this calculation.

Exhibit 6 Estimated Cost to Provide Assistance and Compensation in fiscal year 2001

Compensation Claim Payouts from CVEF (1) VOCA Grants Awarded to LVAPs(2) VAWA Grants Awarded to LVAPs(2) Estimated 5% Fee Amount Collected by Courts(3) Total Grant Awards and Claim Payouts
Administration - Compensation(1) Administration - Assistance(2) Total Administrative Costs

$ 4,692,768 11,783,395 4,772,704 2,759,452 24,008,319
696,083 527,507 1,223,590

Estimated Cost to Provide Victim Services and Compensation

$ 25,231,909

1 State and Federal Funds 2 Federal Funds 3 Funds collected by the courts at the local level; this figure could not be verified as stated in the Findings of this
report.

Source: Program Files

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VOCA AND VAWA ASSISTANCE GRANTS
RECOMMENDATION #1 Action should be taken by CJCC to more fully document its procedures for determining which organizations receive VOCA grants. For the grant year beginning October 1, 2001, CJCC awarded a total of approximately $10 million in VOCA grants, of which $8.8 million was awarded to 136 existing programs. The remaining $1.2 million was awarded to 23 of the 44 organizations that applied for funding for new programs. Documentation was not available, however, to verify that the existing programs met all of the eligibility requirements. Similarly, documentation was not available to determine how CJCC had decided which new applicants should be funded and which should be denied funding. These points are discussed below.
(A) Documentation was not on file at CJCC to verify that any of the 136 existing programs that received VOCA grant funds in 2001 had "a history of providing direct services in a cost effective manner" as required by the federal Office for Victims of Crime. CJCC did not have information regarding the dollar amount spent per person served during the preceding years.
The evaluation team compared the number of victims served to the dollar amount of the grant awarded during the period October 2000 through

September 2001. We found, for example, that the average cost to provide services to victims of child abuse was $102 per victim. However, the five most expensive programs' costs per victim served ranged from $1,011 to $1,750. There was no documentation that CJCC uses this information in making its decision to award additional grants to programs. Of these five child abuse programs, CJCC increased funding in 2001 for one program, decreased funding for another, and continued funding at the same level for the other three. It should be noted that different programs have different missions, and a wide range in cost per victim served is not unexpected.
In addition, documentation was not available to verify that organizations had met the eligibility requirement to "promote within the community coordinated public and private efforts to aid crime victims."
CJCC does not conduct on-site reviews to ensure that grant funds are being spent as intended. In addition, CJCC cannot tell if the services that are being provided meet the grant requirements or if the services are still needed.
(B) Of the 44 applications for new VOCA programs, CJCC staff recommended that 17 be approved for funding and 25 be denied (information was not available for two applications). No information was available, however to determine the bases for CJCC's recommendations. It should be noted

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of the 25 applications that were recommended for denial, the Council funded five of them and awarded more money than staff recommended to six applicants. Limited documentation to support the reasons for the Council's disagreement with the staff's recommendation was available from the Council meeting minutes. In order to address this problem, when a grant is denied and appealed, CJCC has implemented a new process for presenting the Council's preliminary funding decision, CJCC's revised recommendation, and the Council's final decision regarding the award.
CJCC should better document its procedures for awarding VOCA grants to ensure that all federal requirements are being addressed. In addition, CJCC should conduct on-site visits to verify that services are being provided as required under the grant.
In its response, CJCC indicated that it will add a new scoring component to the review process for new applications. In addition, CJCC will conduct on-site visits of grantees once every three years to verify services and coordination. CJCC also collaborates with the Department of Human Resources (DHR) regarding site visits to domestic violence shelters that also receive grants through DHR.
RECOMMENDATION #2 CJCC should better ensure that grantfunded victim assistance services are available on an equitable basis throughout the state. Currently, 69 of Georgia's 159 counties have at least one VOCA- or VAWA-funded

program to provide victim services. As noted by CJCC, persons in other counties may obtain services from a VOCA- or VAWA-funded program in these counties or from the District Attorney's office or the Solicitor's office. However, no data is maintained by CJCC to determine if the number and type of available services are sufficient to meet the needs of crime victims.
CJCC does not collect and analyze the data needed to evaluate the services that are available, the services that are needed, and the areas that grant applicants intend to serve. During the program evaluation, the evaluation team tried to determine if the availability of services was equitable; however, the data was not readily obtainable, so equity could not be determined. CJCC's VOCA grant application does not ask for the primary counties to be served by the program. It does ask for the congressional district served; however, this does not identify how many or which counties in the district the program will serve. Although the VAWA grant application does ask for the geographic area or county to be served, CJCC could not provide this information to the evaluation team. It should be noted that CJCC's application for LVAP certification does include a question on the counties served and CJCC did provide that information to the evaluation team.
The current process for determining which grants to fund does not allow CJCC to ensure the equitable availability of services throughout the state. CJCC should revise the VOCA application to include the

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primary areas to be served, and then compare these areas served to existing grants to ensure that areas of need are identified. CJCC should then target these areas for outreach to encourage programs to apply for a either a VOCA or VAWA grant.
In its response, CJCC indicated that it is in the process of conducting a study that will allow it to map crimes committed and overlay it with the services available in order to identify areas of need. In addition, CJCC indicated that it is working with various coalitions to help identify areas of need.
RECOMMENDATION #3 CJCC should require recipients of VOCA and VAWA grants to document their expenditures as a condition of receiving their grant funds. Currently, CJCC is reimbursing VOCA and VAWA grant recipients approximately $12 million per year without any written documentation to support their reported expenditures. Grantees are only required to submit a computerized spreadsheet of their monthly or quarterly expenses to receive their grant funds. CJCC reimburses the grantees even though it has no assurance that the requested expenses were actually incurred, were incurred for allowable costs, or that the services were actually provided.
Although CJCC initiated a program of financial on-site reviews of grantees in June 2002, it plans to visit each grantee only once every three years. If problems are found requiring repayment, then a grantee (especially a non-profit organization) may not have the resources to repay any monies

owed CJCC.
CJCC should require documentation of expenditures prior to reimbursing grantees' expenditures. As specified in the Financial Guide prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice, CJCC is responsible for establishing an appropriate system of internal controls for monitoring recipients of grant funds.
In its response, CJCC indicated that because of limited staffing and available funding, it would not be able to conduct desk reviews for expenditures prior to reimbursing the grantees as well as conduct site visits every three years. Further, without either an increase in the federal allowance for administrative costs under VOCA or an increase in state funds, it will continue to reimburse grantees as it currently does.
LOCAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (5% FEE)
RECOMMENDATION #4 CJCC should periodically verify that LVA programs are still operational and update its listing of certified programs as necessary. Currently, once an LVA program is certified, no further review is conducted to determine if the program is still operational. In the process of surveying LVAs for this evaluation, we identified three programs that were no longer in operation, and a fourth program that had requested decertification. However, all four were still listed as approved LVA programs according to CJCC's records. When these programs were brought to staff's attention, they noted

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that programs could not be removed from the list of certified programs. As a result, CJCC has an inaccurate count of the number of certified programs operating in the state.
In its response, CJCC indicated that the Attorney General's office has advised that at this time CJCC lacks specific statutory authority to revoke previously granted certifications in the event a previouslycertified program is no longer providing the services attested to in the original application. Additionally, the CJCC noted that it is not funded at the state or federal level to do compliance, and as every other state agency, has had to reduce its small state funds due to state cutbacks.
RECOMMENDATION #5 CJCC should ensure that the data collected from courts on the amount of collections and disbursements made from the LVAP fee collections (5% fee) is accurate and complete. During the course of the evaluation, problems were identified with the CJCC's database used for tracking the courts' reports of collections and disbursements of the LVAP fee (5% fee). The problems identified made the database unreliable and the compiled information unusable. Current state statute requires court officers charged with collecting the LVAP fee to submit to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council a monthly financial report which states the amount collected and the agencies, organizations, or programs which directly received funds in that same period from said officer in order to allow for the coordination of local, state, and federal

funding sources for similar services. As discussed below, not all courts are reporting to the CJCC, and those that do report are not consistently reporting the same information. In addition, CJCC does not currently follow- up with courts when the information submitted is incorrect or appears to be in conflict with the requirements of the state statute.
A review of CJCC's database entries revealed that 355 (73%) of the 486 courts listed had not submitted reports within the last year, although state statute requires the reports be submitted monthly. CJCC had not taken any action to contact these courts. In addition, CJCC could not ensure that they had a comprehensive listing of all courts as no listing is currently available of all Municipal Courts. It should be noted that state statute requires that any court in which a fine is imposed for a criminal offense or a criminal ordinance violation is to impose the 5% fee. Therefore, Superior, State, Probate, Magistrate, Juvenile, and Municipal courts should potentially be remitting this fee, depending on the types of cases handled. Without complete reporting from all courts, it is not possible to determine how much has been collected or distributed by the courts under this fee statute.
A review of data reported indicated that 29 (6%) of the 486 courts appeared to be reporting all fine collections, as opposed to all LVAP 5% fee collections as requested. Therefore, the collection amount and distribution amounts did not match. Additionally, 89 (18.3%) of the 486 courts reported distributions ranging from 105% to 926% over the

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amount collected. However, CJCC had not conducted any analysis to determine if this was a problem or not. For example, as of June 2002, the database showed total court collections of $23 million and distributions of only $10 million to LVAP certified programs. No reconciliation or review had been conducted to determine why such a discrepancy existed.
While state statute requires that only certified LVA programs receive 5% fees, CJCC staff stated that they did not follow- up when courts reported disbursements to programs that "looked like" they were not certified.1 The number of non-certified programs receiving funds was not available. Staff noted that procedures were being developed to address this issue.
CJCC should analyze information collected from the courts to ensure that is accurate and complete and to identify any problems with data submitted. In addition, staff should follow-up with the courts when necessary. Without assurances that the data is reliable, there is no way to determine how much has been generated from this fee, how monies have been distributed, or whether the distribution is appropriate.
It should be noted that CJCC has taken steps to address other database problems identified during the evaluation. For example, previously, court reports would not be included if the court failed to include its NCIC number; additionally, disbursements reported to programs CJCC staff were unfamiliar with were not included either. Since alerted to these problems, staff has added features to the

database that provide pull down menus for NCIC numbers and a list of certified LVA programs.
In addition, the problems noted in the bullets are indicative of the larger problem with court fees in general that were discussed in the Department of Audits and Accounts' Performance Audit on Court Fees issued in October 2001. In that report, we concluded that the fragmented nature of the system makes it difficult for courts or beneficiary programs to effectively manage the fees. In addition, the current system lacks sufficient accountability for the state to have assurances that the proper amount of monies are being remitted to the intended beneficiary programs. The solution to these problems will only be achieved through a unified approach to improving controls over court fees in general.
In its response, CJCC indicated that state law only requires court officers to report collections and disbursements. This statute does not confer to CJCC authority to sanction or enforce accurate and complete reporting. CJCC has sent out letters to every agency affected by the law; however, this statute is not funded. It was originally intended for use by CJCC to estimate local and state victim assistance expenditures as a whole, not for individual counties or programs, in order to comply with federal grant reporting requests for the amount of victim expenditures statewide. For the purposes of an estimate, it is accurate, and is funded by VOCA administrative funds. However, further effort could not be justified in federal terms.

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COMPENSATION - CRIME VICTIMS EMERGENCY FUND
RECOMMENDATION #6 CJCC should be commended for its efforts to collect restitution in order to reimburse the Crime Victims Emergency Fund. According to statute, victims who accept monetary compensation for their injuries must agree to reasonably pursue any and all civil remedies against the offender, and reimburse the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF) for the total amount of compensation awarded. Due to the costs involved in seeking restitution for the victim, and the lack of readily available information on case status from law enforcement and the courts, collecting restitution can be problematic. To address this issue, CJCC has been working closely with victim advocates, probation offices, and district attorneys' offices to ensure that restitution is ordered and collected in order to reimburse the CVEF.
Our review found that beginning in fiscal year 2002, CJCC began sending restitution packets to District Attorneys' offices to facilitate collection of restitution. Each packet contains a list of victims in the district who received compensation and the amount the victim was awarded. In addition, the packet includes a restitution request form for the district attorney to complete and return to CJCC with information on whether restitution was ordered, the amount that was ordered, and the length of the offender's sentence to allow CJCC to estimate when payments will begin. It should be noted that state

statute provides that restitution ordered, subsequent to the payment of a claim through the CVEF, may be paid directly to CJCC. This provision avoids the program having to pursue the victim in order to recover the amounts. In fiscal year 2001, CJCC collected restitution for portions of 29 claims that were awarded between 1993 and 2000. Of the $70,593 in restitution that was ordered by the court for these claimants, $37,611 (53%) was returned to the CVEF.
The CJCC should continue its efforts to recover restitution, thereby increasing payments to the CVEF.
RECOMMENDATION #7 CJCC appears to be paying claims in accordance with the law; however, action should be taken to better document payment decisions. Although it appears that victim compensation claims are being paid in accordance with state law, cases were noted where additional documentation was needed to justify payment of some claims. A review of 25 files for claims paid in fiscal year 2001 revealed 13 (52%) that did not contain a criminal history report indicating that the victim was not serving a sentence for a felony. According to Program staff, criminal history queries are done in all cases, but the results are only included in the file if the victims had a criminal history. It should be noted that the evaluation team did find criminal history query results in some files where the report indicated that the victim had no criminal history.

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Program guidelines state that law enforcement will be contacted to verify a crime was committed, the victim cooperated in the investigation, and there was no contributory conduct on the part of the victim. Four cases were identified where CJCC did not accept law enforcements' statements that the victim had either contributed to the crime or had not been fully cooperative in working with the case. While CJCC has the latitude to obtain additional information if necessary, no documentation was included to indicate they had done so. Interviews with Program staff revealed that the payments were justifiable and the discrepancies occurred because law enforcement's definitions of contributory conduct and cooperation with law enforcement differed from that of the Program. For example, in one of the cases, law enforcement considered a victim of domestic violence as being uncooperative because she did not provide the name of the offender. CJCC considered the victim to

have cooperated because she provided a statement about the incident to police; CJCC paid the claim. However, no documentation was found in the file or in the database to support that the CJCC disagreed with law enforcement's statement and was justified in paying the claim. Additional steps need to be taken to document any subsequent investigation to explain why law enforcement's view was not accepted.
CJCC should take steps to ensure that decisions made by investigators that appear to be questionable are clearly documented in the files and in the database.
In its response, CJCC stated that it will now document all files with the outcome of the criminal history query regardless of a history. CJCC will also have investigators more clearly document the files if there appears to be a conflict with the law enforcement questionnaire.

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RECOMMENDATION #1 The General Assembly may wish to consider establishing more specific legislation on the collection of victim compensation fees by Pardons and Paroles to ensure that its intent is being followed. Currently, the Board's policy of requiring all violent offenders to make reparation to the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (CVEF) instead of paying a parole supervision fee does not appear to be based on provisions clearly specified in the law.
In 1984, the General Assembly passed a law authorizing the Board of Pardons and Paroles to require all parolees to pay a parole supervision fee to offset the costs of supervision, and it stipulated that the money collected be paid into the general fund of the State Treasury. Subsequently, in 1991, the Board established a policy requiring that, instead of paying a supervision fee, all violent offenders would automatically pay a reparation fee to the CVEF. This policy was established as a result of legislation requiring that when an award is made to a victim from the CVEF, it creates a debt due by the offender who must repay the debt or a portion of the debt to the state. The statute gives the Parole Board the authority to make payment of the debt a condition of parole. However, rather than determine the individual debt owed by each offender to the Fund, the Board requires that each offender pay a fixed amount referred to as the victim compensation fee.

Since the board requires that the victim compensation fee be paid in lieu of the supervision fee, the amount of money collected in supervision fees has decreased. In FY01, $196,366 was diverted to the CVEF. The CVEF balance as of June 30, 2001 was $6.6 million, which in addition to parole fees, included $1.4 million in federal grants, $1.15 million in DUI fees, $4.09 million in probation fees, and $154,410 in interest earned.
The General Assembly may wish to consider whether its intent is being fulfilled, or it may wish to amend the law to make specific provisions for the victim compensation fee. It should be noted that the Department of Corrections assesses a similar fee for probationers. Legislation authorizing this fee states that the fee is in addition to, not in lieu of, the probation fee, and specifies that the amount collected be paid into the CVEF. Clarifying the law in this manner would alleviate the perception that the Board is appropriating funds, a function which is currently restricted to the General Assembly.
RECOMMENDATION #2 Consideration may be given to establishing an oversight function responsible for ensuring that the appropriate amount of Local Victims Assistance Program (LVAP) fees are collected by the courts and remitted to

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the appropriate programs.1 Currently there is no mechanism in place to ensure that the correct amount of LVAP fees are assessed, collected, or distributed by the courts. During site visits to 17 judicial circuits, local victims assistance programs, county governments, and district attorneys' offices reported that they assume they are receiving the correct amount of LVAP fee money from the courts. Most courts submit only a check to the fiscal agent for the certified program or the District Attorney's office with no supporting documentation for how this amount was reached (i.e., no total fine amount, number of cases, etc.). Although the law makes it a misdemeanor for the person responsible for the collection of the LVAP fee to fail to distribute the money to a certified program, no state agency has the authority to require the distribution of the LVAP fee to certified agencies.

addition, because no reporting was required regarding the amount collected or distributed for the first five years the fee was in place, it is not possible to determine how much money has been collected since the implementation of the fee.
By designating an entity or agency as responsible for determining whether the correct amount of fees are being assessed, collected, and distributed by the courts, the General Assembly can better determine if the statute is having the desired effect of providing for the development of innovative local programs designed to deal with victims' issues. This practice could then be supported by CJCC's review of data reported by the courts for a determination on the amount of funds distributed to programs and analysis of the impact those funds are having on the development of programs and provision of services.

While CJCC has been charged with receiving reports from the courts on their collections and distributions since May 2000, staff indicated that they believe these reports are not accurate. (See Recommendation #5 on page 19 for more information on this issue.) CJCC's database indicated that during calendar year 2001, $13.7 million was collected by the courts. It should be noted that this information is self-reported from the courts and that no independent verification is conducted by CJCC including ensuring that the agencies reported received the funds. In

RECOMMENDATION #3
Consideration may be given to more clearly establishing the purposes for which LVAP funds may be used. Currently, state statute provides that local programs funded through LVAP fee collections are to provide substantial assistance to victims of crime in understanding and dealing with the criminal justice systems as it relates to the crimes committed against them. Statute does not specify how the funds may be spent, nor has CJCC promulgated rules

1 The Local Victim Assistance Program fee was established by statute in 1995 and provides that all courts in which a fine is imposed for any criminal offense or criminal ordinance violation shall collect an additional 5% fee to be paid to local victim assistance programs that have been certified by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

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regarding permitted uses of these funds. Additionally, local programs are not currently required to report on how these funds are spent; therefore there is no evaluation of the appropriateness of expenditures. No assurances currently exist that LVAP fees are not supplanting county funds, or that these funds are used only to provide crime victims services.
Site visits at 18 local victim assistance programs revealed examples of the types of services being provided utilizing LVAP funds, such as the following:
salaries of victim advocates; donations to other victim assistance
programs; expert witnesses for trials; medicine for victims; beverage service at the district
attorney's office; emergency shelter for victims; transportation for victims; cell phones for victim advocates,
and; vehicles for use by victim
advocates.
During site visits, we also identified two programs that reported they were not spending the LVAP fee monies as they were afraid that their existing Victims of Crime Act grant funds (VOCA) might not be renewed in the future. One district attorney stated that it was almost frightening to have that much money coming in and not know exactly what to do with it.
In order to provide assurances that the moneys collected under the LVAP fee are

being used as the legislature intended, consideration may be given to revising the law to clearly define what the LVAP fees should be used for and requiring recipient programs to report on expenditures.
In its response CJCC noted that Attorney General's office has advised that CJCC does not have the authority under current statute to establish rules regarding use of funds. CJCC has also noted that it cannot use federal grant funds to provide oversight of the LVAP fee funds.
RECOMMENDATION #4 Consideration should be given to clarifying state law requiring Local Victim Assistance (LVA) programs to have county ownership or participation as a condition of receiving LVA funds. Under current state law, a victim assistance program is not eligible to receive LVA funds unless "the county where the fine was imposed operates or participates in the program." The law, however, does not define county "participation." Similarly, the law does not indicate who is responsible for verifying that funds are only provided to programs that are operated by or have county participation.
Absent any specific statutory requirements, CJCC has determined that any monetary or in-kind contribution by a county qualifies as "participation." Similarly, CJCC does not require programs to document county operation or participation as a condition of being certified. Of 76 LVA programs certified by CJCC, 19 (25%) indicated in their applications to CJCC that they did not receive money or in-kind contributions

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from the county, nor were they county operated.
INFORMATIONAL FINDING Information contained in victim impact statements (VIS) is confidential at the state level; however, VISs filed at the local level are not confidential. The VIS filed with the Board of Pardons and Paroles for the purpose of influencing parole decisions may not be obtained by the public as they are exempt from the Open Records Act. The same is true of victim information maintained by both the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Department of Corrections for the purpose of providing notifications of an offender's custody status.
At the local level, however, the VIS is used during the sentencing phase to aid the judge in deciding on an appropriate sentence. VIS filed at this stage are "discoverable" and open to be viewed by the offender. According to the law, the court can provide the defendant with a copy of the victim impact statement during the sentencing phase prior to any hearing at which it is to be considered. As a result, victim advocates reported that many victims may choose not to exercise their right to file a victim impact statement over the concern that it could later be used against them. Because VISs are confidential at some junctures and not at others, victims may expect that their opinions regarding sentencing or parole, and statements regarding the crime committed, are protected.
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Appendix A
Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source As of June 20021

County
Appling

5%

Program
Satilla Regional Medical Center Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Certified

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

Appling County Solicitor's Office



Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.

2001 Recipient 2 VOCA3 VAWA3




Total for 1997-2001

Years Received

Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin
Banks
Barrow

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Concerted Services, Inc.

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.

Concerted Services, Inc.

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Open Arms, Inc.

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Baldwin County Solicitor's Office



Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit VWAP



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Ocmulgee CASA, Inc. Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy

Center

Family Relations Program, Inc.

F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.

Peace Place, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

Support in Abusive Family Emergencies Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy

Center



Family Counseling Service of Athens

Family Relations Program, Inc.

MADD - Athens/Clarke County

Chapter



Partnership Against Domestic

Violence

Peace Place, Inc.

Piedmont Judicial Circuit



Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

The Alcove, Inc.



64,575
168,000

24,267



99,320



73,750


134,876 324,208 623,266 71,645
171,236


15,691
50,500


154,922 205,974

2000-2001 1997-2001 1998-2001 1999-2001
1997-2001
1999-2001 1997-2001

1 All counties in Georgia are included that have a Program or have had at least one victim served by a Program. Program name in blue indicates the county in which the program is located; any grant funds received by the Program are shown in the county where the Program is located. Programs reporting that they served at least one victim from a county are listed in black. Note that these Programs are located in another county. A check mark indicates the source of funding that the Program received. 2 Grants awarded on October 1, 2001 for grant period October 2001-- September 2002 3 Unaudited figures
Source: CJCC Records

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley

5%

Program
Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Certified

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center

Cherokee Judicial Circuit



SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

North GA Mountain Crisis Network Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies

Tranquility House



Women Moving On, Inc.

Hospitality House for Women, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Alapaha Judicial Circuit



2001 Recipient Total for VOCA VAWA 1997-2001


27,825

138,642























32,025

146,833

Years Received
1997-2001
1997-2001

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn



Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.



Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Bibb County Solicitor General's

Office



Central Georgia CASA, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Crisis Line of Middle Georgia, Inc.



Family Counseling Center of

Central Ga.

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Macon Judicial Circuit VWAP



Office of the Child Advocate

Rainbow House Children's Center

Salvation Army of Georgia


17,710 36,423

55,650
46,200

46,200 67,062

74,668

113,734 36,423
260,436 213,797

64,907

266,572 67,062

186,668

1999-2001 2001
1997-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001 2001
1999-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.



Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.



Salvation Army of Georgia



Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Brantley Brooks Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts Calhoun Camden

Program
Concerted Services, Inc. Satilla Regional Medical Center Glynn County Magistrate Court DV Liaison Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Brooks County Sheriff's Office

5% Certified

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA


Total for 1997-2001

Years Received







44,867

199,395

1997-2001

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn



Coastal Children's Advocacy Center



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire



SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.



Effingham County VWAP, Inc.



Bulloch County VWAP



Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

57,750

170,500

Coastal Children's Advocacy Center



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire



Ogeechee Judicial Circuit



77,175

327,862

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.



Child Enrichment, Inc.



Burke County Solicitor



Citizens Against Violence, Inc.



Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault

Services





SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.



Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence



Georgia Center for Children, Inc.



Odyssey Family Counseling Center



Towaliga Judicial Circuit



72,564

158,517

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.



Liberty House of Albany, Inc.





Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center,

Inc.



Camden Community Crisis Center,

Inc.

31,520

189,881

Camden County CASA Program

4,164

51,134

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, Inc.



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.



1999-2001 1997-2001
1999-2001 1997-2001 1998-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.



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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

Program
Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

5% Certified

Candler

Candler County Commission



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.

Carroll

Carroll County Emergency Shelter



Carroll County Solicitor



Carroll County Sheriff's Office

Carroll County Assoc. for

Prevention of SA



Carroll Rape Crisis Center

SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc

Georgia Center for Children, Inc. Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Catoosa

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

CAC of the Lookout Mountain JC



Camden Community Crisis Center,

Charlton

Inc. Satilla Regional Medical Center

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Coastal Children's Advocacy

Center



Eastern Judicial Circuit



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

Chatham

Parent and Child Development

Rape Crisis Center - Coastal

Empire



Savannah Area Family Emergency

Shelter



Savannah/Chatham Co. CASA

Program

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

Effingham County VWAP, Inc.

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc. Chattahoochee
Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Chattooga

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Hospitality House for Women, Inc.

CASA for Children



Cherokee

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council



Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit



2001 Recipient Total for VOCA VAWA 1997-2001





41,458

187,884

46,808

17,741 223,375

42,170


19,353

45,150 38,506

71,400
61,254
20,497


88,314 35,710 71,400

123,930

65,619

50,000

208,234 477,958

46,343

270,700 346,800 184,254 69,990

88,314 454,340 346,342

Years Received
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
2000-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1999-2001 1998-2001
2001 1997-2001 1997-2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

5%

Program

Certified

Cherokee Family Violence Center



SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center Cherokee cont. Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

NOA's Ark, Inc.

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Clarke

Athens Clarke CASA Program, Inc.

Athens-Clarke County Police

Department

Western Judicial Circuit



Athens -Clarke County Solicitor's

Office



Rape Response, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Family Counseling Service of

Athens

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Project Safe, Inc.



The Alcove, Inc.

Clay

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.



Clayton Judicial Circuit



Clayton County Solicitor



Clayton County CASA

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Cherokee Family Violence Center

Citizens Against Violence, Inc. SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

Clayton

F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc. Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

Georgia Center for Children, Inc. Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission

Odyssey Family Counseling Center Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Rainbow House, Inc. Rape Response, Inc.

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA
93,111



162,491
116,226

42,000

37,631 130,077







86,417



44,734







83,066 77,175 35,165 33,668








101,184





Total for 1997-2001
411,576
800,224 116,226 213,243 280,411
389,789 173,793 367,177 386,916 180,735 33,668
101,184

Years Received
1997-2001
1997-2001 2001
1998-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
2001
2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Clayton cont. Clinch
Cobb
Coffee Colquitt Columbia

Program
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.
Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.
Women Moving On, Inc. The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Ctr
Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Clinch County Victim Assistance Project

5% Certified

2001 Recipient
VOCA VAWA

Total for 1997-2001

Years Received



131,907



416,950

1998-2001



Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Cobb County Solicitor



Cobb Judicial Circuit



Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center

SafePath Children's Advocacy

Center, Inc



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Rape Response, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

The Alcove, Inc.

Women Moving On, Inc.

Child Advocacy Center of Coffee

County



Coffee County Sheriff's Office

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Child Enrichment, Inc.

Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault

Services

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.




53,333

189,869




64,125


363,375 239,214
345,930

83,192


83,192











1998-2001 1997-2001 1999-2001
2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Coweta
Crawford Crisp Dade

Program
Carroll County Emergency Shelter Carroll Rape Crisis Center Coweta Judicial Circuit Coweta County Solicitor's Office Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence Odyssey Family Counseling Center Partnership Against Domestic Violence S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Crisis Line of Middle Georgia, Inc. Family Counseling Center of Central Ga. Houston Drug Action Council, Inc. Support in Abusive Family Emergencies Cordele Judicial Circuit Crisp County Sheriff's Office Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. Liberty House of Albany, Inc. Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Family Relations Program, Inc.

5% Certified



2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA

84,688





51,888


35,000


Total for 1997-2001
244,911
251,051 70,209

Years Received
1997-2001
1997-2001 2000-2001

Dawson Decatur
DeKalb

Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

Hall-Dawson CASA Program, Inc.

NOA's Ark, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Decatur County Sheriff's Office Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

South Georgia Judicial Circuit



Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

DeKalb County Solicitor's Office 4



Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy

Center

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

DeKalb Juvenile Foundation

(CASA)



DeKalb County Crime Victims

Advocacy Council



DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

DeKalb Rape Crisis Center



4 VOCA Grant period is May 2002 through October 2003.


33,869

49,875


127,045


107,090
73,500

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services


77,057
35,000 25,798

67,738 250,001 204,102
302,123 204,300 477,049

2000-2001 1997-2001
2001
1998-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
DeKalb cont.
Dodge Dooly Dougherty
Douglas

Program
Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence Georgia Center for Children, Inc. International Women's House Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission Odyssey Family Counseling Center Partnership Against Domestic Violence Rape Response, Inc. Refugee Family Services, Inc. Refugee Women's Network S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Safe Haven Transitional, Inc. Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc. The Alcove, Inc. Women Moving On, Inc. Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

5% Certified


2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA

65,993

Total for 1997-2001
348,958




42,000

24,663 114,452

101,505



126,000 26,400

514,960 80,482 49,326 447,731
420,841

Years Received
1997-2001
1998-2001 2000-2001 2000-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.

Oconee Judicial Circuit



Family Counseling Center of Central

Ga.

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.

Dougherty Judicial Circuit - VWAP



Dougherty Judicial Circuit - SANE

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.



Open Arms, Inc.



Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.

Carroll County Emergency Shelter

C.O.R.E. (Children's Voice: CASA)

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Douglas Judicial Circuit



DV ALERT

SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center,

Inc.

Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.



Women Moving On, Inc.


28,781


57,225
80,954 140,196

60,199

53,025



77,022



48,032 65,000
250,000

103,784
298,740 128,077 740,972 496,718 60,199 247,374 500,000
372,412

1997-2001
1997-2001 1999-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
2001 1997-2001 2000-2001
1997-2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Early Echols Effingham
Elbert Emanuel
Evans Fannin
Fayette

Program
Liberty House of Albany, Inc. Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Camden Community Crisis Center, Inc.

5% Certified

2001 Recipient

VOCA VAWA







Total for 1997-2001

Years Received



Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Coastal Children's Advocacy Center

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire

Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

Effingham County VWAP, Inc.



Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Emanuel County VWAP



SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse

Prevention Ctr.



Hospitality House for Women, Inc.

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

North GA Mountain Crisis Network



NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

Support in Abusive Family Emergencies

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Fayette County Solicitor's Office



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Fayette County Council on

Domestic Violence



Partnership Against Domestic Violence

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Women Moving On, Inc. The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Ctr



21,081





168,950







148,529









89,511 563,310 393,326

1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Floyd
Forsyth Franklin Fulton

5%

Program

Certified

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Rome Judicial Circuit



Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

Northwest GA Child Advocacy

Center, Inc.



NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

The Alcove, Inc.

Hospitality House for Women, Inc.



Sexual Assault Center of NW GA



Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit



Cherokee Family Violence Center

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Forsyth County Child Advocacy

Center



Forsyth County Sheriff's Office



Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.



Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

NOA's Ark, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Atlanta, City of (Municipal Court)

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Atlanta Judicial Circuit



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center

SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA

31,175


42,835

93,431

64,191


37,488

27,575

62,109

3,082














87,150 180,075

35,000 36,986





Total for 1997-2001
173,779
82,189
394,668 196,925 214,564
58,617 62,109 47,057
105,000 423,300 938,119

Years Received
1997-2001
1999-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001 1998-2001
2000-2001 2001
1997-2001
1999-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001

Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc. Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Georgia Center for Children, Inc. Georgia Commission on Family Violence


246,364

120,000 27,000

230,000 772,358
148,500

2000-2001 1997-2001
2000-2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

Program
Georgia DHR Elder Abuse Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc5 Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
Grady Rape Crisis Center
Fulton County Solicitor's Office

5% Certified


2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA
60,000

124,546 40,000

33,601

129,087 72,840

Total for 1997-2001
60,000
838,045
1,215,965 312,517 432,467

Years Received
2001
1997-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001

Fulton cont.
Gilmer Glascock

Jewish Family and Career Services Houston Drug Action Council, Inc. Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission
NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

Odyssey Family Counseling Center



Partnership Against Domestic

Violence



Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, Inc.

Raksha, Inc.

Saint Joseph's Mercy Care, Inc.

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies

The Alcove, Inc.

Women Moving On, Inc.

Women's Crisis Center, Inc.



Fulton County CASA, Inc.

Appalachian Judicial Circuit



Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

Support in Abusive Family Emergencies

NOA's Ark, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Brunswick Judicial Circuit



CASA Glynn, Inc.

Coastal Area Rape Crisis Center,

Inc.



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.


213,860

55,232
51,333 40,963


41,000 234,973

1,074,378

82,402 47,332

277,700
250,339 318,266 192,474 140,203

109,116 41,651


69,825 33,836


85,000 26,121

229,116 188,833
333,650 33,836 113,293

1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1999-2001 1999-2001
1998-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001 2001
1997-2001

Glynn

Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, Inc.

Glynn Community Crisis Center,

Inc.



Glynn County Magistrate Court



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

34,578
10,500 35,903


179,897
31,000 157,607

1997-2001
1999-2001 1997-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.



5 VOCA amount is the total for two grants awarded October 2001.

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Gordon Grady Greene
Gwinnett
Habersham

5%

Program

Certified

SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc

Calhoun-Gordon County Council on

Battered Women



Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center,

Inc.

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

Hospitality House for Women, Inc. Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc.

Decatur County Sheriff's Office Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Greene County Sheriff's Office

Greene County Family Violence

Council



Ocmulgee CASA, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Gwinnett Judicial Circuit



Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office

Gwinnett County Solicitor's Office



Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Cherokee Family Violence Center

Citizens Against Violence, Inc. SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

Family Relations Program, Inc.

F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Gwinnett Sexual Assault Center,

Inc.



Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Metropolitan Atlanta Crime

Commission

North GA Mountain Crisis Network

Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Partnership Against Domestic

Violence



Rape Response, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

The Alcove, Inc.

Women Moving On, Inc.

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Georgia Mtn. Women's Center, Inc.

(Circle of Hope)



Mountain Judicial Circuit



2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA










28,353

5,250



74,271

69,039





107,594




















102,392 39,375

Total for

Years

1997-2001 Received

86,706

1999-2001

13,676 1997, 1999-2001

278,379 336,091

1997-2001 1998-2001

401,038

1997-2001

277,169 164,297

1999-2001 1997-2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

Program
F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.

NOA's Ark, Inc. Partnership Against Domestic Habersham cont. Violence

Rape Response, Inc.

Support in Abusive Family Emergencies

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

Gateway House, Inc.

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Hall-Dawson CASA Program, Inc.

Hall

Hall County Sheriff's Office

Hall County Solicitor's Office

Northeastern Judicial Circuit

NOA's Ark, Inc.

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Rape Response, Inc. Support in Abusive Family Emergencies

The Alcove, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

5% Certified

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA


Total for 1997-2001















128,809





116,895







51,784

51,901



28,350



58,848



477,996
421,291
162,284 51,901 56,700 256,998





24,150

18,918 273,097





Years Received
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
2001 2000-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001

Hancock
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Ocmulgee CASA, Inc.

Carroll County Emergency Shelter

Carroll Rape Crisis Center

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Hospitality House for Women, Inc.

Children's Tree House, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Hart Council on Domestic Violence,

Inc.



Northern Judicial Circuit



Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Carroll County Emergency Shelter

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.

Flint Judicial Circuit



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors


16,800


29,932


81,600

1997-2001

104,585

1997-2001

Crime Victim Services Part II: Compensation and Assistance Services

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Henry cont.
Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson

Program
Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence Georgia Center for Children, Inc. Georgia Sheriffs' Association, Inc. Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes
Henry County Solicitor's Office Odyssey Family Counseling Center S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Safe Haven Transitional, Inc. Women Moving On, Inc. The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Ctr Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors City of Perry
Houston Judicial Circuit Camden Community Crisis Center, Inc. Family Counseling Center of Central Ga. Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.
HODAC Helpline, Inc. Rainbow House Children's Center S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Satilla Regional Medical Center Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy Center
Family Counseling Service of Athens Family Relations Program, Inc. Jackson County Solicitor's Office Peace Place, Inc. Piedmont CASA, Inc. Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services Rape Response, Inc. Sexual Assault Center of NE GA Support in Abusive Family Emergencies Family Connection Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

5% Certified





2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA

190,972

78,750 21,440





100,143 44,205 49,968




85,930
35,000 35,250


57,822















Total for 1997-2001
603,446 85,930 382,500 52,940
146,322 172,315
404,408 170,505 106,481
57,822

Years Received
1997-2001 2001
1997-2001 2000-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001 1998-2001 1999-2001
2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc. Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services
SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc. Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.











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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier
Laurens
Lee Liberty

Program
Citizens Against Violence, Inc. SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc. Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr. Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

5% Certified

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA




Total for 1997-2001

Years Received

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc. Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Crisis Line of Middle Georgia, Inc.

Ocmulgee CASA, Inc.

Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.

Lamar County Sheriff's Office



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.




30,468


30,468

2001

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Dublin Judicial Circuit



Stepping Stone Child Advocacy

Center



Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Women In Need of God's Shelter,

Inc.



Open Arms, Inc.

Coastal Children's Advocacy Center

Atlantic Judicial Circuit



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Liberty County Solicitor's Office



Rape Crisis Center - Coastal

Empire



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.






79,800


58,940

341,203

1997-2001

280,559

1997-2001

Lincoln Long
Lowndes

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire

Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.



Children's Advocacy Cntr -

Lowndes County

Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn

Concerted Services, Inc.

Lowndes County Solicitor's Office





117,067
14,700


500,743 1997, 1999-2001

97,383

1997-2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Lowndes cont.

Program
Southern Judicial Circuit Satilla Regional Medical Center Enotah CASA, Inc. Enotah Judicial Circuit Family Relations Program, Inc.

5% Certified



2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA
69,385

32,025


Total for 1997-2001
352,654
157,496

Years Received
1997-2001
1997-2001

Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center



Lumpkin

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.



NOA's Ark, Inc.



86,243

323,144

Rape Response, Inc.





Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies



Macon

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Family Counseling Service of Athens



Madison

Project Safe, Inc.



Sexual Assault Center of NE GA



Camden Community Crisis Center,

Marion

Inc.



Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services





Thomson-McDuffie Victim Crisis

McDuffie

Response Unit



Toombs Judicial Circuit



38,850

149,850

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Coastal Children's Advocacy Center



McIntosh County Sheriff's Office



36,042

164,187

McIntosh

Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, Inc.



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.



1997-2001
1997-2001 1997-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.



Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton

Co.



Meriwether Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence



The Alcove, Inc.



Carroll County Emergency Shelter



Miller

Liberty House of Albany, Inc. Decatur County









Halcyon Home for Battered Women,

Mitchell

Inc.



Open Arms, Inc.



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors



Monroe County Sheriff's Office



8,429

42,217

Monroe

Family Counseling Center of Central

Ga.



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence



S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.



S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.



Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Montgomery Ctr.



1997-2001

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Morgan Murray
Muscogee
Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding

Program
Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Sexual Assault Center of NE GA The Alcove, Inc.
F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc. Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes
NW Georgia Family Crisis Center Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co.
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

5%

2001 Recipient Total for

Years

Certified VOCA VAWA 1997-2001 Received









82,424

382,308

1997-2001



Children's Tree House, Inc.

(Columbus Child Advocacy Center)



Columbus Rape Crisis



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Forsyth County Family Haven, Inc.

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

25,110


183,210

1999-2001

Muscogee County Solicitor's Office



S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

44,205


196,817

1997-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc. Assn. on Battered Women-Clayton Co. Choices for Children, Inc. Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence The Alcove, Inc. Family Counseling Service of Athens Project Safe, Inc. S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc. Sexual Assault Center of NE GA The Alcove, Inc. Family Counseling Service of Athens Project Safe, Inc. Sexual Assault Center of NE GA Carroll Rape Crisis Center Camden Community Crisis Center, Inc. Family Counseling Service of Athens Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission Peace Place, Inc. Project Safe, Inc. Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services



46,307





136,716

1999-2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

5%

Program

Certified

Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Ctr

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Open Arms, Inc.

Gwinnett Sexual Assault Center, Inc. Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc.

NOA's Ark, Inc.

2001 Recipient Total for VOCA VAWA 1997-2001




Years Received

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors



Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy

Center



Carroll County Emergency Shelter



Carroll Rape Crisis Center



Children's Advocacy Cntr-Lookout Mtn



Citizens Against Violence, Inc.



SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc



Children's Tree House, Inc.



F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence



Georgia Center for Children, Inc.



Paulding cont. Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Glynn County Board of

Commissioners



Halcyon Home for Battered Women,

Inc.



Monroe County



NOA's Ark, Inc.



North GA Mountain Crisis Network



Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center,

Inc.



NW Georgia Family Crisis Center



Partnership Against Domestic

Violence



Peace Place, Inc.



Project Safe, Inc.



Rainbow House Children's Center



Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire



Rape Response, Inc.



S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.



Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.



SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies



Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.



Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.



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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County

Program

5%

2001 Recipient Total for

Years

Certified VOCA VAWA 1997-2001 Received

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit



Satilla Regional Medical Center

Paulding cont.

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc

North GA Mountain Crisis Network Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center, Inc.

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Crisis Line of Middle Georgia, Inc.

Family Counseling Center of Central Ga.

Peach

Houston Drug Action Council, Inc.

Rainbow House Children's Center

Monroe County

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

Cherokee Child Advocacy Council

Cherokee Family Violence Center

Pickens

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes North GA Mountain Crisis Network

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center

S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

Pierce County Solicitor's Office



Pierce

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Pike

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc


29,400







123,272

1997-2001

Polk Pulaski

Polk County Women's Shelter, Inc. Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center, Inc. S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.
Hospitality House for Women, Inc. Houston Drug Action Council, Inc. Camden Community Crisis Center, Inc.
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, Inc.

40,000



40,000

2001

Putnam Quitman Rabun
Randolph

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Ocmulgee CASA, Inc.

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Rabun County Interagency

Coalition (Family Connections)



F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.



Pataula Judicial Circuit

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.













103,058

47,775





316,528 211,306

1997-2001 1997-2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Richmond
Rockdale
Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro

5%

Program
Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Certified

Augusta Judicial Circuit



Augusta Child Advocacy Center



Augusta-Richmond Solicitor's

Office



Child Enrichment, Inc.



Concerted Services, Inc.

Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault

Services



S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Rockdale Judicial Circuit



SafePath Children's Advocacy Center,

Inc

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Georgia Center for Children, Inc.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Rockdale County CASA , Inc.

Safe Haven Transitional, Inc.

The Alcove, Inc.



Women Moving On, Inc.

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Effingham County VWAP, Inc. Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc.

Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence

Odyssey Family Counseling Center

Spalding County Sheriff's Office



Partnership Against Domestic

Violence

Family Relations Program, Inc.

F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

Sexual Assault Center of NE GA

Children's Tree House, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Sumter County Solicitor's Office



Southwestern Judicial Circuit

Satilla Regional Medical Center

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

2001 Recipient VOCA VAWA

46,017

29,400 63,000

69,442

103,950

49,875


19,180

25,517



46,911

38,890


28,216 67,961


Total for 1997-2001
256,183 137,000 298,534 337,963 504,900 547,718
61,693 191,059
46,911
64,081

Years Received
1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001 1997-2001
1999-2001 1997-2001
2001
2000-2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Tattnall

5%

Program

Certified

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.

Citizens Against Violence, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Rape Crisis Center - Coastal Empire

Tri-County Protective Agency, Inc.

2001 Recipient Total for VOCA VAWA 1997-2001


Years Received

Telfair Terrell Thomas
Tift
Toombs

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.

Liberty House of Albany, Inc. Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Concerted Services, Inc. Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc. Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. Liberty House of Albany, Inc.

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Tifton Judicial Circuit

Tift County Solicitor's Office



Hospitality House for Women, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.















125,836











27,825






507,105 135,877

1997-2001 1997-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.



Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



Family Relations Program, Inc.



Towns

F.A.I.T.H. in Rabun County, Inc.



Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies



Truetlen County VWAP



Treutlen

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



Carroll County Emergency Shelter



Carroll Rape Crisis Center



Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence



Troup

Troup County Solicitor's Office



Troup County CASA, Inc.

48,313

48,313

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.



Battered Women's Shelter, Inc.



Turner

Liberty House of Albany, Inc.





Satilla Regional Medical Center



Crisis Line of Middle Georgia, Inc.



Twiggs

Family Counseling Center of Central

Ga.



2001

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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
Union Upson Walker
Walton
Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler

Program
Family Relations Program, Inc. North GA Mountain Crisis Network Rape Response, Inc. Support in Abusive Family Emergencies Flint Circuit Council-Family Violence Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. Griffin Judicial Circuit Partnership Against Domestic Violence Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes NW Georgia Family Crisis Center Family Crisis Center of WDCC Four Points, Inc. Walker County Sheriff's Office Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Alcovy Judicial Circuit Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Barrow Co. Children's Advocacy Center Partnership Against Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Center of NE GA Walton County Sheriff's Office The Alcove, Inc. Georgia's PORCH - Homicide Survivors Concerted Services, Inc. Ware County Solicitor's Office Ware County VWAP Satilla Regional Medical Center Waycross Judicial Circuit

5% Certified





2001 Recipient

VOCA VAWA









Total for 1997-2001

68,663

72,450

201,876 365,000


18,204

49,709

227,801 18,204

39,861 49,203



59,119


25,240

112,508

500,778 215,074

59,119 71,163

70,941 60,078

229,269 263,117

Years Received
1997-2001 1997-2001
1997-2001 2001
1997-2001 1997-2001
2001
1997-2001 1999-2001 1997-2001

Wayne County Protective Agency, Inc.

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors

SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.

Concerted Services, Inc.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Satilla Regional Medical Center

Wayne County Protective Agency,

Inc.



Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention Ctr.




57,057



263,517

1997-2001

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



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Appendix A (cont.) Local Victim Assistance Programs by County and Funding Source
As of June 2002

County
White
Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

5%

Program

Certified

Family Relations Program, Inc.

Enotah CASA, Inc.



NOA's Ark, Inc.

Rape Response, Inc.

Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes

Conasauga Judicial Circuit



North GA Mountain Crisis Network

Northwest GA Child Advocacy Center,

Inc.

NW Georgia Family Crisis Center



Support in Abusive Family

Emergencies

2001 Recipient

VOCA VAWA



44,379









47,775

51,448



Total for 1997-2001
44,379
815,606


84,000

408,000



Years Received
2001
1997-2001
1997-2001

Women In Need of God's Shelter, Inc.



Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault

Services





SAFE Homes of Augusta, Inc.



Sexual Assault Center of NE GA



Emanuel Co. Child Abuse Prevention

Ctr.



Georgia's PORCH - Homicide

Survivors



Ocmulgee CASA, Inc.



Liberty House of Albany, Inc.





Worth County Solicitor' Office



Open Arms, Inc.



Grand Totals

$10,190,187 $2,601,442 $47,031,653

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Appendix B Amounts Collected Annually by the Crime Victims Emergency Fund (1)
1 Unaudited figures as provided by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 2 Totals do not include administrative expenses. The claim payments for fiscal year 1991 are for the period January 1, 1991 through June 30, 1991. Source: CJCC reports and records

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Appendix C Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's (CJCC) List of Victim-related Services
NOTE: According to CJCC's Rules, Local Victim Assistance Programs must offer at least 10 of the following 31 services in order to be certified to receive LVAP (5%) fee funds collected by the courts.
1. Crisis Intervention 2. Emergency food and clothing 3. Provide victim information on all victim rights available to them 4. Accompaniment to line-ups 5. Accompaniment to interviews 6. Information about case status, and about all scheduled court proceedings 7. Information about contact persons at jail and DA's office 8. Brochures and/or general information about the criminal justice process 9. Information on arrest status, bail, bond, and pretrial release 10. Allow victim to have input on accused's release from jail 11. Accompaniment to forensic examination 12. Provide victim compensation information 13. Information and/or assistance regarding protection and restraining orders 14. Emergency shelter 15. Tell victim of right to a hearing on not releasing their address 16. Coordination of victim/witness appearance 17. Information about transportation options to hearings 18. Information on case progress and disposition 19. Support during trial process 20. Allow victim to give input on diversions, dismissals, plea bargains, continuances, and
sentencing 21. A safe place provided separate from the defendant and relatives during the trial 22. Provide information on all victim rights in the aftermath of case disposition 23. Inform victim of offender's status or release after disposition including appeals process 24. Enforcement of restitution orders 25. Inform victim of right to victim impact statements and help with it 26. Personal support during appeals process and motions for retrial 27. Long term counseling referral 28. Social Service referral and referral to community based victim services 29. Training for all employees 30. Prevention services aimed at revictimization 31. Volunteer utilization

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For additional information, please contact Paul E. Bernard, Director, Performance Audit Operations Division, at 404.657.5220.

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