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The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office has initiated a month-long community awareness campaign to educate and empower residents about victim rights and services, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced today.

Advocates in the office’s award winning Victim Witness Assistance Unit and Community Justice Centers will give presentations in April to increase awareness and highlight services available to crime victims throughout the county as they travel an often difficult journey seeking justice and healing.

The office has created a public service announcement to encourage victims to know their rights and seek assistance from agencies that focus on providing resources for crime victims and their families to recover and rebuild after being victimized (see attached).

State’s Attorney Alvarez will also host a Victim Service Awards ceremony in conjunction with National Crimes Victims’ Rights Week (April 22- 28, 2012) to recognize those who work tirelessly on behalf of crime victims.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Victim Witness Assistance Unit is one of the largest and most comprehensive prosecutor-based victim advocacy operations in the country, serving tens of thousands of victims and witnesses across the county.  Victim advocates guide victims and witnesses through the criminal justice system in 15 locations, providing court orientation, information on the Illinois Bill of Rights for Crime Victims and Witnesses as well as providing necessary support and referrals. 

For more information about victim services, please contact the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Victim Witness Unit at 773-674-7200 or click here.

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