Community event planned for Crime Victims’ Rights Awareness Month
Event to honor survivors, raise awareness of victims’ rights
– San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow will host a victims’ advocacy event on April 3 at 11 a.m., open to the public. The event will take place at the Katcho Achadjian Government Center in downtown San Luis Obispo.
The event follows the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ proclamation recognizing April as Crime Victims’ Rights Awareness Month. It is also scheduled ahead of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which will be observed from April 6 to 12.
“In this time of renewed criminal justice system reform, we must continue to shine a light on the victims of crime,” Dow said. “I am once again encouraging others to join me in using ‘Criminal and Victim Justice System’ as the new descriptive term for our justice process. This will help to ensure that when we talk about improving our system, victims are not forgotten or put lower in priority.”
The event will take place in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the government center, with a reception to follow.
The purpose of the event is to honor survivors and their loved ones, raise awareness of victims’ rights and services, and stand with those affected by crime.
For individuals impacted by crime, the District Attorney’s Christopher G. Money Victim Witness Assistance Center provides services including crisis intervention, emergency assistance, resource and referral assistance, victim compensation program claim assistance, property return, orientation to the criminal justice system, court escort and support, case status updates, family and friends notifications, employer notification and intervention, and restitution assistance.
For more information, visit the San Luis Obispo County website at https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/District-Attorney/Victim-Witness-Assistance-Center.aspx or contact the Christopher G. Money Victim Witness Assistance Center at (805) 781-5821. The office is located at the Courthouse Annex, 1035 Palm Street, #384, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.
