NY NY CRIM CRIME VICTIM VICTIMS LE LEGAL NETW NETWORK OV OVS Case - - PDF document

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NY NY CRIM CRIME VICTIM VICTIMS LE LEGAL NETW NETWORK OV OVS Case Case Ma Manag nager Traini ning ng

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Participants will:

• Understand the variety of civil legal needs that

arise from crime victimization.

• Learn about the NY Crime Victims Legal

Network.

• Know the resources & features available

through NY Crime Victims Legal Help, the Network’s online resource.

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Training Objectives

CRIME VICTIMS

CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS

Criminal System

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Single Mother Victim of Intimate Partner Violence

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Immigrant graduate school student Home broken into Laptop stolen Single Mother Victim of Intimate Partner Violence

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Immigrant college student Home broken into Laptop stolen Single Mother Victim of Intimate Partner Violence

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Single Adult Male Shooting

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Financial

Employment

Safety

Medical Bills Identity Theft

CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS

FAMILY

Immigration

Health Education

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Funded by the federal Office for Victims of Crime, the NY CRIME VICTIMS LEGAL NETWORK is a partnership of

• rganizations working together to address

the civil legal needs of crime victims.

NYS Office of Victim Services Empire Justice Center Pro Bono Net Center for Human Services Research 9|Page

Funded by the federal Office for Victims of Crime, the NY CRIME VICTIMS LEGAL NETWORK is a partnership of

• rganizations working together to address

the civil legal needs of crime victims.

NYS Office of Victim Services Empire Justice Center Pro Bono Net Center for Human Services Research The Safe Center, L.I Center for Elder Law & Justice Schuyler Co. D.A. Worker’s Justice Center Monroe Co. Sheriff’s Office Disability Rights NY The Legal Project Legal Society of Northeastern NY Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Legal Assistance of WNY Neighborhood Legal Services

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NY CRIME VICTIMS LEGAL HELP is the Network’s online

• resource. It was developed to provide crime victims with civil

legal information and connect them with assistance.

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• Are a point of contact between your organization and the

Network.

• Assist crime victims in accessing services and information

through the site.

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OVS Case Managers

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https://crimevictimshelpny.org

For More Information

Remla Parthasarathy

Project Leader NY Crime Victims Legal Network Empire Justice Center rparthasarathy@empirejustice.org 15|Page

This presentation was produced by the New York State Office of Victims Services under Grant No. 2014‐XV‐BX‐K009, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.