The centers shall be designed to: (1) Assist criminal justice agencies in giving more consideration and personal attention to victims and witnesses through the delivery of services to victims and witnesses of crimes; (2) Provide a model for other community-based efforts to aid victims and witnesses; (3) Sensitize law enforcement officials, communications technicians, and supervisors to the needs of victims of crime and encourage a concerned approach to such victims; (4) Attempt to decrease the incidence of unreported crimes; and (5) Assure that victims and witnesses are informed of the progress of the case in which they are involved.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1846
Victim and witness assistance centers; purposes
Laws 1981, LB 477, § 4.
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