52:4B-42. Purposes of victim-witness rights information program
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The victim-witness
rights information program shall:
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Provide victims or
their representatives with information about the availability
of social and medical services, especially emergency and social
services available in the victim's immediate geographical area;
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Provide victims or
their representatives with information about possible compensation
under the "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971,"
P.L.1971, c. 317 (C. 52:4B-1 et seq.) and of the sentencing
court's authority to order restitution under chapter 43 of Title
2C of the New Jersey Statutes;
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Provide victims or
their representatives with information about how to contact
the appropriate county office of victim-witness advocacy and
the appropriate county prosecutor's office;
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Provide a 24-hour
toll-free hotline telephone number for victims and witnesses
to call with inquiries concerning the information and services
available pursuant to this act;
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Provide victims and
witnesses with a detailed description of the rights established
under the Crime Victim's Bill of Rights created by P.L.1985,
c.249 (C. 52:4B-34 et seq.);
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Gather available
information from victim assistance programs throughout the country
and make that information available to the Office of Victim-Witness
Advocacy, police agencies, hospitals, prosecutors' offices,
the courts, and other agencies that provide assistance to victims
of crimes; and
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Sponsor conferences
to bring together personnel working in the field of victim assistance
and compensation to exchange methods and procedures for improving
and expanding services to victims.
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