Victim Services

Victim Services Provided by Our Office

Available services

The staff of the Victim-Witness Program will work to become aware of your needs, feelings and concerns, and to answer questions you may have about participating in the case. Services commonly provided include:

•Support services, logistics

•Referrals to appropriate community agencies and programs, including information on how to apply for Crime Victims Compensation in violent crime cases

•Security/Protection information and referrals

•Assistance with employers and creditors

•Information about the federal criminal justice system and your rights and roles as you participate

•Notification about dates, times, places, and outcomes of court proceedings

•Information about how you can submit a victim impact statement, or, where permissible, speak at court proceedings

•Information regarding the process for an order of restitution

•Accompanying victims to court for trials and sentencing hearings, upon request and when staff is available

•Assisting victims in obtaining release of their property after a case has been completed

Outside support services

1) Federal

Bureau of Indian Affairs- (202) 208-5787
Directory of Crime Victim Services- (800) 851-3420
Office of Victims of Crimes (OVC)- (800) 851-3420
U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women, www.justice.gov/ovw

2) State

Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis 24-hour Crisis Line- (907) 272-0100
Alaska Attorney General- (907) 465-2133
Victim Services
Alaska Department of Health and Human Services- (907) 465-3030
Adult Public Assistance- (800) 478-3537
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline- (800) 478-4444
Child Support Enforcement- (907) 269-6900
Alaska Department of Public Safety- (907) 265-5577
Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Registry- (907) 269-0396
Counsel on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault- (907) 465-4356
Alaska Information and Referrals- (800) 478-2221
Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights- (907) 272-2620
Violent Crimes Compensation Board- (907) 465-3040
Victims for Justice- (907) 278-0977 or Toll Free (888) 835-1213

3) National

Battered Women’s Justice Project- (800) 903-0111
Child Find of America- (800) I-AM-LOST or (800) A-WAY-OUT
ChildHelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline- (800) 4-A-CHILD
Futures Without Violence- (888) 792-2873
Financial Fraud- (202) 514-2000
Fraud Information Center - (800) 876-7060
Fraudulent Use of Checks
- Telecheck- (800) 366-2425

Identity Theft Contacts-(877)ID-THEFT
- Equifax Credit Reporting - (800) 525-6285
- Experian (TRW) Credit Reporting - (800) 301-7195
- TransUnion Credit Reporting - (800) 680-7289
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)- (800) 438-MADD
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children- (800) THE-LOST
National Center for Victims of Crime- (202) 467-8700
National Domestic Violence Hotline- (800) 799-SAFE
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)- (800) TRY-NOVA
Operation Lookout: National Center for Missing Youth- (800) LOOKOUT or (800) 771-SEEK or (800) 772-SEEK
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)- (800) 656-HOPE
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)- (877) SADD-INC
Vanished Children’s Alliance- (800) VANISHED
National Center for Victims of Crime, www.ncvc.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), www.trynova.org
National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), www.ncvli.org
Alcohol and Drug Information- (800) 729-6686
Child Abuse and Neglect- (800) 394-3366
Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody- (800) 527-3223
Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence- (415) 678-5500
Justice Statistics
Juvenile Justice- (800) 851-3420
National Criminal Justice Reference Service- (800) 851-3420
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence- (800) 537-2238
National Sexual Violence Resource Center- (877) 739-3895
Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center- (800) 851-3420
Stalking Resource Center- (202) 467-8700

Updated January 3, 2023