Saturday, April 24, 1999
Prosecutors' victim/witness assistance programs
Hamilton County
• Program started: 1992
• Number of victim advocates: 9
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 1,200.
Butler County
• Program started: 1991
• Number of victim advocates: 4
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 819.
Clermont County
• Program started: 1987
• Number of victim advocates: 3
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 750 (estimated).
Warren County
• Program started: 1986
• Number of victim advocates: 2 full-time paid advocates, 3 volunteers and 2 interns
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 450 (estimated).
Boone County
• Commonwealth attorney's program started: 1997
• Number of victim advocates: 1
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 311.
• The county attorney's office has no victim assistance program.
Kenton County
• Commonwealth attorney's program started: 1991
• Number of victim advocates: 1
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 250 (estimated).
County attorney's program started: 1994
• Number of victim advocates: 3
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 1,500 (estimated).
Campbell County
• Commonwealth attorney's program started: 1988
• Number of victim advocates: 1
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 385.
• County attorney's program started: 1994
• Number of victim advocates: 1
• Number of cases in which victim advocates were used in latest complete fiscal year: 1,200 (estimated).
Note: Fiscal years vary by county, but generally are 1997-1998.
Source: prosecutors' offices
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