Video Honoring Crime Victims To Be Shown At Regal Cinemas

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA -- The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office invites the Douglas County community to a breakfast reception honoring National Crime Victims’ Rights Week on April 10, at 11 a.m. at the Douglas County Courthouse.

The reception will include a viewing of the full length Public Service Announcement produced by the District Attorney’s Office in partnership with DCTV23. The PSA was made possible by federal funding awarded to the District Attorney in order to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 7 – 13, 2019.

The funding has been used for a multimedia awareness campaign including local print publications, sponsored social media content, and a public service announcement airing at the Arbor Place Regal Cinemas throughout Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Funding comes from the U. S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) through the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA). Douglas County District Attorney’s Office was one of the 92 applicants recommended by NAVAA and selected for funding by OVC for 2019 from the 200 applications that were submitted nationwide.

“During National Crime Victims’ Rights week this year our goal is to raise awareness within our community that victims of crime have rights, and that the District Attorney’s Office partners with our local victim service providers every day to ensure that all victims of crime receive the services, support, and resources that they need to recover from their victimization,” stated District Attorney, Ryan Leonard.

In 2018, the Douglas County District Attorney’s office served a total of 3,146 victims of felony crimes and has already served almost 1,000 crime victims and their families in 2019. Victims of crime have rights under our state “Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights” as well as

the Constitution. These rights include the right to be notified of, present for, and heard at any court proceedings involving the release, plea or sentencing of a criminal defendant. In order to ensure that these rights, along with many others, are met and that all victims are treated
with fairness and respect, our Victim Services Department consists of seven full time Victim Advocates so that no victim has to navigate the criminal justice process alone.

Every single staff member in the District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to the daily mission of serving and seeking justice for all victims of crime in our community. If you or someone you know is ever the victim of a crime, you have rights and the DA’s office is here to help.

For assistance, call the District Attorney’s Office Victim Services Department: 770-920-7292.