Cobb Events Will Mark Annual Crime Victims’ Rights Week

MARIETTA, GA -- Cobb County has a full list of events set for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week for April 7-12. Local Crime Victims’ Rights Week events will begin April 7 with a Homicide Memorial Service, sponsored by the Crime Victims Advocacy Council. The service will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 7 at Vinings United Methodist Church, 3101 Paces Mill Road, Atlanta.

The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council will host a ceremony on April 8 to mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The ceremony, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., will be held at the Forsyth County Administration Building, 110 East Main St., in Cumming.

On April 9, Cobb commissioners will present a proclamation to mark Cobb County Crime Victims’ Rights Week during the commission’s 9 a.m. meeting at 100 Cherokee St. in Marietta.

The Cobb DA’s Office will host a “stock the shelves” party at 2 p.m. on April 12 to support liveSAFE Resources and SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center. Both organizations directly support crime victims in their immediate time of need. Requested items include mini water bottles, juice boxes, variety snack packs, tissues, and toilet paper.

On April 24, crime victims or their family members can discuss their offender’s case confidentially with representatives of the Department of Corrections, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Department of Community Supervision during Victims Visitors’ Day. The event will be held at Augusta Technical College, and appointments are available between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

In addition, the Georgia Office of Victim Services will host a Victims Visitors’ Day in Augusta later in the month.

“Victims suffer emotionally, physically, and financially from the criminal acts committed against them. As a community and as service providers, we have an obligation to recognize the impact of crime on victims and to provide resources and assistance to help victims heal,” said Kim McCoy, Director of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit in the Cobb DA’s Office. “These events reinforce the theme of this year’s week of recognition in that we honor our past through events of remembrance and celebrate hope for the future in gathering items needed for service delivery programs.”