|
|
|
Jan Upchurch, Administrator
1645 W. Jefferson - MC250
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-1853
1-866-787-7233
The Arizona Department of Corrections, in partnership
with the crime victim community and other victim services agencies, established
the first Office of Victim Services (OVS) within the Arizona Department of
Corrections to ensure that all crime victims are treated with dignity and
respect throughout an inmate's incarceration and community
supervision/parole periods. OVS provides comprehensive victim services and
has implemented victim-focused Restorative Justice programs, which hold
offenders accountable for their conduct.
|
|
|
 |
The Office of Victim Services is a change agent that empowers crime victims
and survivors, holds offenders accountable through Restorative Justice
programming, and generates public awareness through outreach about crime
victims' rights and needs. Outreach is accomplished through
victim-focused education, training and services; offender involvement
in resource development and restorative community service; and integrating
victim sensitivity in all aspects of the department's operation by partnering
with crime victims and survivors, department staff, allied professionals,
elected and public officials, and the community.
|
