• CRISIS COUNSELING
• SHELTER-SAFE HOUSE REFERRALS
• INFORMATION AND REFERRALS
• CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPPORT
• COURT ADVOCACY
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUPS
• THERAPY AND GROUP REFERRALS
• TRANSPORTATION
• VICTIMS WAITING ROOM
• ASSISTANCE IN FILING REPARATION CLAIMS
• FOLLOW-UP CONTACT

THE OHIO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PAY EXPENSES INCURRED BY PERSONS AS A RESULT OF BEING A VICTIM OF A CRIME.  THIS FUND IS NOT FINANCED BY TAX DOLLARS BUT BY FINES PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND BOND COLLECTIONS FROM OFFENDERS.
 

Senate Bill 186 (Crime Victim's Bill) was enacted in 1994 and established the rights of Crime Victims:
 

• to have notice and opportunity to attend all hearings involving their criminal case
• to have a representative present with them
• to receive notice of escapes or release of an offender
• to address the court at the time the person who has offended them is sentenced

The Crimes Against Children Act of 1997 (also known as Megan's Law) established a sex offender's registration.

House Bill 335 (Domestic Violence Bill) was also enacted in 1994 and established the policy of preferred arrest for domestic violence offenders and placed the burden on law enforcement agencies and the courts to resolve domestic violence situations.  Domestic Violence Victims are entitled to receive a Temporary Protection Order (TPO) to keep the aggressor away until the case is resolved in court.

Carroll County has a policy of preferred arrest in domestic violence cases.  The Carroll County Prosecutor's Office has provided training to law enforcement personnel in handling domestic violence situations.  The courts and the Victims Assistance Program actively seek resolutions to violence in the home through intervention and therapy for the entire family.