Nebraska Revised Statute 81-1846
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Chapter 81
81-1846.
Victim and witness assistance centers; purposes.
The centers shall be designed to:
(1) Assist criminal justice agencies in giving more consideration and personal attention to victims and witnesses through the delivery of services to victims and witnesses of crimes;
(2) Provide a model for other community-based efforts to aid victims and witnesses;
(3) Sensitize law enforcement officials, communications technicians, and supervisors to the needs of victims of crime and encourage a concerned approach to such victims;
(4) Attempt to decrease the incidence of unreported crimes; and
(5) Assure that victims and witnesses are informed of the progress of the case in which they are involved.
Source
- Laws 1981, LB 477, § 4.