victim advocates
Crime survivor helpers
Victim advocates are professionals who support people affected by crime or trauma, helping them navigate legal systems, access resources, and understand their rights.
They work in prosecutors' offices, police departments, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations.
The victim advocate explained the court process and accompanied her to the hearing.
The role combines practical assistance with emotional support.
- survivorOne still alive after
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
- safe spaceSupportive, threat-free environment
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
counselor · trauma · emotional support · shelter · hotline · help line · testimony · court · court date · restraining order · legal aid · healing · empowerment · safety · resources · confidential · referral · accompaniment
- Victim Rightsprotection orders, notification, protection, participation, privacy rights
- domestic abusedomestic violence, battering, batterer, spousal abuse, wife beating
- victimologyvictimology, revictimization, vulnerable populations, trauma recovery, complainant
- homicidehomicide, murder rate, murder rates, homicide rate, homicide rates
- municipal courtscity courts, traffic courts, housing court, night court, court clerks
- prosecutor's officeprosecutor, DA, district attorney, assistant DA, deputy prosecutor
victim advocatesperpetrators
Those who commit wrongs
offenders · abusers · victimizers · criminals · assailants
victim, victims, victimize, victimized, victimizing, victimization, advocate, advocates, advocated