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Have you or a loved one been the victim of a violent crime?

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MURDER VICTIM COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS IN NEW JERSEY

Crime victims compensation programs in New Jersey and throughout the United States provide important and needed help and financial assistance to victims of crime. As a result of being a victim of murder, the murder victim's survivors will most likely have to bear the burden of  the financial costs associated with the murder in addition to overcoming post traumatic stress.

The good news is that help is available!

Being a victim of violence or abuse places a tremendous amount of the stress on the victims and their families. They should not have to be concerned with worrying about paying the bills associated with their medical services, counseling services, lost income or funeral and burial expenses where a loved died as a result of being a victim. 

Luckily, each state has a crime victim compensation program and a number of them receive funds under the Victim of Crime Act or VOCA that allows them to offer financial help to murder victim's families.

In addition to the government funds, the crime victims compensation fund in most states obtain this money almost exclusively from the penalties, fees and fines assessed the perpetrators and criminals who were found guilty of the crime. This provides the states with the resources to also fund programs that provide crime victim assistance and services in your area.

In New Jersey, survivor's of murder victims apply to receive money from the crime victims' compensation fund by filing an application with the NJ Victim of Crime Compensation Office of Victim Services (VCCO), formerly referred to as the Victims of Crime Compensation Board (VCCB).

If you or a member of your family was a victim of rape, domestic violence, murder or crime, child abuse, harassment, intimate partner violence or violence against women, assault, arson, sexual assault, stalking, domestic abuse, elder abuse, gang violence or if someone has violated your order of protection (OOP) or protection from abuse order (PFA), we can help you submit an application to see how much help you qualify Under New Jersey State law, an innocent victim may be entitled to compensation for the following, up to a total award of $25,000:

  • Medical, dental and mental health counseling bills and expenses
  • Domestic Services for child care, day and after school care costs
  • Burial/funeral costs and expenses
  • Lost income, loss of wages or lost support
  • Catastrophic Benefits for home/vehicle modifications and rehabilitative services only
  • Transportation costs to funeral and medical treatment
  • Crime Scene clean-up
  • Reimbursement for stolen cash
  • Relocation expenses and
  • Attorney fees

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MURDER VICTIM HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN NEW JERSEY

You should know, while the victim of crime compensation programs for all states are different and are administered under each state's own laws, the application process can be sometimes be lengthily and requiring extensive follow up by the crime victim or claimant. This is why it can be extremely beneficial to work with a murder victim advocate or murder victim attorney who specializes in criminal injury compensation and who can advise you of your murder victim survivor's rights.

​However, all states have similar basic requirements to assess eligibility for financial help and assistance for the victim. In general, a victim is required to do the following:

  • Timely notify and file a report with the police, troopers, sheriff or child protective services, family court or other criminal justice authority or agency responsible for the enforcement of the law
  • Cooperate with law enforcement, the district attorney (DA) and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of the claim
  • Submit and file a crime victim compensation application within the allowed time period (exceptions may apply)
  • Have an un-reimbursed expense or loss not being paid for by insurance or another government 
  • That you are not responsible for are engaging in some improper act that contributed to the crime
  • The location, arrest or conviction of the criminal or perpetrator is not a requirement (a prime example is being injured as a result of being a victim of hit and run.) 

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MURDER VICTIM SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY

The crime victim services are performed by devoted crime victim advocates who will be working with you and assisting you with getting murder victim support services that you need as well as helping you recover the maximum amount of money and obtain compensation from the Office of Victim Services, the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, the Victims of Crime Compensation Office or Office of the Attorney General in the state where you either live or where the crime happened. Each and every professional that will be helping you is dedicated to both your financial recovery and your physical and mental recovery too.

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MURDER VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND CENTERS IN NEW JERSEY

These are some of the Victim Assistance Programs (VAP) throughout your state that offer programs to that may help the murder victims survivor's or assist you if you need additional support services.

Family Service Associationmay

The Safe House

Warren County Legal Services

End DWI, Inc.

Deirdre O'Brien Child Advocacy Center

Women Aware, Inc.

Burlington County Prosecutor's Office (SANE) Program

Center for Family Services

Hudson SPEAKS

180 Turning Lives Around

Office for Violence Prevention & Victim Assistance (VPVA)

Union County Rape Crisis Center

Domestic Abuse Crisis Center

The Bridge, Inc.

Center for Family Services, Inc.

Women's Crisis Services of Hunterdon County

Hunterdon Hospice

Family Service Bureau of Newark

Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.

Babyland Family Services, Inc.

C.A.R.A.

SAFE in Hunterdon

Morris CARES

Salem County Women’s Services

Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC)

Office of Victim Women Advocacy

Robin's Nest, Inc.

Family & Social Services Federation

Shelter Our Sisters

Women's Center of Monmouth

Middlesex County Public Health Dept.

The Women’s Center

healing SPACE

Services Empower+ng Rights of Victims (SERV)

Womanspace

St. Francis Counseling Service

Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS), Zufall Health Center

Batterer's Intervention Program

Passaic County Women’s Center

Resource center for Women & Their Families

Cumberland County Guidance Center

CONTACT of Burlington County, Inc.

Jersey Battered Women's Service, Inc.

Rutgers University Sexual Assault Services and Crime Victim Assistance

CONTACT of Burlington County

SAVE of Essex County

Middlesex County Center for Empowerment

Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Intervention Services (DASI)

New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence

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AREAS WE SERVE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME IN NEW JERSEY

Newark

Clifton

Bayonne

Plainfield

Linden

Garfield

Bergenfield

Cliffside Park

Roselle

Glassboro

Tinton Falls

Asbury Park

Phillipsburg

Collingswood

Roselle Park

Ringwood

Hasbrouck Heights

Haddonfield

Wallington

Ridgefield

Little Ferry

Kinnelon

Jersey City

Camden

Vineland

West New York

Atlantic City

Westfield town

Paramus

South Plainfield

Pleasantville

Morristown

Lindenwold

South River

Hammonton

Fairview

Oakland

Red Bank

Woodland Park

Bellmawr

Guttenberg town

Westwood

Franklin Lakes

Pine Hill

Paterson

Passaic

New Brunswick

Hackensack

Fort Lee

Millville

Bridgeton

Carteret

Palisades Park

Point Pleasant

Dumont

Madison

Tenafly

Middlesex

Ridgefield Park

New Providence

Ocean

Edgewater

Wanaque

Totowa

Lincoln Park

Hillsdale

Elizabeth

Union City

Perth Amboy

Sayreville

Fair Lawn

Rahway

Ridgewood village

North Plainfield

Elmwood Park

Dover

New Milford

North Arlington

Ramsey

Harrison

Eatontown

Somerville

Florham Park

Gloucester

Pompton Lakes

Somers Point

Bound Brook

Woodbury

Trenton

East Orange

Hoboken

Kearne

Long Branch

Englewood

Lodi borough

Summit

Hawthorne

Rutherford

Secaucus

Hopatcong

Highland Park

Metuchen

Princeton

Freehold

Glen Rock

River Edge

Beachwood

Ventnor

Manville

Keansburg

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