2017/05/31 Council Agenda Packet

child. ICART personnel with training and background in victim and child advocacy will play a crucial role in any team activation and will be involved in the investigative • process. The ICART Victim Services Supervisor will assign an advocate to the victim and family. Some of the duties of the designated Victim/Family Advocate/Liaison personnel will include: • 1. Provide support for child victim family throughout the investigative process 2. Allow law enforcement to direct all information regarding the investigative facts and progress of the case to be communicated with the family 3. Assist law enforcement in building and establishing rapport with the child victim family during investigative process 4. Assist law enforcement in obtaining victim information for victimology and investigative leads, including but not limited to: a. Cell phone information b. Internet usage • c. Friends • d. Siblings e. Habits f. Medical information g.Areas of interest h. Historical information 5. Assist law enforcement in maintaining productive relationship with child victim family • 6. Provide guidance and insight to investigative personnel regarding child victim • family members, issues and dynamics 7. Assist law enforcement and child victim family with media issues 8. Assist in reunification process of child victim and family 9. Assist in notifications to child victim family 10.Assist in providing services and referrals to witnesses and close family associates impacted by the incident 11.Assist prosecutorial office and child victim family during subsequent judicial proceedings 12. Assist victims in the prompt.return or replacement of property seized as evidence when appropriate; or 13.Assist child victim and/or family in obtaining appropriate assistance from service agencies beyond scope of ICART personnel Recovery Reunification Duties pertaining to the reunification process involving ICART Victim/Family Advocate/Liaison personnel may include: 20 • • 74