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Statewide Victim Liaison Project Report
Statewide Victim Liaison Project Report
Statewide Victim Liaison Project Report
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking have multiple needs for legal assistance and are faced with a complex maze of criminal and civil justice systems. The need for legal services is even more complicated for Native American victims of these crimes, who not only are victimized at higher rates than the general population, but must navigate the added complexity of overlapping local, state, federal and tribal laws.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) was awarded VOCA funds for the Statewide Victim Services Liaison Project (SVSLP) to better identify the barriers to civil legal assistance for rural and indigenous survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to develop a roadmap to enhance access to civil legal assistance in Michigan's rural and tribal communities. This report provides information on the project, process, and information that was gathered, as well as recommendations for increasing access to legal assistance and services for victims/survivors in these communities.