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About

The Kern County District Attorney’s Office has a Victim Services Unit that is dedicated to ensuring the rights of crime victims are enforced and that victims have a meaningful voice throughout the criminal justice process.

The unit has advocates who are trained to assist victims and their families cope with the traumatic effects of crime. As a member of the prosecution team, advocates can provide information on criminal cases after victims have reported to law enforcement and support for those who need to report a crime. Collaboration with other community agencies ensure that additional needs and services are available.

Advocates are also qualified to assist victims of violent crime apply for the California Victim Compensation Program which may be able to assist with the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses related to the crime, excluding property loss.

Victims Assisted

Assault
Burglary
Child Abuse/Neglect
Child Sexual Abuse
Criminal Threats
DUI
Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse/Neglect
Families of Homicide Victims
Harassment
Hate Crime
Hit and Run
Kidnapping
Mass Violence
Robbery
Stalking
Theft

Victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual assault will be assisted at the Kern County Family Justice Center.

Services

Advocates can assist with:

Applying for the State of California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses related to a crime (excluding property)
Crisis intervention
Law enforcement and prosecution interview support
Notification of inmate release
Orientation to the Criminal Justice System
Property return
Providing court support
Providing on-going case status of a criminal matter
Restitution
- Learn more about restitution rights here.
- Learn more about restitution collection here.
Restraining Orders
Victim Impact Statements
- Learn more about victim impact statements here.

CalVCB reimburses for the following expenses:

Crime scene clean-up
Funeral and burial
Home or vehicle modifications for a victim left permanently disabled
Home security installation or improvement
Income loss

If you were disabled due to a crime
If you were a victim of human trafficking
If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim who is hospitalized or dies

Job retraining
Medical and dental treatment
Mental health treatment or counseling

Including minors who were witnesses to a violent crime

Relocation
Round trip mileage costs to medical, dental, or mental health appointments
Support loss for dependents of a victim who is injured or dies
Vet fees or replacement cost for a guide, signal or service dog

Community Partners

Advocates collaborate with other agencies in our community to ensure that victims of crime get the resources and support they need after a crime has occurred. Our partners include:

Bakersfield Police Department
California Highway Patrol
Delano Police Department
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
Kern County Coroner’s Office
Kern County Department of Human Services
Kern County Family Justice Center
Kern County Forensic Services
Kern County Probation Department
Kern County Public Health
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
The Open Door Network
Trauma Recovery Center
Women’s Center-High Desert

Elder Abuse Newsletters

Learn more about elder abuse in Kern County:

Resources

Marsy’s Law

Marsy's Law (The Victim's Bill of Rights 2008) was approved by the People of the State of California on November 4, 2008. This proposition amended the California Constitution to provide additional rights to victims.

In order to preserve and protect a victim’s rights to justice and due process, a victim shall be entitled to the following rights:

To be treated with fairness and respect for his or her privacy and dignity, and to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse, throughout the criminal or juvenile process.
To be reasonably protected from the defendant and persons acting on behalf of the defendant.
To have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in fixing the amount of bail and release conditions for the defendant.
To prevent the disclosure of confidential information or records to the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, or any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, which could be used to locate or harass the victim or the victim’s family or which disclose confidential communications made in the course of medical or counseling treatment, or which are otherwise privileged or confidential by law.
To refuse an interview, deposition, or discover request by the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, or any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, and to set reasonable conditions on the conduct of any such interview to which the victim consents.
To reasonably notice of and to reasonably confer with the prosecuting agency, upon request, regarding the arrest of the defendant if known by the prosecutor, the charges filed, the determination whether to extradite the defendant, and upon request, to be notified of and informed before any pretrial deposition of the case.
To reasonable notice of all public proceedings, including delinquency proceedings, upon request, at which the defendant and the prosecutor are entitled to be present and of all parole or other post- conviction release proceedings, and to be present at such proceedings.
To be heard, upon request, at any proceeding, including any delinquency proceeding, involving a post-arrest release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction release decision or any proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue.
To a speedy trial and a prompt and final conclusion of the case and any related post-judgement proceedings.
To provide information to a probation department official conduction a pre-sentence investigation concerning the impact of the offense on the victim and the victim’s family and any sentencing recommendation before the sentence of the defendant.
To receive, upon request, the pre-sentence report when available to the defendant, except for those portions made confidential to the law.
To be informed, upon request, of the conviction, sentence, place and time of incarceration, or other disposition of the defendant, the schedule release date of the defendant, and the release of or the escape by the defendant from custody.
To restitution:
1. It is the unequivocal intention of the People of the State of California that all persons who suffer losses as a result of criminal activity shall have the right to seek and secure restitution from the persons convicted of the crimes causing the losses they suffer.
2. Restitution shall be ordered from the convicted wrongdoer in every case, regardless of the sentence or disposition imposed, in which a crime victim suffers the loses.
3. All monetary payments, monies, and property collected from any person who has been ordered to make restitution shall be first applied to pay the amounts ordered as restitution to the victim.
To prompt return of property when no longer needed as evidence.
To be informed of all parole procedures, to participate in the parole process, to provide information to the parole authority to be considered before the parole of the offender, and to be notified, upon request, of the parole or other release of the offender.
To have the safety of the victim, the victim’s family, and the general public considered before any parole or other post-judgement release decision is made.
To be informed of the rights enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (16).

A victim, the retained attorney of a victim, a lawful representative of the victim, or the prosecuting attorney upon request of the victim, may enforce the above rights in any trial or appellant court with the jurisdiction over the case as a matter of rights. The court should act promptly on such a request.

(Cal. Const.,art,1, Sec. 28(c)(1).)

For further details regarding Marsy's Law:

What is Marsy's Law?
View the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Web site
Contact the Attorney General's Victim Services Unit at 1-877-433-9069.

Victim and Survivor Services:

Kern County District Attorney Victim Services
1300 18th Street-Bakersfield, CA-93301
661-868-5960

Kern County Family Justice Center
1300 18th Street-Bakersfield, CA-93301
661-868-5950
Kcfjc.org

The Open Door Network
661-322-9199

Women’s Center-High Desert
760-371-1969

24-hr Crisis Hotline
661-327-1091

California Victim Compensation Board
800-777-9229
victims.ca.gov

CDCR Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services
877-256-6877
cdcr.ca.gov/victim-services/

National Human Trafficking Hotline
888-373-7888

Restorative Justice Programs:

CDCR Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services (OVSRS)
cdcr.ca.gov/victim-services/vod/

Inmate Notification:

Kern County Sheriff’s Office
kernsheriff.org

VINELink
Available via web browser or download the app
Vinelink.com

Court Case Information:

Kern County District Attorney’s Office
661-868-2340
tmnxxj.pocztakawowa.com/DA/

Kern County Court Website
kern.courts.ca.gov

CA Victim's Services

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