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DAMION's Victim/Witness module provides expanded services for victims and witnesses. The module is used to assign, maintain and track services provided for victims and witnesses of existing criminal cases, as well as cases that are opened by the Victim/Witness Group in advance of a criminal case.
Features
The DAMION Victim/Witness module is tightly integrated with the DAMION Prosecutor module. This provides the prosecutor's office with the ability to request services from the Victim/Witness unit.
The information tracked in the Victim/Witness module is designed to support the types of reports required by government agencies and agencies providing grant funding. As a separate module, the Victim/Witness module supports the level of confidentiality that is required.
A Confidential Address tab is available where the victim's actual address is stored. Only individuals with permission to access the Victim/Witness module will have access to this address. On the Address tab in the DAMION Prosecutor module, the words "Care of Victim/Witness Unit" will replace the actual address for the victim.
Additional information tracked using the Victim/Witness module includes:
- Special needs of individuals involved with a Victim/Witness case, i.e., if an individual is elderly or has a terminal illness
- Grants requirements tracking is available in the processing of the case
- The name of the agency from which a case, victim or witness has been referred
- The name(s) of the Suspect/Defendant associated with the case
- Tracking of Derivative Cases
- Recording of crime types associated with the case
In addition to the many features offered by the DAMION Victim/Witness module, some benefits include:
- The ability to secure sensitive information and to provide access only to those individuals granted the appropriate security clearance
- Quick and easy access to statistical information needed for reporting functions
- Integration with the General Person Lookup System, thereby lowering the amount of data entry necessary to maintain case information
- Automated document production functions so that documents may be created and generated quickly and easily by any member of the staff
- Integration with email and calendaring systems allows for events to be scheduled directly to a calendar or for a reminder to be emailed to the appropriate people
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