Notice Details

Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)  places Domestic Violence Victim Advocates, Crime Victim Advocates, and Sexual Assault Advocates in NYPD Precincts Police Services Areas (PSA) and Special Victims Divisions located in the Manhattan Special Victims(SVS)  Squad and the Bronx SVS. Domestic Violence and Crime Victims Advocates located in Precincts and PSAs provide intervention and assistance for each client that is referred or PSA during mutually agreed upon CVAP operating hours. With the assistance of Precinct Community Associates and Advocates will review police reports given to them. As appropriate and with support of NYPD, Advocates conduct telephonic outreach and/or home visits to victims referred by NYPD that may include those who have filed a domestic incident report, a complaint as a victims or a violent felony offense, to two or more police reports within a 12-month timeframe. Enhanced outreach will be conducted to victims who are assessed by the NYPD or CVAP staff to be at high risk for further violence, in accordance with mutually agreed upon guidelines. SVD Advocates provide assistance to clients who walk into SVS locations, or who are referred to such locations by an NYPD Special Victims Division Detective.