On-line effort
to stop violence against women
Illinois Attorney
General Lisa Madigans Web site now features an online domestic
violence and sexual assault database of agencies and centers that
offer help and treatment to victims of these crimes. Information
is available on the services the agencies provide as well as the
primary population and regions or counties they serve. The database
can also be downloaded or printed to be used as a reference tool.
Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault Directory (you will be leaving the
IDOC website)
Automated
System Notifies Victims of Offender Status Changes
This past spring,
the Illinois Department of Correction's Victim Services Unit, went
live with the Attorney General's Illinois Automated Victim Notification
system. The Illinois AVN is a statewide service designed to empower
and protect crime victims while also assisting law enforcement and
victim service providers. Illinois AVN is a toll-free, bi-lingual
telephone service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to
provide information about offender custody, case status and for
those who register, automatic notification of any change in status. more...
Illinois Prevent Violence License Plate supports statewide anti-violence programs
The Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA) is the first state agency of its kind dedicated to violence prevention in the United States. The Illinois Prevent Violence (PV) License Plate raises money to fund statewide anti-violence programs. The purple and white plates, which feature a universal symbol of peace-a soaring dove bearing an olive branch, have raised more than $2 million for violence prevention efforts in Illinois as of September 1998. More than 50,000 Illinois motorists display the plates on their vehicles. For more information, visit www.ivpa.org/plates.html .
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