MIFFLINTOWN - Juniata County Commissioners took action on a grant proposal that provides aid to crime victims and witnesses with the aid of the county’s victim witness program coordinator. According to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Juniata County Victims of Crime Act Grant funds support services for crime victims including counseling, emergency […]
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Mifflintown – During a brief meeting Tuesday the Juniata County commissioners ratified the receipt of the Juniata County Rights and Services Act (RASA) and Victims of Juvenile Offenders (VOJO) Services Grant application sub-grant in the amount of $79,144.00 as submitted by Sylvia Middaugh, Victim Witness Program Coordinator.
The funds provided by the RASA and VOJO program are to support the carrying out of responsibilities assigned to Prosecution and Juvenile Probation under the Crime Victims Act (Act 85 of 2002), the Juvenile Act and Pennsylvania’s Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure.
The goal of RASA and VOJO funding is to ensure that victims of crimes committed by adult and juvenile offenders, whose cases are processed within the criminal and juvenile justice systems, receive all the rights and services to which they are entitled under law. RASA funding may be used to provide services to victims of adult and juvenile offenders, while VOJO fundi
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