Victim advocacy – Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Learn more about types of abuse and how to get help.

Learn more about what our Victim Services Specialists, also called Victim Advocates, can do and how to contact them.

Learn more about competency, court evaluations, and how it affects the outcome of a case.

Learn what rights crime, child, and dependent victims have under their specific bills of rights.

Learn more about how crime victimization and trauma affects adults and children with tips to help.

Find out more about the signs and forms of domestic violence and where to get help.

Learn more about how the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office can assist you with U-Visa and T-Visa certifications.

Learn more about what victim impact statements are, how they are shared and who writes them.

Learn more about how vulnerable and elderly adults can get help in King County.

Treating victims with fairness and respect by acknowledging victim agency, and autonomy, while working towards a criminal justice system that better values and respects victim voices.
Clearly defining and communicating what the PAO can and cannot do regarding case processing and case disposition, as well as identifying services and supports within the scope of the PAO’s role (and those that fall outside of that scope).
Employing a responsive, victim-centered and trauma-informed staff.
Ensuring clear, timely and accessible communications and connections to needed resources.