600-13 TEXAS CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION ACT Flashcards
Many innocent victims suffer personal injury or death as a result of criminal acts. Crime
victims and persons who intervene in crimes on behalf of peace officers may suffer
disabilities, incur financial burdens, or become dependent on public assistance.
The _____ indemnifies victims of crime and citizens who suffer personal injury or death in the prevention of crime or the apprehension of criminals.
Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Act
Officers are required to provide all victims of violent crime with information on the Crime
Victims’ Compensation Act by providing _____ to all victims of violent crime or their dependents as soon as possible after the incident.
In addition to the victim themselves and their dependents, the Crime Victims’ Compensation Act includes…
1) an HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card)
2) close relatives of a deceased victim and the guardian of a victim.
The _____ supplies the Houston Police Department with information outlining the provisions of the Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Act and an appropriate number of assistance applications.
Crime Victim Services Division in the Texas Office of the Attorney General
Victim Services Unit Responsibilities The Criminal Investigations Command’s Victim Services Unit shall do the following:
a. Provide various brochures and assistance applications to victims of violent crime via ____.
b. Assist any victim requesting an _____ or assistance in completing the application.
c. Refer any questions concerning a victim’s eligibility to the _____
d. Make an appropriate number of _____ and assistance applications available to the various HPD divisions upon request.
1) postal mail, Internet, or email
2) assistance application
3) Crime Victim Services Division of the Texas Office of the Attorney General.
4) Victim Services Information brochures
Officers and Investigative Divisions Responsibilities
Officers and assigned investigators shall do the following:
a. Provide _____ to victims of violent crime or to the dependents or guardians of the victims or to a close relative of a deceased victim.
b. Include in the incident report that _____
c. Refer to the _____ any victim requesting an assistance application or assistance in completing the application.
1) HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card)
2) the HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card) was given.
3) Victim Services Unit
Officers may, but are not required to, help victims _____.
Officers shall refer all inquiries concerning the application itself or a victim’s eligibility to
the _____ and shall make no decisions about a victim’s eligibility.
If an officer is unsure whether a victim should receive an HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card) or a Victim Services Information brochure, the officer shall…
1) fill out the assistance applications
2) department’s Victim Services Unit
3) give the victim an HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card) and instruct the victim to contact the Victim Services Unit for further information.
Victim Services Information brochures are available through Victim Services Unit. The
brochure provides _____ and may be given to victims in addition to the HPD Victims’ Referral Card (Blue Card).
additional information regarding crime victim compensation
