In order to implement the public policy established in §§ 973—973c of this title, the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Division is hereby created, attached to the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Criminal, Minors and Family Affairs; and attached to the Special Investigations Bureau of the Department of Justice, the Victims and Witnesses Protection and Assistance Division. The Victims and Witnesses Assistance Program shall also render its services through the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Technicians and other support personnel, appointed by the Secretary of Justice, who shall have the duty to provide guidance and support services to the victims or witnesses of a crime in accordance to their needs and the available financial resources. In the case of minors who are victims or witnesses to a crime, this personnel shall act as support personnel and shall accompany them through all the phases of the judicial process and procedures incidental to the same in order to provide them emotional support and to ensure their welfare. History —Apr. 22, 1988, No. 22, added as § 2B on July 29, 1998, No. 184, § 3.
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