- Civil process - County 9-1-1 communication center - County jail - Court security - Criminal investigation - Prisoner transports - Road patrol - Search and rescue - Victim assistance - Warrants

- Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; juvenile diversion - General crime victim/witness assistance and notification service - Guardianships - Legal representation of county boards and agencies

- Notice of court dates and explanation of each type of hearing - Supportive listening - Accompaniment to court and meetings with prosecutors - Provide specific case information - Explanation of the criminal and juvenile justice systems - Assist in the understanding and exercising of victims' rights - Assist with questions and the filing of restitution - Assist with questions and applying for reparations - Emergency funds for the replacement or repair of essential items lost or damaged due to a crime - Assist with transportation to court or meetings with prosecutors - Assist with victim impact statements - Assist with the recovery of property taken as evidence - Liaison between victims and criminal justice system personnel - Community education - Trial preparation - Personal advocacy - Safety planning - Referrals

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child abuse, neglect, and truancy - Gross misdemeanor cases and misdemeanors occurring outside of County municipalities - Judicial commitments for chemical dependency and mental illness - Juvenile delinquency matters wherever they occur in the County ?- Provides advice and assistance to all law enforcement personnel - Public Conservatorship - Public Guardianship

Works with victims of general crimes, including physical assault, harassment, stalking, identity theft, attempted murder, and men who are victims of intimate partner violence, in addition to other crime victimizations. Provides support through services: - Assists in applying for compensation assistance from the Crime Reparations Board - Assists in filing Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders - Assists in preparing a victim impact statement - Assists with restitution paperwork - Being a liaison between the victim, the police department, and the county attorney - Provides crisis intervention for victims - Provides help through the crisis line - Provides referrals to community and area agencies. Grant funds (when available) are used to meet the emergency needs of crime victims - Provides victim rights information - Support and guidance through medical, law enforcement, and legal processes Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, the following expenses: - Cleanup of a crime scene - Purchase and installation of necessary home security devices - Reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses that the victim incurred to attend court proceedings that were held at a location other than the place where the crime occurred, due to the change in venue - Reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehicle - Replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged, or stolen as a result of a crime - Transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim such as medical facilities and facilities of the criminal justice system. - When available, funding through the program can be used for items such as repairing a broken door, installing new locks, and replacing clothing or bedding taken as evidence.

The shelter program provides emergency housing to female survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children. 24-hour advocacy and supportive services are provided in the shelter as well as through community-based victim service programs.

Crime Victim Justice Unit: - Advises crime victims of their rights and monitors the enforcement of those rights - Assists victims who believe they have been treated unfairly in the criminal justice system - Provides information about available financial resources, including the Emergency Fund, the Auto Theft Impound Fund, and the Reimbursement Program - Provides information about the investigation and prosecution process - Provides victims with information and referral to local victim advocates and services - Provides written materials on crime victim rights and issues Victim Information and Notification Everyday - VINE: - Automated telephone notification system providing crime victims with an offender's custody status and location, criminal charge information, sentence expiration date, and referral information for law enforcement and victim services provider organizations. Service is available 24 hours a day. ?- Automated information and notification system that notifies registered users upon a change in an offender's status. Victims can be notified by automated phone message, email, or text message. ?

- Law enforcement records and files - Crime victim/witness assistance - Missing persons location assistance - City emergency management - Animal control - Firearm permits - General crime reporting

Community corrections system with services including: - Assistance to crime victims - Community service work programs - Diversion of appropriate low-risk offenders - Monitoring and enforcement of court orders - Probation services for adult and juvenile offenders

Law enforcement services for Sibley County: - General crime reporting - 911 dispatch office - County jail - Issues gun permits - Missing persons location assistance - General crime/witness support Contract police service for New Auburn and Green Isle; part-time contract police services for the communities of Winthrop and Arlington

Prosecutes criminal matters, juvenile delinquency, child neglect, child support, civil commitments and defends the county in civil suits. Assists with the following: - Crime victim services - Law library

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Family court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Law library - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Services include: - Personal safety planning - Assistance with finding safe (shelter) housing - Transportation to court, safety, and medical care - Orders for Protection and harassment restraining orders - Attendance at court appearances resulting from domestic assault in Hennepin County - Assistance with lock changes, food, shelter and phone reconnection/repair, window and door repair due to assault

- Assistance with locating missing individuals - Car seat installation assistance ?- City police department - DARE program - Drug Task Force participant - General crime reporting - General victim/witness support - Police K-9 - Safe and Sober Program

Works with victims of general crimes, including physical assault, harassment, stalking, identity theft, attempted murder, and men who are victims of intimate partner violence, in addition to other crime victimizations. Provides support through services: - Assists in applying for compensation assistance from the Crime Reparations Board - Assists in filing Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders - Assists in preparing a victim impact statement - Assists with restitution paperwork - Being a liaison between the victim, the police department, and the county attorney - Provides crisis intervention for victims - Provides help through the crisis line - Provides referrals to community and area agencies. Grant funds (when available) are used to meet the emergency needs of crime victims - Provides victim rights information - Support and guidance through medical, law enforcement, and legal processes Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, the following expenses: - Cleanup of a crime scene - Purchase and installation of necessary home security devices - Reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses that the victim incurred to attend court proceedings that were held at a location other than the place where the crime occurred, due to the change in venue - Reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehicle - Replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged, or stolen as a result of a crime - Transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim such as medical facilities and facilities of the criminal justice system. - When available, funding through the program can be used for items such as repairing a broken door, installing new locks, and replacing clothing or bedding taken as evidence.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Adult and juvenile probation - Prosecution of felonies, gross, and petty misdemeanors - Third-party involuntary commitments

Law enforcement agency: - General crime reporting - Law enforcement records/files - Missing persons location assistance - Victim/Witness support

Service prosecutes individuals for felonies occurring in Polk County and acts as legal counsel to the county government of Polk County Coordinated Victim Services: Crime victim services, including informing victims of their rights

Municipal police department - Animal control unit - Crime victim/witness support - Law enforcement records and files - Missing persons location assistance

- County Counsel - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments, guardianships, conservatorships - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Provides criminal and delinquency prosecution as the District Attorney - Victim/witness coordinator: advises crime victims of their legal rights and the status of their cases

Provides law enforcement and community services, including: - County Communication Center 911 - County jail - Court security - Criminal investigation - Emergency Management - Law enforcement records and files - Missing persons location assistance - Prisoner transports - Search and rescue - Victim assistance - Warrants- Gun permits

- Crime investigation - Crime reporting - Crime witness support - Crime victim support - City patrol - Missing persons

County sheriff's department: - Crime reporting - Law enforcement records/files - Crime victim/witness support - 911 Services - Firearm permits - Missing persons location assistance

- Assistance for victims - Advocacy - Orders For Protection - Crime Reparations - Individual and Group support - Medical and Legal Information or support - Community Education

Assists victims, survivors, and their loved ones of impaired driving crashes by providing information on crime victims' rights and information on financial assistance for crime victims Provides services to victims, survivors, and loved ones of impaired driving crashes, including: - Applications for restitution - Attorney referral - Criminal justice advocacy - Crisis counseling - Grief support - Information and referral - Support groups - Victim impact statements Community awareness and education on drunk driving and its consequences for adults, college students, and teens Professional trainings for law enforcement, fire, EMS, clergy, and allied service providers by special arrangement