Victims' Rights, Victims' Compensation
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State Office of Victim Assistance - SOVA in the Schools
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Standing Up for Victims, Communities and Taxpayers
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services is committed to providing motivated offenders with the opportunity to succeed - but only in the framework of public safety. We work to make offenders taxpayers rather than tax burdens and focus extensively on preserving the rights of victims and restoring their quality of life.
State Office of Victim Assistance - Appeals Process Brochure
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State Office of Victim Assistance - Crime Victims' Compensation Brochure
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State Office of Victim Assistance - Outreach Victim Services Brochure
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State Office of Victim Assistance - Restitution and Subrogation Brochure
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State Office of Victim Assistance - SOVA in the Schools
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Victim Assistance for Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery. Human trafficking is tied with arms as the second largest criminal industry in the world today – after drug dealing – and is the fastest growing. Victims of human trafficking in the U.S. who are non-U.S. citizens are eligible to receive a special visa and other benefits and services through the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). Victims who are U.S. citizens may already be eligible to receive many of these benefits. These benefits and services include access to social service programs and immigration assistance needed to help victims safely and securely rebuild their lives in the United States.
Victim Services
The S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services created the Office of Victim Services (OVS) in 1986. We were the first probation/parole agency in the country to hire staff whose sole responsibility was to work with victims.
