Keyanna Young
Victim Services Specialist
Hampton,VA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Victim Services Specialist
Hampton Commonwealth Attorney's Office
10.2019 - Current
- Provide crisis intervention services and specialized referrals for victims and witnesses of crime.
- Ensured victims and witnesses were provided adequate services based on victim bill of rights.
- Positively engaged with victims and witnesses and maintained professional appearance as company representative.
- Developed process improvements to enhance overall delivery of service to crime victims.
- Provide information to victims and witnesses on developments in investigations and adjudication of their respective cases.
- Assist victims with obtaining resources such as crime compensation through the Virginia Victims Fund.
- Arrange accommodations for meetings, court accompaniment, as well as transportation as it relates to the prosecution of a criminal case.
- Provide outreach to the community as a representative from the Victim Services Unit to include planning and volunteering at events.
Victim Witness Advocate
Charleston County Government Solicitor's Office
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Accompanied victims and witnesses to court to clarify processes and procedures.
- Assisted crime victims and witnesses through the entire criminal justice process including their rights and responsibilities
- Offer victims and witnesses who are in need of crisis intervention, one on one support and referrals through the South Carolina Office of Victim Assistance (SOVA) in order to assist with medical bills or property loss incurred due to being a victim of crime.
- Maintained confidential files to include all victim information as well as the offender's past and present criminal record.
- Provided services to victims to include the victim's compensation fund, domestic violence coalitions,homicide support groups, and child advocacy support and crisis intervention, safety planning and procedures.
- Designed a "Murder Book" to display all murder cases from the years 2013-2018 in chronological order to track statistics throughout the Charleston County area
Victim Advocate
Aiken County Solicitor's Office
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Assisted crime victims and witnesses through the entire criminal justice process including their rights and responsibilities
- Provided courtroom assistance to various victims and their families
- Provided services to victims to include the victim's compensation fund, domestic violence coalitions, homicide support groups, child advocacy support and crisis intervention, safety planning and procedures
- Worked closely with all Law Enforcement Agencies, Social Service Agencies, and non-profit organizations to schedule investigatory interviews
- Received advice from supervisor and solicitors in order to provide adequate advocacy to victims following the Victim Bill of Rights and to follow office guidelines
- Provided the proper assistance needed throughout duties as a victim advocate to individuals in distress by creating a risk assessment plan
- Notified each victim of case progression, interviews with investigators, conferences with solicitors, and court appearances
- Provided emotional support to victims throughout the entire prosecution phase as well as during the parole stage after conviction
- Assisted domestic violence victims in getting civilian and military orders of protection from violent family members
- Provided the office of probation, parole, and pardons with current victim information in order to bridge the gap between the two agencies
- Created and maintained a social media platform for the entire Victim/Witness Program
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice
Columbia College
Columbia, SC10.2016
Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
- Assessments
- Filing & organization
- Client Relationships
- Project Management
- Adaptable
- Attentive
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Cultural Competency
Timeline
Victim Services Specialist
Hampton Commonwealth Attorney's Office
10.2019 - Current
Victim Witness Advocate
Charleston County Government Solicitor's Office
02.2016 - 02.2018
Victim Advocate
Aiken County Solicitor's Office
02.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice
Columbia College
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