Victim Resources, Contacts & Links

Domestic Violence Case Orientation & Resource Program (DV CORP)

One of the missions of the Domestic Violence Unit at the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office is to hold domestic violence offenders accountable for their criminal conduct, while at the same time providing resources and assistance to victims that will enable them to make safe choices for themselves and their families.

In order to better serve domestic violence victims and to ensure a continued standard of excellence in handling domestic violence cases, the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office Domestic Violence Unit offers a program called Domestic Violence Case Orientation and Resource Program (DV CORP).

This program offers domestic violence victims the opportunity to obtain community resource information the day after an offender has been arrested for domestic violence. It also provides victims with an overview of the criminal court process so that victims know what to expect through the process. This program is available for victims in all felony domestic violence cases and for victims in misdemeanor domestic violence cases handled by the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office.

DV CORP provides domestic violence victims with community resource information immediately following an arrest in order to address their needs as quickly as possible.

Victims will also obtain assistance understanding the court process, which will help make a domestic violence victim’s journey through the criminal justice system less daunting.

A victim’s participation in this program is completely voluntary. If a victim is unable to attend DV CORP the day after the offender is arrested, the victim can choose to attend DV CORP on a different day by contacting the unit at the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office.

Victim Impact Statements

At sentencing, every victim of a crime is given the opportunity to submit and/or speak before the court about how they were impacted by the crime done to them. A prosecutor or designated family member can read the statement before the court if the victim wishes for that.