If you are a victim of a crime in Pennsylvania, you are automatically entitled to a number of different rights. These rights include the following. 

• To receive information about basic services, including your eligibility to receive financial assistance
• To provide input into the sentencing and post-sentencing decisions as well as on the offender's release, parole, community treatment, work release, etc. 
• If the abuser named in the Protection From Abuse (PFA) order is jailed for either a violation of the order or for a personal injury crime against a victim protected by the order, then you have the right to receive immediate notice of his or her release on bail
• To know the details of the final outcome of your case
• To be accompanied to all criminal court proceedings by a family member, a victim advocate, or a support person
• To be informed about the offenders status, including bail, escape, release, and arrest
• To receive help in preparing an oral and/or written victim impact statement

For more information regarding your rights as a victim, you can visit www.pacrimevictims.com or contact our victim advocate Chris Doheny at 215-257-6876 ext. 223 or cdoheny@perkasiepd.org. 

You can also find a copy of our crime victims packet, including victim rights information, attached to this webpage.