Resources and Publications

There are a variety of state agencies and community organizations that may be able to provide assistance and support to crime victims. Listing here is for informational purposes only and not an endorsement of the web content or the organization.

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PUBLICATIONS

VSU Publication Order Form

The Victims’ Services Unit provides victims’ resources materials and publications to Probation Departments, Victim Witness Centers, and other state agencies. These items are offered in a variety of languages. Please use the VSU Publications Request Form below to submit a request for additional materials.

  • VSU Publication Order Form
  • VSU Publication Order Form webform
    If you run into any issues or have any questions, please contact VSUPublications@doj.ca.gov
  • AB 60 - Restorative Justice Brochure
    This brochure provides information about Assembly Bill (AB) 60, restorative justice, and how to access restorative justice services across California.
  • Appeals and Victims Rights Brochure
    This publication provides an overview of the appeal process and how victims and their families can track these matters and obtain on-going victim services support throughout the appeal process.
  • Publicación Apelaciones y derechos de las víctimas
    Esta publicación ofrece una visión general del proceso de apelación y de cómo las víctimas y sus familias pueden hacer seguimiento de estos asuntos y obtener apoyo continuo de servicios a víctimas durante todo el proceso de apelación.
  • Marsy's Card
  • Victims’ Services Unit Brochure
  • For Law Enforcement Use: Your Rights as a Victim of Sexual Assault Brochure
    In an effort to assist local law enforcement agencies in meeting this requirement, the California Attorney General’s Office has developed the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights card that specifies all mandated information and can be used by any agency as their own. Simply download the card in any of the selected languages below and replace the prompts with agency information.

    This publication provides details on the rights sexual assault victims have and how to track the status of sexual assault kits for victims. Additional national resources are provided in the publication.
  • Your Rights as a Victim of Sexual Assault Brochure
    This publication provides details on the rights sexual assault victims have and how to track the status of sexual assault kits for victims. Additional national resources are provided in the publication.
  • SUS DERECHOS como víctima de agresión sexual
    Esta publicación proporciona detalles sobre los derechos que tienen las víctimas de agresión sexual y cómo rastrear el estado de los kits de agresión sexual para las víctimas. En la publicación se proporcionan recursos nacionales adicionales.
  • Hate Crimes Information
    This brochure provides an overview on the definition of hate crimes, and how to distinguish between a hate crime and a hate incident. It also provides guidance on what to do if you witness a hate crime, or find yourself or someone you know the victim of a hate crime.
  • Publicación Incidentes y delitos de odio
    Este folleto ofrece una visión general de la definición de los delitos motivados por el odio y cómo distinguir entre un delito motivado por el odio y un incidente motivado por el odio. También proporciona orientación sobre qué hacer si eres testigo de un crimen de odio, o te encuentras a ti mismo o a alguien que conoces como víctima de un crimen de odio.
  • A Victim's Guide to the Capital Case Process
    Provides crime victims and the general public with a comprehensive guide to the death penalty appellate process. This guide developed by the Victims' Services Unit seeks to clearly explain the capital appeals process from the original trial through to the execution. In California, death penalty appeals may take between 12 and 20 years to reach resolution due to constitutional safeguards guaranteed each inmate. These delays often cause frustration for surviving victims and their families.
  • Vacatur Guidance and Toolkit
    Vacatur relief allows survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence to petition the court to vacate and destroy nonviolent criminal records caused by their victimization. Details regarding eligibility, the legal process and the Penal Code Section 236.14 & 236.15 Vacatur Relief is provided in this guidance and toolkit.

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