VICTIM COURT SUPPORT PROGRAM
Victim court support caseworkers receive referrals for court support from justice and
community organizations such as Crown counsel, other justice agencies, local victim
service programs as well as self referrals from victims. These programs are provided by
staff located at the courthouse.
They work closely with Crown counsel, justice personnel, and other victim service
providers to ensure coordinated information and support is provided to victims,
witnesses and their families.
The victim court support program complements services currently provided by the local
police-based and community-based victim service programs.
KEY SERVICES
Victim Court Support Caseworkers can provide:
• Ongoing support to victims/witnesses and their families through court updates,
emotional support, and information.
• Assistance with Victim Impact Statements, applications for Crime Victim
Assistance and registration with the Victim Safety Unit.
• General information about the criminal justice system.
• Court tours and accompaniment to court/Crown interviews.
• Referrals to victims/witnesses at the Courthouse to reconnect them with existing
victim service programs and other community resources.
No appointment is necessary and the services are free of charge.
Victim Court Support Programs provide information and support to victims of all types
of crime. Currently, Victim Court Support Programs operate from the courthouses
located in Port Coquitlam, Surrey, Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court, and
Vancouver Provincial Court. A victim court support caseworker also provides services to
the First Nations Court in New Westminster and North Vancouver.
Ministry of
Justice
Victim Services
and Crime
Prevention
Division
Mailing Address:
302 – 815 Hornby
Street
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2E6
Telephone: 604 660-5199
Facsimile: 604 660-5340
Website:
www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices
www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/crimeprevention
CONTACT INFORMATION (Updated September 2014)
Vancouver Provincial Court
Jessica Hope and Nicole Redekop
222 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A2S8
Ph: 604-660-4217
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Downtown Community Court:
Marilynne Johnny and Lisa Kimura
Downtown Community Court
211 Gore Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 0B6
Ph: 604-660-8759 or 604-660-8845
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Port Coquitlam:
Tanya Cacic
Port Coquitlam Provincial Court
Room 324 - 2620 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 3B2
Ph: 604-927-2250
Fax: 604-927-2258
Email: [email protected]
Surrey:
Jenna Becker, Nazreen Gafoor, and Bethany Estiverne
Surrey Provincial Court
3rd Floor, 14340 57th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3X 1B2
Ph: 604-572-2229 or 604-572-2231
Fax: 604-572-2399
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Branch Contacts:
Kay MacIntosh, Victim Support Worker
Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division
Email: [email protected] Ph: 604-660-5343
Freda Ens, Victim Support Worker
First Nations Court; Support for Missing/Murdered Woman cases
Email: [email protected] Ph: 604-660-5103
Corrine Hunt, Aboriginal Victim Court Support Worker
First Nations Court, New Westminster and North Vancouver
Email: [email protected] Ph: 604-660-5320
Alix Logie, Victim Support Worker
Various program locations
Email: [email protected]
Steve Ford, Director, Justice and Safety Programs
Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division
302- 815 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2E6
Email: [email protected] Ph: 604-660-5354