Sample Prosecution Letters
OJP has developed a set of sample prosecution letters that cover the wide variety of notification letters that must be sent to victims during the course of a prosecution. The sample letter set and model notice below are in Word so that they can be customized
by the prosecutor's office.
Sample Prosecution Letters to Victims (Word document)
Model Post Conviction Notice to Victims (Word document)
Post Conviction: Victim Rights and Information (brochure)
Crime Victim Rights (brochure)
The Crime Victim Rights brochure
satisfies the prosecutor's statutory obligation under Minnesota Statutes
section 611A.02(c).
Both the Post Conviction brochure and model notice satisfy the prosecutor's obligation under Minnesota Statutes section 611A.039, subd. 1. Sample postconviction notification request forms that victims can complete are included in the set of Sample Prosecution Letters to Victims.
Crime Victim Brochures
OJP has crime victim brochures
available to prosecutors' offices at no cost.
For those offices who wish to create their own crime victim rights brochure, a Word template is available to assist in that process.
English
| Spanish
For the content of any crime victim brochure in a Word document, please make request to the CVJU at cvju.ojp@state.mn.us. Content is available in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong.
Expungements
Prosecutors have notification obligations to victims when an offender has requested an expungement. The following are information sheets for prosecutors and for victims
Expungements
and Victims (for prosecutors)
Expungement and Victims (for victims)
Crime Victim Rights
A reference guide listing statutory crime victim rights, organized by
criminal justice professionals. It includes court rules and best
practices related to crime victim rights.
A comprehensive guide (formerly called the "Blue Book") that includes descriptions of crime victim rights and case law related to crime victim rights, as well as the criminal justice system and supports available to victims..
Victim witness assistants
The following resources
cover many aspects of a victim witness assistant’s work with the crime victims involved
in the criminal justice system.
Resources on Crime Victim Issues
Professionals: Click here
for a comprehensive list of national organizations, federal agencies, and
information clearinghouses devoted to crime victim issues.
Victims: Click here
for a list of state and national resources for crime victims.
