Crime Victim Services Archives

Offering Comfort and a Warm Paw to Victims of Sexual Assault

by Louise McGrody | Jul 28, 2021 | Advocacy, Crime Victim Services

Offering Comfort and a Warm Paw to Victims of Sexual Assault If you spend time at our LCS Northwest office in Spokane, you will likely meet a pair of nearly...

Judge Robert Gets His Day in Court

by Steve Haviland | May 6, 2020 | Crime Victim Services

Judge Robert Gets His Day in Court (Editor’s Note: We have changed names of the victim and his mother to protect their identities. This story deals with the...

Advocates Question Proposed Title IX Changes

by Steve Haviland | Jan 18, 2019 | Crime Victim Services

The U.S. Department of Education has proposed changes to Title IX of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 that would alter how universities handle sexual violence....

Believing People and Treating Them with Respect

by Steve Haviland | Jan 8, 2018 | Crime Victim Services

(Editor’s note: This story deals with sexual assault. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer crisis response advocate for us in Spokane, please contact...

Protection Orders improve for Sexual Assault Victims

by Steve Haviland | May 15, 2017 | Crime Victim Services

Advocacy teamwork helped lead to improved protection orders for sexual assault victims in Washington State. With a stroke of Governor Jay Inslee’s pen Friday,...

Teaming Up with Gonzaga for Sexual Assault Advocacy

by Steve Haviland | Feb 15, 2017 | Crime Victim Services

Sexual assault is an uncomfortable topic. How sexual assault is handled on campus is a difficult issue for students and universities. A collaborative program...