Victim Services

The Florida Atlantic University Police Department’s Victim Services assists students, staff, faculty, and community members with the traumatizing consequences of being a victim of crime even if the crime occurred off campus. At Victim Services, advocates are available to help any FAU community member who identifies as a victim understand what resources are available to them and how to navigate the processes they may want to go through. You do not have to submit an official report to speak to an advocate. Victim Services is available Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm in the S.E. Wimberly Library room 156. Advocates are also available through the 24-hour number, 561-297-0500 (ask to speak to an advocate). Advocates do not maintain the rights to confidentiality; however, advocates work to refer victims to confidential services available on and off campus as needed.

To learn more about your rights and options, please click on the link below:

Victim Rights Brochure

Folleto De Los Derechos De Las Víctimas

At Florida Atlantic University Police Department, we want to provide the members of our community, who are criminally victimized, with information and services to lessen the impact of victimization. Victim Services are also available to campus visitors who may be victimized on any FAU campus. The Victim Advocate can:

• Provide Crisis Intervention
• Give you information about victim’s rights according to Florida Statutes
• Help you evaluate your options
• Document your victimization for school or employers
• Help you create a Safety Plan
• Give you information and assistance about reporting crimes both within and outside the University
• Accompany you to appointments at police stations, the state attorney's office, court rooms, Dean of Students, judicial hearings and elsewhere
• Provide you with referrals to social services such as counseling, legal and medical
• Coordinate assistance and services based on your individual needs
• Explain how the judicial process works
• Provide you with information about the progress of your individual case
• Explain and assist you in applying for Victim compensation as designated by Florida Statute
• Act as your liaison to the Criminal Justice Community

Places to Report

FAU Police Department This department assists in all emergency and safety concerns on campus. Any reports can be made at the FAU PD location, or it can be made via the phone. An officer can also meet you somewhere on campus in order to take a report. Any member within the FAU community or even non-members can contact FAU PD for any concerns or issues they may encounter. Reports can be made anonymously and non-anonymously. Filing a police report is not solely done so to press charges. A police report can be filed as an informational in order to start a paper trail. In case of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1. If it is a non-emergency report, please call 561-297-3500. The FAU Police Department is located on all campuses. The following link will help determine which number to call or the location of FAU PD based on your campus: http://www.fau.edu/police/contact.php 

Victim Services is also available for student related concerns that do not meet the criminal threshold. Any such concerns can be reported here: https://www.fau.edu/report/

For questions or more information regarding the university process, please visit: https://www.fau.edu/dean/victimservices/

YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A POLICE REPORT TO TALK WITH AN ADVOCATE.   While making an official report is encouraged, it is not required. Victim Services are available even if the crime is not reported.

Community Resources

Palm Beach County	Broward County
Palm Beach County Victim Services Division* (Certified Rape Crisis Center) Hotline: 561-833-7273	Women In Distress (Certified Domestic Violence Provider) Crisis Hotline: 954-761-1133 Phone: 954-760-9800
AVDA – Aid to survivors of Domestic Violence* (Certified Domestic Violence Provider) Crisis Hotline: 1-800-355-8547	Nancy J. Cotterman Center (NJCC)* (Certified Rape Crisis Center) Sexual Assault Helpline: 954-761-7273
Hope When You Need It Most/ 211 Palm Beach* (24-Hour Crisis Help Line) Phone: 211	Broward Legal Aid Phone: 954-765-8950
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Phone: (561) 655-8944	211 Broward* 24 Hour Crisis Help Line Phone: 211 Text: 898211
Young Women’s Christian Association Phone: (561) 640-0050 24-hour Domestic Violence Crisis Line: (561) 640-9844 or (800) 973-9922

 

For university resources: https://www.fau.edu/dean/victimservices/

* Services marked with an asterisk (*) maintain rights to confidentiality and provide confidential services to their clients.

 

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