New Jersey VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday)

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Providing crime victims peace-of-mind by knowing where their offenders are. This important information is only a phone call away at: 1-877-VINE-4-NJ

What will VINE do for me?

The New Jersey VINE Service will tell you if an offender is in custody in the State of New Jersey and will give you other important information. VINE will also let you register telephone numbers where you can be notified if an offender is released or transferred.

What do I need to do?

Register with VINE – Call toll-free 1-877-846-3465 from a touch-tone phone and follow the directions. Please have any of the following Offender information ready:
Offender Name_______________ Date of Birth_____________
SBI (State Bureau of Identification) Number__________________
Leave your number. If the offender is in custody, you can leave a phone number to be notified if there is a change in the offender’s status. Do not leave a phone number that is answered by a switchboard. Enter the area code, phone number followed by the pound (#) key.
Create a PIN. When the VINE Service asks, make up and enter a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be easy for you to remember. Write your PIN below for future reference. The New Jersey VINE service will ask for the PIN code
when it calls you.
My PIN is ___ ___ ___ ___ Date I Registered____________

VINE Facts

The offender will not know you are registered
If you are not at home, the New Jersey VINE Service will leave a message on an answering machine. If there is no answer, VINE will keep calling back un till you enter your PIN code or until 24 hours have passed.
Since the New Jersey VINE Service calls automatically when an offender’s custody status changes you may get a notification call in the middle of the night.
Do not leave a phone number with the New Jersey VINE Service that rings to a switchboard.
If you have caller ID, calls from VINE will display as from the 502 area code. If you any other call blocking/Interception device, please be aware that calls will not get through.
You can leave more than one phone number with New Jersey VINE Service.
The New Jersey VINE Service monitors offenders in the New Jersey’s County Jails, the New Jersey Department of Correction, New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission and the New Jersey Parole Board.
Do not depend soley on the New Jersey VINE Service or any other single porgram for you protection. Make the New Jersey VINE Service part of your safety.

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Victims of Violent Crimes — Crime Victims Bill of Rights (NJS 52:4B-36)

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Without the participation and cooperation of crime victims and witnesses, the criminal justice system would cease to function. The rights of these individuals should be given full recognition and protection. The State has the responsibility to enhance and protect the necessary role of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal justice process. In furtherance of this, the improved treatment of these persons should be assured through the establishment of specific rights. These rights are among the most fundamental and important in assuring public confidence in the criminal justice system.

Crime victims and witnesses are entitled to the following rights:

A. To be treated with dignity and compassion by the criminal justice system

B. To be informed about the criminal justice process

C. To be free from intimidation

D. To have inconveniences associated with participation in the criminal justice process minimized to the fullest extent possible

E. To make at least one telephone call provided the call is reasonable in both length and location called

F. To medical assistance if, in the judgment of the law enforcement agency, medical assistance appears necessary

G. To be notified if presence in court is not needed

H. To be informed about available remedies, financial assistance and social services

I. To be compensated for their loss whenever possible

J. To be provided a secure, but not necessarily separate, waiting area during court proceedings

K. To be advised of case progress and final disposition

L. To the prompt return of property when no longer needed as evidence

M. To submit a written statement about the impact of the crime to a representative of the county prosecutor’s office which shall be considered prior to the prosecutor’s final decision concerning whether formal criminal charges will be filed

N. To make, prior to sentencing, an in-person statement directly to the sentencing court concerning the impact of the crime. This statement is to be made in addition to the statement permitted for inclusion in the presentence report by N.J.S. 2C:44-6. In any homicide prosecution the victim’s survivor may display directly to the sentencing court at the time of this statement a photograph of the victim taken before the homicide.