Special Victims Unit

The Special Victims Unit (SVU) was developed to handle the specialized vertical prosecution (the same Assistant Prosecuting Attorney handles all stages of the prosecution whenever possible) of cases involving some of society's most vulnerable victims. The Assistant Prosecutors and Victim Advocates in this unit have specialized training and typically prosecute crimes involving domestic violence, sexual assault or victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialized handling, such as the very young, the elderly and/or or vulnerable adults. Members of the SVU are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to handle both in-custody and not-in-custody warrants, to answer questions, sign search warrants, and to generally provide assistance to law enforcement agencies.

Units

The Special Victims Unit includes the following units: