Victims & Witnesses of Crime Information Page

EARL R. BUTLER
SHERIFF

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Committed to

Honor, Duty and Service

through programs for victims and witnesses of crimes.

The Victim and Witness Protection Act

The Federal Victim and Witness Protection Act and the North Carolina Fair Treatment for Victims and Witnesses Act directs that certain services be made available to victims and witnesses of serious crimes, as well as to the families of murder victims and to seriously injured children. In Cumberland County, these services are available through.

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
Coordinator: Kathleen Watts

Phone # (910) 677-5454
Monday-Friday 8-5 PM
Weekends & Evenings, Call
Watch Commander at (910) 677-5432

Impact of Victimization

Your response to the event will depend on the way you typically handle a stressful situation and what support, if any, is available to you.

The common reactions are:

• Cognitive
• Emotional
• Physical
• The common emotions are:
• Anger
• Disbelief
• Disorientation
• Fear
• Guilt
• Hyper-alertness
• Isolation
• Paranoia
• Shock
• One of the first things to pay attention to is your need to feel safe, take precautions to make yourself feel safe, enabling you to restore some sense of being in control.