Thornton/Northglenn Police
Departments - Victim Services Unit

The Purpose of Victim Advocates

The Victim Services Unit provides victims with support, assistance and crisis intervention at a time when it is most needed. The initial shock following a crime, sudden death or other trauma is harsh and painful for those involved. Police Officers present at the scene of a crime or accident act with compassion and sympathy, but their primary responsibility is related to law enforcement protocol such as crime scene investigation and filling out police reports.

That’s why Victim Advocate Units have been created. Victim Services Advocates solely focus their attention on the victims. Their primary purpose is to help the victim and family cope with the crisis at hand. The Thornton/Northglenn Victim Services Unit is staffed by dedicated and highly-trained advocates who are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond immediately to the scene of a crime, accident or victim’s home at the request of a police officer.

Victim Advocates are there to support victims through the immediate trauma. Later, advocates may provide follow-up with referral information to further aid victims and their families through the healing process.

Call us directly to reach a Victim Advocate...

Thornton Victim Services Unit

    720-977-5172
    720-977-5180/TDD

Thornton Police Records (24 hours)...............720-977-5140

Northglenn Victim Services Unit

    303-450-8579
    303-450-8728
    303-450-3031/TDD

Northglenn Police Records (24 hours)...............303-450-8892

Resources for Victims

• 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
  1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton 80601
  303-659-1161
  
  
• 17th Judicial Victim Compensation & Victim Witnesses
  303-835-5614
  
  
• Alternatives to Family Violence (Service 24 hours)
  303-289-4441/TDD
  
  
• Asian Pacific Development Center
  (Services for Asian populations)
  303-393-0304
  
  
• RAAP–Rape Assistance & Awareness Hotline
  (Service 24 hours)
  303-322-7273/TDD
  
  
• Parents of Murdered Children & Other Survivors of Homicide
  303-772-6004
  
  
• Project Safeguard
  303-637-7761
  
  
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  303-425-5905