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April 19-25 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
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HELENA — The Montana Attorney General’s Office is seeking nominations for the annual Matthew Dale Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award.
Any Montanan working with crime victims is eligible, including law enforcement personnel, domestic violence advocates, shelter staff, probation and parole officers, first responders, SANE nurses, judges, attorneys and volunteers.
Havre Assistant Chief of Police Jason Barkus received the award in the 2012 while working as a detective in the Havre Police Department.
The call for nominations coincides with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 19-25, which celebrates the progress made by survivors of crime and highlights the efforts of individuals across the country who work toward making victim services accessible for all.
Since 1993, the Outstanding Crime Victim Advocate Award has been coordinated by the Attorney General’s Office of Victim Services. The award is named in memory of Matt Dale, who directed the Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services for 17 years. Through Dale’s leadership, Montana instituted policies and programs to protect victims of domestic violence and prevent intimate partner homicides, including those in Indian Country. Over the course of his career, Dale became a national expert on the topic of domestic violence and travelled across the country speaking about Montana’s Fatality Review Commission, its Native American Fatality Review Team, and the work done by both groups. The award was named in Matt’s honor after his death in 2018.
Nominations are due by July 1; an application is available at https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020-Victim-Advocate-Award-Nomination-Form.pdf . For more information about the nomination process, contact Joan Eliel, Director of the Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services, at 406-444-1907 or [email protected]. For a list of previous winners, go to https://dojmt.gov/victims/crime-victim-advocates/outstanding-crime-victim-advocate-award-honorees .
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