News April 8th 2015

U.S. Navy’s Victim Legal Counsel

April 8th, 2015

April marks sexual assault awareness and prevention month and the military has focused much effort on its prevention and care for victims of sexual assault.  One program lauded as an innovative, successful approach to victim support is the U.S. Navy’s Victim Legal Counsel (VLC) Program.  The VLC Program consists of 29 specially trained judge advocates in 24 fleet locations around the world.   The Navy implemented the VLC Program to offer …