Crime Victim Representation: The Marsy Project

The Marsy Project is a collaboration among three legal and social service providers — Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic (CROC), Open Door Legal (ODL), and Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence— that provides comprehensive, trauma-informed, victim-centered care to victims of crime.

Together, these three agencies help survivors and victims of crime navigate the criminal legal system by providing them with situation-specific legal advice in a confidential and attorney-client privileged context.

 

Protecting survivors’ rights and voices

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Crime victims have meaningful rights under Marsy’s Law, which is part of the California Constitution. But the criminal legal system can be complex; understanding these rights and how to assert them is not always easy.

To help ensure that survivors’ and victims’ voices do not get lost in the criminal process, CROC provides free legal information and services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout all stages of the criminal process that could impact their safety and privacy. Survivors and victims can also get connected with Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence, which removes barriers for Black women who have experienced domestic abuse to receive access to culturally sensitive resources. Victims of other crimes may receive support from Open Door Legal.

Services available through The Marsy Project to crime victims include, but are not limited to:

  • Information about the pros and cons of pursuing a criminal investigation

  • Information about the legal rights available to crime victims

  • Help navigating the investigation, prosecution, sentencing, and parole-related hearings

  • Representation in enforcing survivors’ rights under Marsy’s Law

 
 

GET HELP

The Marsy Project Intake Line: (415) 830-5672

Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking can call the Marsy Project Intake Line at (415) 830-5672. Domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims can also request an appointment with CROC for assistance with a restraining order by calling (415) 969-6711.

Victims of all other crimes can either call the Marsy Project Intake Line or can seek help directly with Open Door Legal online.

Additional information about crime victim rights is available through the California Victim Resource Center.