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Victims’ rights expanded in juvenile cases, victim‑services director tells committee; gaps in outreach remain
Summary
Jennifer Pullman, director of the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, told lawmakers Act 160 (Senate Bill 224) strengthened victim rights in delinquency matters — including notification, restitution enforcement, and limited access to hearings for listed crimes — but she said practitioners and victims still need better outreach and training
Jennifer Pullman, director of the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, told the House Judiciary Committee that recent statutory changes (Act 160, enacted as part of Senate Bill 224) expanded victims’ rights in delinquency and certain youthful‑offender matters but that outreach to practitioners and victims has been uneven.
Pullman reviewed several changes the statute made: restoring victims’ ability to seek compensation by allowing access to a redacted affidavit of probable cause even when a young person’s record is sealed; clarifying that restitution judgments remain enforceable when records are sealed, consistent with State…
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