RS 46:1860: Purpose

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide multiagency and multidisciplinary support and services to victims of abuse, sexual assault, stalking, cyberbullying, and human trafficking, to ensure that victims are able to access all needed services, to enhance victim safety, to increase offender accountability, and to reduce to a minimum the number of times the victim is questioned and examined and the number of places a victim must go to receive assistance.