Eaton County Prosecutor welcomes new canine victim’s advocate

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (WILX) – Monday the Eaton County Prosecutor’s Workplace announced the employment of a new target advocate in their place of work. Strider, a 1 and 1/2-calendar year-previous Golden Retriever/Labrador blend, will aid and advocate for little ones and grownup criminal offense victims.

Pursuing 3 weeks of obtaining acquainted with his new loved ones, Strider officially starts off do the job on Wednesday, April 20.

Strider will be introduced to the Eaton County Board of Commissioners for the duration of their conference on the night of Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Space at the Eaton County Courthouse.

The Canine Advocacy Program (CAP) supports victims by helping to reduce some of their anxiety when concerned in the criminal justice system. The canine are properly trained and donated by Leader Puppies for the Blind, dependent in Rochester, MI.

An Assistant Prosecutor from the office will be responsible for Strider, and his handler will be skilled Victim Advocates in just the business.

Dan Cojanu, Vice-President & Application Director of CAP, was enthusiastic to have Strider begin do the job in the Eaton County Prosecutor’s Workplace.

“CAP is energized for the Eaton County Prosecutors’ business office to go on their superior get the job done with canine advocates,” Cojanu explained. “The citizens of Eaton County are lucky to have a ahead-considering Prosecuting Attorney who is eager to ‘step outside the house of the box’ to assistance kids who have been victimized.”

Canine Advocate Reagan, when not retiring at this time, will move to emeritus position. Reagan continue to has various victims he will keep on to work with right up until their cases are finished.

“I was happy to deliver Reagan to the Eaton County Prosecutor’s Workplace almost 10 decades in the past, as an additional software to assistance small children who ought to be a portion of the criminal justice method. Reagan on normal has 20 conferences a month with victims and witnesses of crimes,” claimed Prosecutor Doug Lloyd. “Anything we can do to ease a victim’s practical experience in acquiring to communicate to officers, lawyers or in court is a little something I come to feel we must do. Bringing on Strider will allow for us to keep on this fantastic custom simply because we previously see Strider as an advocate who will help victims and primarily kids, who are hesitant to discuss and unfamiliar with the court method as nicely as enable them get via the authorized procedure.”

For far more facts about the Canine Advocacy Plan, check out www.capmich.com or www.fb.com/CanineAdvocacyProgram.

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