supervisor olague: maria bee, chief of the victim services unit. >> good morning, supervisors. i am chief of the victim services division in the da's office. befo s

supervisor olague: maria bee, chief of the victim services unit. >> good morning, supervisors. i am chief of the victim services division in the da's office. before i start giving an overview of the victim services division and what we do, i want to reiterate what lt. fox said about the partnerships we have with both our system-based partners and our community-based partners. without those rich, streamlined partnerships, our work would not be possible. we would not be able to do what we do. the victim services division has 12 advocates, one restitution specialists, and eight claims staff. three of the advocates are specially trained to work with child victims. we send them to whatever training we can find that will teach them about child development and best practices, evidence-based practices. the advocates participate in the multidisciplinary interviews with the prosecutor, with the police inspector, with cbs, and with the forensic interviewer. while the interview of the child is going on, the advocates are meeting with the parents and explaining the process and explaining wh