New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 641. Objectives of fair treatment standards

(a) availability of crime victim compensation;

(b) availability of appropriate public or private programs that provide counseling, treatment or support for crime victims, including but not limited to the following:  rape crisis centers, victim/witness assistance programs, elderly victim services, victim assistance hotlines and domestic violence shelters;

(c) the role of the victims in the criminal justice process, including what they can expect from the system as well as what the system expects from them;  and

(d) stages in the criminal justice process of significance to a crime victim, and the manner in which information about such stages can be obtained.

(a) the arrest of an accused;

(b) the initial appearance of an accused before a judicial officer;

(c) the release of an accused pending judicial proceedings;  and

(d) proceedings in the prosecution of the accused including entry of a plea of guilty, trial, sentencing, but prior to sentencing specific information shall be provided regarding the right to seek restitution and reparation, and where a term of imprisonment is imposed, specific information shall be provided regarding maximum and minimum terms of such imprisonment.