By Amanda Harrison
A ceremony in Mount Pleasant marked the end of Victims Rights Awareness Week Friday.
During the ceremony Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick was awarded the 2012 Crime Victim Advocate of the Year Award presented by the Michigan Crime Victim Foundation.
Burdick said although he's grateful for the recognition, Victim's Rights Awareness Week is not about him but the victims.
Burdick stresses that victims have a wide range of rights that sometimes they're not aware of.
"They have not only statutory rights but constitutional rights, to be informed of the process, to have a say in the process, to be present at court hearings, to have their voices heard and again because the system can be intimidating sometimes it's really important that they know that and we try to get them to know that upfront to get them to participate again in what is sometimes an arduous journey that they have to take."
Burdick said the legal process may be daunting but with the support of a legal team victims can get through it.