This section of the 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide (NCVRW) provides resources to raise awareness of NCVRW and promote options, services, and hope for survivors of crime in your community. 

Here, you will find:

• a sample proclamation you can share with public officials to issue at the start of NCVRW (Modelo de proclamación / 宣言样本 / إبلاغ عینة / Tuyên Bố Mẫu).
   
• a list of victims’ rights landmarks that can be used in your awareness efforts, including a special commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).
   
• a commemorative calendar that you can use to help plan awareness efforts throughout the year.
   
• ideas for special events.
   
• tips about how to find relevant facts and statistics about criminal victimization.
   
• answers to frequently asked questions.
   
• suggestions for how to keep raising awareness of victims’ rights throughout the year.
   
• additional resources about crime victims’ issues, as well as guides, curricula, and other training materials.