Welcome to the 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide.
This year’s NCVRW will be observed from April 21–27, and the theme is—
How would you help?
Options, services, and hope for crime survivors.
The purpose of this guide is simple: to help you commemorate NCVRW, to help you raise awareness of victims’ rights, and to help you start a conversation with those around you about how to be prepared to help survivors of crime. This guide has resources for everyone, including victim service providers, allied professionals, and community members and the general public.
Observed each April since 1981, NCVRW challenges all of us to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for all victims and survivors of crime.
Read on and explore the Resource Guide to learn how you can get involved.
Planning Your Outreach: Victim Service Providers & Allied Professionals
This section of the Resource Guide provides tips, tools, and templates to help you, your department, or your organization raises awareness of victims' rights and services. Find resources on how to craft a media plan, to raise awareness of victims’ rights through social media (including sample social media posts), to extend your reach through partnerships, and to prepare an effective community awareness presentation (including a sample presentation template).
Planning Your Outreach: Community Members & General Public
This section of the Resource Guide provides background information about NCVRW and offers materials to help you raise awareness of NCVRW. Find resources on how to develop your awareness messaging, to raise awareness of victims’ rights through social media (including sample social media posts), to prepare an effective community awareness presentation (including a sample presentation template), and to build community partnerships.
Working With the Media
Traditional media reach a broad, general audience through print newspapers, online publications, and radio and television broadcasts. These venues provide opportunities to draw attention to crime-related issues in your community, share information about the work of your organization, and ask for community support. Check out this section of the Resource Guide for information on working with reporters and for access to a sample press release, a letter to the editor, an opinion-editorial, and public service announcements.
Helpful Resources for Your Outreach
This section of the Resource Guide provides resources to raise awareness of NCVRW and promote options, services, and hope for survivors of crime in your community, including a sample proclamation, a history of the crime victims' rights movement, a calendar of 2024–2025 commemorations, sources for statistics, and frequently asked questions.
