Victim Rights and Services
Community of Practice Virtual Gathering: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Victims’ Rights in Tribal Communities
2021 Dallas Crime Victims’ Rights Week
31st Memorial Services for Crime Victims and Their Families (Maryland)
View the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
Victims’ Rights Week Conference
Columbia, SC
Law Enforcement Based Victims Specialist Program
August 2020 Featured Resources
Getting Ready for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
In 2021, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be commemorated April 18–24. Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart selected the theme—Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.—to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
Crime Victim Law Virtual Conference
32nd Annual Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance Virtual Conference
Multidisciplinary Responses to Complex Homicide Cases Webinar
Mass Violence and Terrorism Volunteer Management Webinar
Mass Violence and Terrorism Volunteer Management Webinar
Developing a Co-Response to a Mass Violence Incident During a Community Crisis Expert Q&A Webinar
The Victim Assistance Field and the Profession of Social Work
Supportive Services Available to Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Military – A Military- and Community-Based Collaboration Expert Q&A Webinar
Closing the Gap Between Values and Reality: Disability Inclusion in Culturally Specific Programs (Webinar)
Responding to Terrorism Victims: Oklahoma City and Beyond
2020 VOCA National Training Conference
Do all victims have the right to present an impact statement?
2020 NCVRW Theme Video Clip
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
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2020 NCVRW Theme Video
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
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National Organization for Victim Assistance 46th Annual Training Event (Webinar)
Victim Rights and Services
Being a victim of crime and navigating the criminal justice system can be a frightening and confusing experience. But with funding authorized under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, and through the dedicated efforts of advocates, lawmakers, and victim service providers, there is an extensive range of services and resources available to help victims heal and obtain justice.