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Victim Rights and Services

2020 NCVRW Theme Video

April 2020

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.

2015 NCVRW Theme Video

January 2015

This 2015 NCVRW theme video, “Engaging Communities. Empowering Victims," honors crime victims and victim service professionals and can be used to kick off National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) public awareness and educational activities or to motivate local media to cover NCVRW events and topics. Visit the NCVRW site for more information.

2016 NCVRW Theme Video

December 2015

This year’s theme video highlights how serving victims and building trust restores hope and strengthens communities. The theme video can be used to kick off National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) public awareness and educational activities or to motivate local media to cover NCVRW events and topics. Visit the NCVRW site for more information.

2017 NCVRW Theme Video

February 2017

The Theme Video is a powerful public awareness tool that highlights how communities can promote resilience and justice by working together to strengthen all victims of crime. Consider using the Theme Video to open ceremonies and luncheons, kick off your public awareness and education events, or motivate local media. Visit the NCVRW site for more information.

2018 NCVRW Theme Video

March 2018

The 2018 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video emphasizes the importance of inclusion in victim services and addresses how the crime victims field can better ensure that every crime victim has access to services and support, and how professionals, organizations, and communities can work in tandem to reach all victims.

On-Demand Events

Sign up for on-demand, online trainings designed to educate victim service providers and allied professionals about serving victims of crime.