Event Spotlight
NAVRA is a project of NCVLI. Explore NAVRA and other NCVLI events that promote balance and fairness in the justice system through crime victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resource sharing.
Hearing in Silence & Listening Past Noise: Creating a Foundation for Advocacy at First Contact
Join Meg Garvin, Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, on April 27th for a workshop on creating a foundation for advocacy at first contact with victims. Presented in association with the Center for Community Engagement, this training is offering as part of a series of free workshops with the aim to provide attendees with the information, skills and resources needed to help support them in acting in resistance to hate and bias.
Advanced Training: Victims’ Rights in Washington State
Victim Rights in Washington State - An Overview of Statutes and Case Law
Using Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Crime
A live webcast presented by Carly F. Diroll-Black, Attorney Advisor, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.
Read NCVLI's 2010-2011 Annual Report
NCVLI’s Annual Report, published each fall, is an opportunity to learn more about our work to help individual crime victims move toward becoming survivors, and to establish legal precedent so that tomorrow’s victims benefit from today’s efforts. We thank our amazing community of survivors, attorneys, advocates, volunteers, and donors who stand behind our vision of a balanced and fair justice system. Click here to read the Annual Report.
New & Noteworthy Court Opinion: State v. Shepherd - A.3d - No. 2010-336 2012 WL 5275420 (Vt. Oct. 26 2012).
Defendant pled guilty to aggravated assault, lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, and sexual exploitation of a child, arising out of his sexual assault of a 10-year-old child-victim. Defendant appealed the trial court’s order that he pay restitution for the costs of relocating the child-victim’s family to Hawaii that were not covered by state victims’ compensation program funds. Defendant, who was the live-in nanny for the child-victim’s twin, sexually assaulted the child-victim over a period of several months. The child-victim and his family lived in a small, rural town, and after
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Stanford California: ABC's of Representing Victims of Crime
Access to justice requires competent legal advocacy, and yet too often victims of crime do not receive the legal representation that they need to protect their rights. You can help! On June 29, 2012, the country’s leading experts on victim law from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) will conduct a full day practical skills continuing legal education course* at Stanford Law School.
Victims' Rights: A Local & National Perspective
Presented in partnership with Lutheran Community Services NW & Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, Tony Golik. Please join us for this unique training exploring the history of Victims’ Rights in America. This training will provide a comprehensive overview of crime victims’ rights in the United States, as well as take a closer look at what we’re doing in Washington. The training will:
September Volunteer Day
Join the National Crime Law Institute (NCVLI) for the September Volunteer Day.
Effective Legal Representation of Child-Victims: An Online Live Chat
This final session in the three-part series – Effective Legal Representation of Child-Victims – will be an online live chat. The series' goal has been to enhance the ability of attorneys to provide effective legal representation of child-victims regarding their rights in criminal cases, and this final training will allow practitioners who participated in the first two trainings to collaborate,
Charity Run - Team Running for Victims’ Rights
Are you a runner? You can run and support NCVLI at the same time!
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