This bulletin on victims' rights contains two parts. 1:Understanding and Countering Common Myths Regarding Victims’ Behaviors 2: Victims’ Rights Compel the Introduction of Explanatory Information About Victim Behaviors in Justice Proceedings. National Crime Victim Law Institute, 2014.
The key focus of the report is on reviewing evidence about reducing re-offending in crimes of violence against women. The research evidence available provides a number of valuable insights into what works to reduce reoffending in the area of violence against women.
NCVLI’s Victim Resource Map is a tool for victims with links to organizations that provide aid, information, and support directly to victims of crime. Searchable by crime type or location, the map contains links to valuable national and state programs. National Crime Victim Law Institute.
This review examined the evidence on treatment effectiveness from both individual studies and synthesis research.
This page highlights a 50-state chart which details the registration obligations that sex offender must meet in each state and under federal law.
This webpage provides background information on the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) of 2004. The CVRA establishes the rights of crime victims in federal criminal proceedings and provides mechanisms for victims to enforce those rights. Office of the Unites States Attorneys, 2015.
NVCAP's sister organization, NVCAN (National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network), recently completed preparation of a comprehensive Toolkit to help victims, witnesses and the American public better understand victims’ rights and how to exercise them. This Toolkit was designed with input from professionals and volunteers who include victims/survivors, victim assistance professionals, criminal justice professionals, and legal counsel.
This report gives an overview of sex offender registration and notification systems have been established within the United States.
Crime Victim Rights Benchbook—Third Edition. Michigan Judicial Institute, 2016.
The purpose of this e-supplement is to provide information from GAO's Web-based survey of state sex offender registration and notification offices about their efforts to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), challenges associated with doing so, and perspectives on the effects of the law in their jurisdictions.