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. 

2018 Crime Victim Law Conference

Event image NCVLI's annual Crime Victim Law Conference, now in its 17th year, continues to be the only national conference focusing on rights enforcement in criminal cases, which is a critical but often overlooked component of holistic victim services.

Advanced Training: Victims’ Rights in Washington State

Victim Rights in Washington State - An Overview of Statutes and Case Law

Legal Restrictions on Litigant and Witness Anonymity in a Digital Age

Event image A live webcast presented by Jennifer A. Brobst, J.D., LL.M., Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Did you know?

There are 67 amicus briefs in the amicus brief database!  Next time you need to write a brief, start your research with the NAVRA database!

New & Noteworthy Court Opinion: United States v. Citgo Petroleum Corp. Crim. Action No. C-06-563 2012 WL 4068675 (S.D. Tex. Sept. 14 2012) (slip copy)

A jury convicted corporate defendants CITGO Petroleum Corporation and CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P. (CITGO), of illegally operating two large tanks in a Texas refinery without first installing emission control devices as required by the Clean Air Act.  As a result of this crime, members of a residential community adjacent to the refinery were exposed to noxious chemical air emissions, including more than 300 community members for whom the government sought victim status under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C.

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Using Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Crime

Event image A live webcast presented by Carly F. Diroll-Black, Attorney Advisor, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.

Using Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Crime

Event image A live webcast presented by Carly F. Diroll-Black, Attorney Advisor, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.

NCVLI Staff to present at National Center for Victims of Crime Conference

NCVLI’s Responding to Online Fraud Project staff, Terry Campos and Jo Borkan, will be presenting Mass Marketing Fraud: Best Practices in Identifying and Meeting the Legal and Support Needs of Victims at the National Center for Victims of Crime 2011 National Conference. Click here for more information.

Victims Rights Pro Bono Attorney Training on October 6th

If you are an attorney interested in doing pro bono legal work for NCVLI or our partner clinic, the Oregon Crime Victims Law Center (OCVLC), join us for a Victims’ Rights Pro Bono Attorney Training on October 6.

National Symposium on Child Abuse

NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin will be presenting Our Online Lives: Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age at the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 29th National Symposium on Child Abuse, March 18 – 21, 2013 at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.  The Symposium is a multidisciplinary conference for professionals working in the child maltreatment arena.  More than 150 workshops will be offered by nationally renowned experts. 

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