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.
Successful Crime Victims' Week Event
As part of National Crime Victims’ Right Week, NCVLI facilitated a free presentation entitled, “Internet Perils: Cyberstalking, Cyberfraud, and Child Abuse Imagery.” The presentation featured a panel of leading crime victims’ rights practitioners discussing the emerging issue of social media and Internet victimization, and some of the unique hurdles currently facing these victims.
Fighting for Victim Privacy & Protection: When Changing Your Name is Not Enough
An Oregon attorney contacted NCVLI for assistance protecting a victim of domestic violence and stalking who, in fear of her life, is trying to change her identity. Oregon law (and practice) are that there be public notice of the application for name change, seemingly without exception. To fail to protect this victim and others like her places the victim at risk of physical harm, effectively renders her name change meaningless, and works an injustice that flies in the face of sound public policy. Consequently, NCVLI worked to provide the attorney with the best legal and public policy argu
Securing Restitution for a Victim of Human Trafficking
NCVLI is working with a South Carolina attorney who represents a victim of trafficking. The victim was severely burned at the work site where he was forced to work, and was then kidnapped from the hospital and held against his will in the home of the trafficker. While the victim has recovered some monies through worker’s compensation, he is seeking restitution from the defendant for additional loss suffered as a result of the kidnapping. Defendant argues that the loss is not compensable because he was only charged with harboring an illegal alien and not trafficking or kidnapping. NCVLI
NCVLI Summer Webinar Series
As part of the 2013 Webinar Series, NCVLI is planning a number of FREE webinars for the summer months. Join us for webinars ranging from the neurobiology of trauma to victims’ rights in the military. Up next: Introduction to Victims’ Rights for Attorneys on June 25th and Introduction to Victims’ Rights for Advocates on June 27th. Register now! For more information on Introduction to Victims' Rights for Attorneys, click here.
Protecting Victim Privacy - "After the Fact"
AUGUST 12, 2014
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Legal Restrictions on Litigant and Witness Anonymity in a Digital Age
A live webcast presented by Jennifer A. Brobst, J.D., LL.M., Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law.
February is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Protecting Victims from Re-Victimization: Securing Testimonial Accommodations
You can help shield victims who would experience trauma by securing the use of alternate means of testifying before the accused. In this training, we will discuss the standard articulated by the Supreme Court in Maryland v. Craig for allowing alternate testimony in the form of closed circuit television, and provide a general overview of the law so that you may be better positioned to seek testimonial protections for victims.
Intersections of Civil Criminal and Administrative Proceedings: A Case Study
FREE WEBINAR!
As part of the Legal Assistance for Crime Victims: An OVC Capacity Building Initiative, OVC TTAC and the National Crime Victim Law Institute are working collaboratively to expand the availability of pro bono and no-cost legal assistance for victims of crime nationally. Part of that collaboration includes developing and delivering a series of webinar trainings.
September Volunteer Day
<img src="https://law.lclark.edu/live/image/gid/197/width/90/height/90/crop/1/src…; alt="Event image" class="lw_image" width="90" height="90"/> Join the National Crime Law Institute (NCVLI) for the<strong> September Volunteer Day.</strong>
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