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.
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.
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.
Fighting for Military Sexual Assault Victims' Rights
Sexual assault is perpetrated in the United States at epidemic rates and the military is not exempt from this reality. In fact, recent media attention has spotlighted the unique challenges faced by military victims. NCVLI is at the forefront of efforts to assist the military in reforming systems to improve justice for victims.
Free Webinar: Neurobiology of Trauma: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know
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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.
March is Fraud Prevention Month
Specialized 2-Day Child Victim Training: Child-Victims: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation
As part of NCVLI’s commitment to furthering the rights of child-victims of crime, the Safeguarding Child-Victims’ Rights Initiative has spent the past year working with an eleven-member multidisciplinary curriculum committee to develop an intensive two-day, skills-based training on how to provide effective rights enforcement representation to child-victims of crime.
Year in Review: Top Victims' Rights from the Last 12 Months
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.
Charity Run - Team Running for Victims’ Rights
<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"/> Are you a runner?  You can run and support NCVLI at the same time!
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