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
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.
Washington State Victim Assistance Academy
Washington State Victim Assistance Academy
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.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: April 22nd-28th
Each April since 1981, the federal Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has designated a “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.” The purpose of NCVRW is to increase awareness of victims’ rights, honor crime victims, and aid those who advocate on their behalf.
Fighting for Victim Privacy
In 2011 the Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights reached out to NCVLI for assistance in a sexual assault case where the victim’s privacy was in jeopardy. The trial court had granted the defendant’s pretrial discovery motion ordering the victim to disclose sensitive, confidential, and privileged health care information, including possible mental health and substance abuse treatment records.
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Strategic Litigation of Victims' Rights with Prof. Paul Cassell and NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin
Strategic Litigation of Victims’ Rights with Paul Cassell, J.D., Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah and Meg Garvin, M.A., J.D., Executive Director, NCVLI. This webinar training will provide attendees a general overview of strategic litigation as a tool to achieve legal and social change through test cases. The presenters will provide examples of previously litigated test cases that have proven successful in advancing victims’ rights and will discuss key victims’ rights. Register Here!
Salt Lake City Utah: 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!
National Crime Victim's Rights Week Event
This year, NCVLI's National Crime Victim's Rights week event program includes opening remarks by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, an award ceremony, and a panel discussion on: “Sexual Assault Victim Rights Across Campus, Civil & Criminal Justice Systems.” The event will be held at Portland State University. For more information, please visit this page.
Charity Run - Team Running for Victims’ Rights
Are you a runner? You can run and support NCVLI at the same time!
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,
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