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.
New & Noteworthy Court Opinion: In re Allen No. 12-40954 (5th Cir. Sept. 6 2012) (per curiam order).
A jury convicted corporate defendants CITGO Petroleum Corporation and CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P., of illegally operating two large tanks in a Texas refinery without first installing emission control devices as required by the Clean Air Act. The tanks contained chemicals including benzene and other hazardous compounds. As a result of this crime, members of a residential community adjacent to the refinery were exposed to noxious chemical air emissions for nine years. Two months before sentencing, the community members, represented by their own counsel, filed a motion to be
Fighting to Protect Sexual Assault Victims from a Pro Se Defendant
Just this week NCVLI joined longtime partner Arizona Voice for Crime Victims (ACVC) in a case before the Arizona Court of Appeals in which a self-represented defendant was granted permission by the trial court to personally cross-examine three women that he raped. The victims in the case include two witnesses who were victims of prior rapes for which defendant was convicted and the victim i
New & Noteworthy: Airman First Class (E-3) LRM v. Lieutenant Colonel Kastenberg No. 2013-05 2013 WL 1874790 (A.F. Ct. Crim. App. Apr. 2 2013) (order).
NCVLI participated in this proceeding as amicus curiae in support of the victim's petition, arguing to protect the victim's right to be heard regarding the admissibility of her private information—whether through counsel or on her own behalf—at Military Rules of Evidence 412 and 513 hearings. NCVLI has also filed an amicus brief in support of the victim's petition challenging the decisions of the military judge and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, which is now pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
What Can You Do To Advance Victims' Rights?
2014: The Year One Million Rise for Victims’ Rights! NCVLI has the resources to help you learn about, talk about, and demand victims’ rights. Click on the image below to learn about the resources available and actions you can take to support victims and advance victims’ rights in the year ahead!
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2017 VOCA Conference
National NAVAA Conference
Victim Privacy - a Wraparound Network Training
Join the National Crime Victim Law Institute on August 17, 2017, for a training on protecting victims' right to privacy in connection with criminal proceedings.
NAVRA In-Person CLE Training
Neurobiology of Domestic Violence & How to Use an Expert
NAVRA Online CLE Training
Hidden in Plain Sight: Big Data and Survivor Privacy
Access to Justice: Select Legal Issues Facing Victims with Impaired Mental Health, Cognitive Challenges or Physical Disabilities
The panel, consisting of victims’ rights attorneys and mental health professionals, will draw on its experience to provide practical tips on to develop meaningful representational relationships with these clients and advocate for their rights in administrative, civil or criminal proceedings.
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