Yes! Funding crime victims' rights initiatives is a useful measure for ensuring that the criminal justice system focuses on protecting victims, which should always be a high priority. Recently, of ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A couple is boldly sharing their journey through the justice system after a violent crime ripped away their only child. We proudly pass along their story during Crime Victims’ ...

Let’s start with the Crime Victims Rights Act (CVRA). Passed by Congress in 2004—out of concern that the government too often ignored or dismissed the legitimate interests of crime victims—the CVRA ...

The Morris County Board of County Commissioners today proclaimed April 6 to 12 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Commissioner Director Tayfun Selen presented a proclamation to Morris County ...

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul held a roundtable discussion in Appleton Wednesday as part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. At a news conference following the discussion, Kaul and local ...

Another day, another ICE controversy. And another reason for Congress to stabilize funding for services provided to crime victims. We’ve been hearing from local providers since last fall about their ...

More than five years ago, a voter-approved constitutional amendment increased and expanded the rights of crime victims across the state of North Carolina. Many prosecutors opposed the change before ...

A number of nonprofit safety and victims organizations tell CBS News they are being stripped of federal grant funding by the Department of Justice. One of the organizations, the National Center for ...

Every six months, Gloria Williams searches for peace while standing at her son’s roadside memorial, cars roaring past her on Durham’s Interstate 40. On a still-dark February morning in 2022, a driver ...

NORRISTOWN — Advocates dedicated to offering support and counseling services to crime victims in Montgomery County launched a billboard campaign as part of a community awareness project when National ...