Victims' Rights Education Project
NVCAP's sister organization, NVCAN (National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network), recently completed preparation of a comprehensive Toolkit to help victims, witnesses and the American public better understand victims’ rights and how to exercise them. This Toolkit was designed with input from professionals and volunteers who include victims/survivors, victim assistance professionals, criminal justice professionals, and legal counsel. The Project conducted a series of group field interviews with crime victims/survivors, service providers, justice and other allied professionals in 12 states. The data resulting from this vital input from the field were collected and analyzed. In addition, a wide range of existing resources about victims’ rights – including laws, brochures, handbooks, and web sites – were reviewed to contribute to the development of the Toolkit.
The Tools include (documents may open in new window or tab):
| An Introduction and Overview. (11 pages) |  |
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| The Creating a Victims’ Rights Public Education Strategy Guidebook that helps victim service providers, and organizations and agencies that assist victims of crime, develop a strategy to educate crime victims and survivors, criminal justice officials and the rest of society about victims’ rights, what they mean, and why they are important. (27 pages) | |
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| A Crime Victims’ Rights Miranda Card that includes the core rights of victims in a brief format that can be contained on a pocket-size “Miranda style” card to be handed to crime victims at the first point of contact with law enforcement. (1 page) | |
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| The Victims’ Rights Handbook for use by victims of crime and the general public to increase awareness of victims’ rights and how to exercise them, and their understanding of the criminal justice system. (69 pages) | |
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| A Victims’ Rights Brochure Kit that provides prototypes for victim service providers, and organizations and agencies that assist victims of crime to customize for their jurisdictions. (41 pages) | |
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| A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Kit that includes a model for victim service providers, and organizations and agencies that assist victims of crime, to customize a FAQ List of commonly asked questions and issues of concern to crime victims in their state and/or jurisdictions. (67 pages) | |
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| A Talking Points Kit for victim service providers, and organizations and agencies that assist victims of crime, to enhance training, educational materials and presentations that address the need for and value of victims’ rights. (42 pages) | |
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| Promising Practices in the Compliance and Enforcement of Victims’ Rights Kit, which provides guidance for victims to exercise their rights. (21 pages) | |
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