National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is a designated recognition to honor local champions of crime victims’ rights, victims’ service providers and advocates who have promoted healing and advanced the rights of crime victims, despite many challenges. This year’s theme is "New Challenges, New Solutions", which reflects the increasingly complex mission of victim advocates today. We face emerging challenges, such as globalization, changing demographics, immigration, human trafficking, terrorism, new types of crime, and the use of technology to commit and solve crimes.
This week also celebrates the spirit that will advance the progress victim advocates have achieved. Through decades of advocacy and hard work, we have come a long way. Today, all states have enacted crime victims’ rights laws and established crime victim compensation funds.
In 1995, the Virginia Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act was passed. Local victim/witness and statewide victim assistance programs must provide information and assistance to crime victims (see §§19.2-11.01 and 19.2-11.1). This legislation is commonly referred to as the Victims Bill of Rights.
In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services will host an event to pay tribute to victims of crime and the important role of advocacy demonstrated by victims’ services providers in the Commonwealth.
Several state leaders will be participating in the event, which will be Thursday, April 25th from 11:00am until Noon at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds.
Source: http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/about/documents/CVWeek_infosheet.pdf
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