Welcome to the new NAVRA website

Thank you for your interest in NAVRA.  The National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys (NAVRA) is a membership alliance of attorneys and advocates committed to the protection, enforcement, and advancement of crime victims' rights nationwide.  NAVRA is a project of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), a nonprofit research and educational organization that actively promotes balance and fairness in the justice system through crime victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resource sharing.  If you are having difficulties accessing members-only informa

2012 Crime Victim Law Conference

Date: 
June 8, 2012 - June 9, 2012
Time: 
8:30am
Time Zone: 
PST

This will be the 11th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference, marking the start of the second decade of dedicated rights enforcement in this country.  This Conference continues to be the only national conference in the country focusing on rights enforcement in criminal cases, which is a critical but often overlooked component of holistic victim services.  The Conference provides participants with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to provide effective legal services to victims of crime. The Conference will take place June 8-9, 2012 in Portland, Oregon.

Responding to the Unique Challenges Facing Victims in Cases with an International Component

Date: 
May 22, 2012
Time: 
10:00am - 11:15am
Time Zone: 
PST

Victims of crime face a myriad of hurdles in the aftermath of crime from where to turn for services to understanding whether they have rights to knowing how to protect those rights during the investigation and prosecution of the crime.

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. 

Stanford, California: ABC’s of Representing Victims of Crime

Date: 
June 29, 2012
Time: 
8:30am - 4:30pm
Time Zone: 
PST

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! 

On June 29, 2012, the country’s leading experts on victim law from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) will conduct a full day practical skills continuing legal education course* at Stanford Law School.

Sacramento, California: ABC’s of Representing Victims of Crime

Date: 
June 22, 2012
Time: 
8:30am - 4:30pm
Time Zone: 
PST

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! 

On June 22, 2012, the country’s leading experts on victim law from the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) will conduct a full day practical skills continuing legal education course* at McGeorge School of Law at the University.

Child-Victims: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation

Date: 
May 31, 2012 - June 1, 2012
Time: 
(All day)
Time Zone: 
CST

Imagine a child.  Imagine the child is abused.  Imagine that, against the odds, the child’s abuse comes to light and law enforcement gets involved.  One might imagine that the horror is now over and only healing remains.  But the truth is the child is now thrust into a complicated and foreign world of agencies, prosecutors, court dates, and new stresses. 

Florida: ABC’s of Representing Victims of Crime

Date: 
April 27, 2012
Time: 
8:30am - 4:30pm
Time Zone: 
EST

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!

New Training Available in the Trainings Database

On February 15th, NCVLI and the National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys (NAVRA) launched the 2012 Training Series with the webinar presentation “Protecting Victims from Re-Victimization: Securing Testimonial Accommodations.”  The webinar drew 44 participants - 13 were attorneys and 27 were advocates or social workers.

Now is a great time to register for NAVRA!

Now is the ideal time to join NAVRA and take advantage of timely new benefits of membership including discounts on in-person trainings and the 2012 Crime Victim Law Conference!

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This project was supported in part by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-K001, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.