National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Justice for Victims. Justice for All.
April 13–19, 2008

• Scheduled Events
• Resources
• 2008 NCVRW Resource Guide
• Attorney General's Crime Victims' Service Awards
• NCVRW Community Awareness Projects (Awards for 2008)

Planning Online: OVC offers the National Calendar of Crime Victim Assistance-Related Events to help you coordinate your NCVRW activities with other national victim-related observances planned for April. Use it to plan ahead or to submit field events.

Scheduled Events

Leading up to the national commemoration, OVC held two prelude events in the Nation's Capital.

• OVC Director John Gillis and keynote speaker Dominick Dunne at the Candlelight Ceremony.

  National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Directions)
  1615 H Street NW., Washington, D.C.
  Time: 6:30–7:30 p.m.
  Free and open to the public

Featured Speaker: Dominick Dunne, accomplished author, investigative journalist, host of TruTV's Power, Privilege, and Justice, and covictim and homicide survivor of his beloved daughter, actress Dominique Dunne.

• Attorney General Michael Mukasey speaking at the Awards Ceremony.

  Attorney General's Crime Victims' Service Awards Ceremony
  Friday, April 11, 2008
  Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (Directions)
  1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C.
  Time: 2:30–4:30 p.m

View the 2008 NCVRW Award Recipient's Bios and Photos.

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Accessibility: Designated seating area near video presentation with captioning and ASL interpreters will be provided.

NCVRW Registrar
E-mail: ncvrw@courtesyassoc.com
Tel: 202-973-8715
Fax: 202-331-0111
Office Hours: M–F, 9–5 e.t.

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Resources

The following resources are available to help communities and victim assistance providers promote awareness of crime victim issues and help commemorate NCVRW:

• NCVRW Screensaver
• 2008 Resource Guide for National Crime Victims' Rights Week (known as the NCVRW Guide).
• Public Awareness Posters
• Web Banners
• National Calendar of Events

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2008 NCVRW Resource Guide

The NCVRW Resource Guide will help you promote community awareness of crime victim issues. OVC offers the guide in both hardcopy and electronic formats. Order a copy of the guide and theme poster, or view it online.

The 2008 Resource Guide for National Crime Victims' Rights Week includes—

• Victimization statistics.
• Special event ideas.
• Camera-ready art files.
• A 5-minute motivational DVD.
• Customizable posters, including the NCVRW theme poster.

The 2008 Resource Guide theme DVD provides an introduction to crime victims' rights. You can view the 5-minute video in its entirety or preview the 30-second clip (PSA length).

PSAs from previous years can also be viewed online.

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NCVRW Community Awareness Projects
(Awards for 2007)

OVC helps communities conduct public awareness initiatives during NCVRW with funding support for Community Awareness Projects (CAPs).

For 2007, the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) has competitively selected the 64 communities to receive CAP support from OVC. The 64 communities selected are public agencies, nonprofit programs, community-based victim service organizations, faith-based organizations, and community coalitions.

For more information on this initiative, projects supported in previous years, and tips for promoting community awareness, visit Community Awareness Projects: Raising Public Awareness of NCVRW. Find ideas for your own commemorative activities by viewing the 2007 CAP Project summaries.

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Attorney General's Crime Victims' Service Awards

OVC annually recognizes individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services. The award recipients, who are selected from public nominations in eight categories, are extraordinary individuals and programs that provide services to victims of crime. The honorees are announced just before National Crime Victims' Rights Week commences.

The 2008 award recipients were announced on April 11, 2008. View the award recipients' photos and biographies, and pictures from the awards ceremony.

The new Crime Victims' Service Award Web site. In 2007, OVC launched an online service to make it easier for the public to nominate individuals and organizations for the awards. With the service award Web site, you may complete and submit nominations entirely online. Visit the Web site to find—

• Helpful information on award guidelines.
• Answers to frequent questions.
• Details on each of the eight award categories.

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The Office for Victims of Crime is a component of
the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.