National Crime Victims' Service Awards
Honoring Those Who Bring Honor to Victims

The Office for Victims of Crime annually recognizes individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services. The award recipients are extraordinary individuals and programs that provide services to victims of crime.

• Award Categories
• Awards Ceremony
• Award Recipients

Award Categories

The 2008 award winners are selected from public nominations in eight categories:

• National Crime Victim Service Award
• Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
• Special Courage Award
• Allied Professional Award
• Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
• Volunteer for Victims Award
• Crime Victims Fund Award
• Federal Service Award

Details on each award can be found on the 2008 NCVRW Awards brochure (PDF 1.5 mb) and on the new site for online submissions.

Awards Ceremony

Every year, the recipients are honored during the awards ceremony held during National Crime Victims' Rights Week.

• Attorney General's Crime Victim Service Awards Ceremony
  Friday, April 11, 2008
  Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (Directions)
  1301 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Award Recipients

As the discipline of crime victim services has grown over the years, so has the number of remarkable individuals and organizations that significantly contribute to its success. These are the countless people and programs that, through vision, action, and leadership, have improved the lives of victims in the aftermath of crime. View the award recipients' photos and biographies.

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