Sunny von Bülow, National Center Inspiration, Dies at 76
The National Center for Victims of Crime extends its deepest sympathy to our founders, Ala Isham
and Alexander Auersberg, for their mother's passing.
See full story. A tribute.
January Is National Stalking Awareness Month
For
information and materials to use in planning your outreach activities this
January, visit the new
National Stalking
Awareness Month Web site.
New Report on Community Policing and Technology Raises Ethical Concerns
Is ICT the right thing to do? National Center releases
Beyond the Beat:
Ethical Considerations for Community Policing in The Digital
Age to help
communities answer that
question.
Learn more. News Release.
New Online Forum for Victim Advocates
Are
you a member
of the National Center for Victims of Crime? If yes, join the
National Center's new listserv, a forum for victim service providers (professionals and volunteers) to
communicate, support each other, and move the field forward.
Member Sign-up. Become
a Member.
Mary Lou Leary Testifies before
Committee on the Judiciary
National Center Executive
Director Mary Lou Leary testified September 18, 2008, on "Supporting Crime
Victims through Federal Funding" before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism,
and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of
Representatives.
Read testimony.
2009 NCVRW Plans Underway
Theme, dates, colors announced.
New! DNA Brochures in Spanish
The National Center has released in
Spanish two of its popular brochures on the use of forensic DNA in
solving cases:
for providers and
for victims. English versions are
available for
providers, victims, and
law enforcement. Order
hard copies in multiples of 25 from the
National Center Store.
Guidebook on Providing Direct Services to Teens
The Teen Victim Initiative of the National Center for Victims of
Crime has released
Chart a Course: Policies That Affect Victim Services
for Teens,
a guidebook to help organizations develop
policies for providing direct services to teens and handle challenges
related to teens' status as minors.
New Study on Volunteer Screening Practices
The National Center released landmark study, supported
by ChoicePoint, Inc., on the volunteer screening practices of nonprofit
organizations.
Download report. News release.
ChoicePoint audit
of nonprofit screening practices.
Partnership with Investigation Discovery Launched
The National Center launched a new
partnership with Investigation Discovery to reach more crime victims.
Learn
how you can help...
View PSA.
Info for crime victims.
News Release.
2008 Leadership Awards
The National Center honored three corporate leaders
who have fostered significant innovations that enhance the safety and well-being of crime victims: Michael
Davis of Appriss, Leonard Klevan of Applied Biosystems, and Derek Smith
of ChoicePoint.
Learn more.
Landmark Study on Witness Intimidation
Snitches Get Stitches: Youth, Gangs, and Witness
Intimidation in Massachusetts
represents views of nearly 700 urban, Massachusetts youth on gangs, reporting crime,
relationships with law enforcement, and witness intimidation.
News Release.