After their oldest daughter,
Stephanie, was brutally
murdered in 1982, her parents,
Roberta and Vince Roper,
learned they had few rights
in the criminal justice
system.
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Roberta Roper speaks at a press conference for the Federal Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment, with Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). |
As a result they founded
the agency that bore their
daughter’s name,
the Stephanie Roper Committee
and Foundation, now known
as the Maryland Crime Victims'
Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC)
Today, MCVRC is one of the most
successful grassroots organizations
in the history of Maryland. We have been instrumental in
passing more than 70 pieces of state legislation. Read our latest Newsletters here.
We provide
criminal justice information
and education; support
services; therapeutic individual,
family and group counseling;
and legal information, referrals,
and representation. We also recently established a
faith initiative to meet
the spiritual needs of
crime victims. In 2004, the Governor dedicated the Roper Victim Assistance Academy of Maryland in honor of Roberta and Vince's tireless efforts on behalf of crime victims.
As a non-profit organization, our services are free, but we rely on individual and community support to accomplish our mission: "To ensure that victims of crime receive justice and are treated with dignity and compassion through comprehensive victims' rights and services."
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