It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Join OVC and communities across the Nation in honoring victims and the professionals who support them.
Communicating Victim Rights
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
April 2021
OVC encourages organizations to use this introductory theme video clip throughout the year at public awareness, education, and training events in local communities to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video
April 2021
The 2021 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes the importance of building the trust of victims and survivors of crime, collaborating with victim service providers and other allied professionals, and engaging communities in addressing enduring and emerging forms of crime victimization.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC
Now Online: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
This Resource Guide contains a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services during NCVRW and throughout the year.
View the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
The 2021 NCVRW Artwork is now available online to help your organization plan its public awareness activities in advance of, and during NCVRW.
Recovering From Crime: Steps for the Physically Injured Victim
Date Published
July 2006
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
OVC
2020 NCVRW Theme Video Clip
April 2020
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
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2020 NCVRW Theme Video
April 2020
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
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2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme Poster and Color Palette
The 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) color palette, customizable Theme Poster, and Theme Poster source art are now available online.
- Theme Colors: dark blue, dark green, with an optional light green. View the 2020 NCVRW Color Palette (PDF 487 kb).
- Theme Poster: Download a customizable copy of the 2020 NCVRW Theme Poster (PDF 204 kb) and the 2020 NCVRW Theme Poster Source Art...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
During NCVRW, we celebrate the accomplishments of the victims’ rights movement and reflect on how far we have come.
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2020
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
If You're a Victim of Crime, Help is Available
October 2016
This 2.5-minute video describes the help that is available for victims of crime by recognizing the effects of crime, identifying certain victims' rights that are guaranteed in most states, and describing services available from state victim compensation and assistance programs. If you or someone you know is a victim of a crime, there are resources. Visit www.ovc.gov/help for more information.
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U.S. Department of Defense: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
SAPRO is responsible for oversight of the U.S. Department of Defense's sexual assault policy. SAPRO works hand-in-hand with the military and civilian communities to develop and implement innovative prevention and response programs. This office provides services to victims of crime, including specialized services to victims of sexual assault.