National Crime Victim Law Institute

VICTIMS'' RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT CLINICS PROJECT

NCVLI 2008 ENFORCEMENT PROJECT

NCVLI???S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE WRAPAROUND VICTIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE NETWORKS

NCVLIS TECHNOLOGY & LAW PROJECTPURPOSE AREA 2: USING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE LEGAL ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS

VICTIMS' RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT: REPRESENTATION, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - CATEGORY VI

RIGHTS IN SYSTEMS ENFORCED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

NCVLI 2010 ENFORCING VICTIMS'' RIGHTS

THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE (NCVLI), TOGETHER WITH PARTNER PRO BONO NET (PBN), PROPOSE THIS LEGAL ADVICE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT (PROJECT) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO NO COST LEGAL ADVICE AND SELF-HELP RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND, ASSERT, AND SEEK ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS.  THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THE FIRST PRO BONO VIRTUAL LEGAL ADVICE AND RESOURCES PLATFORM SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF HATE AND BIAS CRIMES, INCLUDING ONLINE GENDER-BASED ABUSE, HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE.  THE PROJECT WILL BE A REGIONAL EFFORT LAUNCHED IN OREGON, FOCUSING ON STATE AND FEDERAL LAW RELEVANT TO CRIMES WITHIN THE NINTH CIRCUIT OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY. THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DESIGNED TO SCALE FIRST TO OTHER STATES WITHIN THE NINTH CIRCUIT, AND ULTIMATELY TO ANY STATE AND FEDERAL CIRCUIT IN THE COUNTRY.   THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL BECAUSE MORE THAN THIRTY STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, THE FEDERAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS ACT, AND MYRIAD STATE AND TRIBAL LEGAL PROVISIONS PROVIDE VICTIMS RIGHTS IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. YET YEARS AFTER THESE RIGHTS BECAME LAW VIOLATIONS CONTINUE; WHEN RIGHTS ARE PROMISED BUT NOT AFFORDED VICTIMS ENDURE RE-VICTIMIZATION. TRAUMA FROM THIS RE-VICTIMIZATION IS EXACERBATED BY A STEADY INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY ONLINE GENDER-BASED CRIMES; LOW PROSECUTION RATES FOR THESE CRIMES; AND A LACK OF AFFORDABLE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE LEGAL INFORMATION AND LAWYERS FOR THESE VICTIMS.  AFFORDING VICTIMS THE POWER TO CHOOSE HOW, WHEN, AND TO WHAT EXTENT TO PARTICIPATE CORRELATES WITH LESS RE-VICTIMIZATION AND MORE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR VICTIMS AND THE SYSTEM.  THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE AVENUES TO SUPPORT THESE POSITIVE OUTCOMES BY ENSURING VICTIMS KNOW THEY HAVE RIGHTS AND UNDERSTAND AND CAN ACTIVATE THOSE RIGHTS.  TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT HAS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (1) DEVELOP, PILOT, AND LAUNCH THE ONLINE PRO BONO ADVICE PLATFORM; (2) DEVELOP AND LAUNCH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT; (3) DEVELOP THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR THE PLATFORM; (4) DEVELOP AND LAUNCH AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO VICTIMS ABOUT THE PROJECT’S FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT; (5) MONITOR, ASSESS AND REFINE THE TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PRO BONO AND VICTIM OUTREACH STRATEGIES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT; AND (6) BASED ON PROJECT RESULTS, DEVELOP A PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF THE PLATFORM TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AFTER THE PROJECT PERIOD.

2009 CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS PROJECT

THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE (NCVLI), TOGETHER WITH ITS PROGRAMMATIC PARTNER DISABILITY RIGHTS OREGON (DRO) AND EVALUATION PARTNER RTI INTERNATIONAL (RTI), PROPOSES THIS ENHANCING LEGAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES VICTIMIZED BY CRIME PROJECT (PROJECT) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS READY TO PROVIDE COMPETENT RIGHTS ASSERTION AND ENFORCEMENT LEGAL ADVOCACY TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES VICTIMIZED BY CRIME. BY CREATING AN ONLINE, INTERACTIVE DISABILITY & VICTIMS RIGHTS ATTORNEY TOOLKIT, COMPLIMENTED BY INTENSIVE, IN-PERSON, SKILL-BASED TRAINING AND ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THIS PROJECT WILL RESPOND TO A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN THE FIELD THE LACK OF TRAUMA-INFORMED ATTORNEYS WHO ARE READY TO SERVE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES VICTIMIZED BY CRIME WHO SEEK TO ASSERT AND SECURE ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS. THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL BECAUSE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES VICTIMIZED BY CRIME FACE TREMENDOUS AND UNIQUE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING JUSTICE. FOR THESE BARRIERS TO BE DISMANTLED, THERE MUST BE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE TREATMENT AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES VICTIMIZED BY CRIME. A KEY PIECE OF THIS EFFORT IS AVAILABILITY OF LAWYERS WITH UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITIES, TRAUMA, VICTIMS RIGHTS AND DISABILITY LAW. NCVLI AND DRO HAVE UNIQUE AND COMPLIMENTARY EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO COLLABORATIVELY CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHANGE AND RTI HAS THE EXPERTISE TO EVALUATE THE INTERVENTION. NCVLI WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD ON THE PROJECT, SUBGRANTING 40% OF PROJECT FUNDS TO DRO WHICH WILL LEVERAGE ITS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EXPERTISE TO PARTNER ON ALL DELIVERABLES. NCVLI WILL ALSO SUBGRANT TO RTI FOR EVALUATION. ULTIMATELY THE PROJECT VISION IS AN EXPANDED BODY OF ATTORNEYS COMPETENT TO HELP PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED TO ASSERT AND SEEK ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS. THIS PROJECT, PILOTED IN OREGON BUT READILY SCALABLE TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, HAS FIVE OBJECTIVES: (1) CONVENE A STEERING COMMITTEE TO ENSURE LIVED EXPERIENCE GUIDES THE WORK; (2) ENHANCE ATTORNEY KNOWLEDGE OF VICTIMS RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE, ONLINE DISABILITY & VICTIMS RIGHTS TOOLKIT; (3) GROW THE RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT SKILLS OF LAWYERS REPRESENTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY CRIME BY CREATING AND DEPLOYING INTENSIVE, IN-PERSON SKILL-BASED TRAININGS; (4) PAIR TRAINED ATTORNEYS WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE AS PRO OR LOW BONO COUNSEL WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROVIDE ONGOING LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND (5) DRAFT AN EVALUATION REPORT WITH ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OBJECTIVES 1-4 TO AID SCALABILITY.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROJECT

VICTIMS' RIGHTS LITIGATION PROJECT

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

2012 PROTECTING POLYVICTIMS RIGHTS PROJECT

AREA 1: THE ROLE OF THE CRIME VICTIMS' FIELD

RESPONDING TO CHILD-VICTIMIZATION

LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

NCVLI'S POST-CONVICTION VICTIMS' RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE ACCESS AND ENFORCEMENT PROJECT