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Recognized as the leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and all who serve them, the National Center for Victims of Crime (established in 1985) works with criminal justice agencies and grassroots organizations throughout the United Stated and serves millions of crime victims.Their mission is to “forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives” and they are dedicated to (more…)

Erin Andrews may best be known as the sportscaster for ESPN, but second to that she became known as a target of video voyeurism when she was pursued in 2008 through three states by an individual who shot video of her through hotel room peepholes.Obviously traumatized by the event, and even though (more…)

Susan Herman’s book Parallel Justice for Victims of Crime takes a look at the vision necessary to address crime victim’s three basic needs: to be safe, to recover from the trauma of the crime, and to regain control of their lives once again.As the former executive director for the National Center for Victims of Crime, you can bet (more…)

Victims of crime often need resources outside of their own support system to help them understand and emerge from the harsh invasion of a crime committed upon them (or on someone they know).The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) have found that often after having received support that victims frequently feel empowered to continue (more…)