NCVLI - National Crime Victim Law Institute

NCVLI

NAVRA—The National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys

To promote the exchange of knowledge and resources to foster a national network of skilled attorneys to represent crime victims in the criminal justice system. The National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys (NAVRA), an association of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, is an alliance of attorneys committed to the protection, enforcement, and advancement of crime victims' rights nationwide.

Membership Opportunity

NAVRA Membership Application

Opportunities for members include:

  • A reduction in tuition for NCVLI's annual Law & Litigation Conference.
  • Victims' rights case updates. Each quarter, NCVLI combs court cases from the across the country and summarizes them in an index.
  • Conference call trainings on issues affecting crime victims.
  • An email listserv for attorney and law student members.

Through expanded communication with attorneys working in this area of the law, the National Crime Victim Law Institute hopes to increase the availability of and efficiencies in legal services to crime victims. Membership is also open to non-attorney victim advocates, crime victims, and individuals interested in legal developments that affect crime victims.

A NAVRA Membership Application is available online; you may also contact NCVLI by phone, fax or email to obtain an application form.

To foster NAVRA's development, the membership fee is temporarily waived.

This project is supported by Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-K001, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view expressed here are those of the presenters and authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

News

  • Support NCVLI through the CFC

    Support NCVLI through the CFC

    The 2010 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is officially underway, and once again NCVLI is participating. The CFC is a yearly opportunity for Federal civilian, postal, and military employees to give to non-profits through their workplace. Thank you to all Federal employees who have given to NCVLI through the CFC in the past - your support is essential to victims of crime!  NCVLI’s CFC number is 48652.http://www.lclark.eduhttp://www.lclark.edu/law/centers/national_crime_victim_law_institute/support_ncvli/donate_to_ncvli/
  • Join NCVLI on Facebook to Stay Apprised of Latest Victims’ Rights News

    Join NCVLI on Facebook to Stay Apprised of Latest Victims’ Rights News

    NCVLI has launched on Facebook! Join us to stay apprised of the latest news in victims’ rights, upcoming trainings on hot topics in victims’ rights, and to hear about NCVLI’s work to protect victims across the country. http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/7180-join-ncvli-on-facebook-to-stay-apprised-of-latest
  • Alumna Profile: Angela Schultz ‘07

    Alumna Profile: Angela Schultz ‘07

    Angela Schultz ‘07http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/6480-alumna-profile-angela-schultz-07
  • NCVLI Submits Amicus Brief to the Washington Court of Appeals

    NCVLI Submits Amicus Brief to the Washington Court of Appeals

    NCVLI submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Washington Court of Appeals arguing that  victims and other witnesses cannot be compelled to give a recorded interview to defense counsel in a criminal case because the practice violates the victim’s constitutional and statutory rights, and also re-victimizes the victims.http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/7179-ncvli-submits-amicus-brief-to-the-washington-court
  • NCVLI to Participate in Michigan Case to Protect Rape Shield Laws

    NCVLI to Participate in Michigan Case to Protect Rape Shield Laws

    “Rape shield” laws are laws designed to protect a rape victim from being put on trial herself for her sexual history during the course of the rape trial. In Gagne v. Booker, the three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals discounted Michigan’s rape shield statute in ruling that evidence that the victim engaged in sex in the past should have been admitted in order to show that it was more likely that the gang rape committed upon her was consensual. http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/7023-ncvli-to-participate-in-michigan-case-to-protect
  • Rape Victim’s Suit Against Police who Arrested Her Revived by Third Circuit

    Rape Victim’s Suit Against Police who Arrested Her Revived by Third Circuit

    A federal appeals court has revived a civil rights suit against police brought by a Pennsylvania women who was jailed for five days on charges of making a false report after she was raped and robbed at gunpoint.http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/7028-rape-victims-suit-against-police-who-arrested-her
  • NCVLI’s Maryland Clinic Secures Huge Win on Privacy Rights for Victims

    NCVLI’s Maryland Clinic Secures Huge Win on Privacy Rights for Victims

    NCVLI’s Maryland Clinic, with assistance from NCVLI, successfully protected a Maryland victim’s counseling records after defense counsel filed a motion asking the Court to issue a subpoena for its client’s psychological records, counseling notes, and treatment prognosis.http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/6952-ncvlis-maryland-clinic-secures-huge-win-on-privacy
  • Spring Clinic Class Makes a Difference for Victims

    Spring Clinic Class Makes a Difference for Victims

    Writing a technical assistance memo for a US Attorney’s Office, helping on an amicus curiae brief for the Alaska Supreme Court, presenting with a former federal judge at the Crime Victim Law Conference - Brendan O’Hanlon, Shara Jones, Alvin Morgan, David Susens, and Leslie Baze provided vital technical assistance in real cases this spring while practicing legal research and writing skills in the Crime Victim Litigation Clinic. http://www.lclark.edu/live/news/6454-spring-clinic-class-makes-a-difference-for-victims
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Events

September 13th, 2010

  • NCVLI presenting at 12th Annual Wyoming Victim Services Conference
    NCVLI attorney Terry Campos will be presenting “Identifying the Hurdles and the Tools Involved in Enforcing Victims’ Rights in Wyoming” at the 12th Annual Wyoming Victim Services Conference to be held in Teton Village at Snake River Lodge on September 13-15th. 

    NCVLI presenting at 12th Annual Wyoming Victim Services Conference

    NCVLI attorney Terry Campos will be presenting “Identifying the Hurdles and the Tools Involved in Enforcing Victims’ Rights in Wyoming” at the 12th Annual Wyoming Victim Services Conference to be held in Teton Village at Snake River Lodge on September 13-15th. http://www.lclark.edu/live/events/2858-ncvli-presenting-at-12th-annual-wyoming-victim

September 15th, 2010

  • NCVLI presenting at National Center for Victims of Crime 2010 National Conference
    NCVLI executive director, Meg Garvin, and victim advocate, Jo Borkan, will be co-presenting “United States Victims of Foreign Identity Theft, Computer Intrusion, and Cyber Crime” at The National Center for Victims of Crime 2010 National Conference in New Orleans. This is a closed session for federal employees only.  Future public trainings coming soon!

    NCVLI presenting at National Center for Victims of Crime 2010 National Conference

    NCVLI executive director, Meg Garvin, and victim advocate, Jo Borkan, will be co-presenting “United States Victims of Foreign Identity Theft, Computer Intrusion, and Cyber Crime” at The National Center for Victims of Crime 2010 National Conference in New Orleans. This is a closed session for federal employees only.  Future public trainings coming soon!http://www.lclark.edu/live/events/1580-ncvli-presenting-at-national-center-for-victims-of

September 28th, 2010

  • NCVLI co-presenting at OJDDA Conference
    NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin will be co-presenting “Crime Victim Rights in the Juvenile Justice System” at the 2010 Oregon Juvenile Department Directors’ Association Annual Conference on September 28 in Welches, Oregon.

    NCVLI co-presenting at OJDDA Conference

    NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin will be co-presenting “Crime Victim Rights in the Juvenile Justice System” at the 2010 Oregon Juvenile Department Directors’ Association Annual Conference on September 28 in Welches, Oregon.http://www.lclark.edu/live/events/1932-ncvli-copresenting-at-ojdda-conference
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