VICTIMS RIGHTS - VICTIMS
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These organizations deal with your rights as a crime victim. They provide information and assistance and also assist victims in finding emotional support groups and advocacy organizations.
National Organization for Victim Assistance
This nonprofit organization provides events, resources, programs and victims' rights
information for crime victims and survivors across the nation.
National Center for Victims of Crime
The Center refers crime victims to an array of local victim's rights services including
crisis intervention, research information, assistance with the criminal justice process,
counseling and support groups.
Victim Compensation & Assistance Act
Read the text from the U.S. Code and investigate your legal rights as a crime victim. The
assistance and compensation sections may surprise you.
Office for Victims of Crime
The Justice Department offers resources and assistance for victims of all types of crimes,
including elder abuse, campus crime, hate crimes and rape. Use the clickable map for a
listing of victim's rights services in your state.
Victim Assistance Online
After the initial crisis, survivors can get emotional support, counseling, advocacy and
referrals to local social service agencies here.
Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program
Looking for closure with the guy who stole your television and stereo equipment? This web
site helps bring offenders and crime victims together with a trained mediator.