Education &Training

To secure a place for victims as participants with a legally recognized voice requires cultural change.  This is because the traditional paradigm of a two-party system is entrenched in the training of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and law students, and reverberates in popular culture. To change this, NCVLI conducts systemwide education on the meaning, scope, and enforceability of victims’ rights.

NCVLI trains on victims’ rights enforcement through in-person trainings, conference presentations, webinars, and a variety of publications.  We welcome suggestions for topics and speakers for any of our educational initiatives.  To suggest a topic or a speaker please send us an email.

Crime Victim Law Conference

NCVLI’s Crime Victim Law Conference is the only national conference focusing on rights enforcement.  The 10th annual Conference took place on June 14 - 15, 2011 and was a tremendous success!  Check back for details about the 2012 Conference!

Crime Victim Litigation Clinic

Under the supervision of NCVLI’s legal team, students at Lewis & Clark Law School support crime victim attorneys nationwide through legal research and writing that is used in a variety of ways.

Victim Law Library

NCVLI’s Victim Law Library contains laws and educational material about crime victims’ rights.  The library site includes state victims’ rights laws as well as various legal publications on victims’ rights produced by NCVLI and other agencies. 

New & Noteworthy

NCVLI researches and reviews critical victims’ rights cases issued nationwide and publishes summaries of these cases identifying the critical underlying facts, the court’s reasoning, and the court’s holding in each case.

NCVLI News

NCVLI publishes a bi-annual newsletter, NCVLI News, that contains legal articles highlighting cutting-edge victims’ rights issues confronting victims nationwide and providing legal analysis, arguments, and citations, and crafting practical tips on how to protect victims and overcome hurdles to assertion and enforcement of rights.

Request a Training

NCVLI is happy to join partners around the country and craft trainings to suit your needs, whether those be a 1-hour introduction to victims’ rights enforcement or a day-long practical skills course.