June 09, 2012

NCVLI Hosts 11th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference

On Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, NCVLI hosted the 11th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference in Portland, Oregon.  This year’s Conference carried a multidisciplinary theme - Enhancing Justice: Empowerment Through Victims’ Rights. More than 175 victim service professionals ranging from attorneys to advocates to psychologists from every corner of the country joined victims’ rights experts to learn best practices in serving victims of crime. 

On Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, NCVLI hosted the 11th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference in Portland, Oregon.  This year’s Conference carried a multidisciplinary theme - Enhancing Justice: Empowerment Through Victims’ Rights. More than 175 victim service professionals ranging from attorneys to advocates to psychologists from every corner of the country joined victims’ rights experts to learn best practices in serving victims of crime. 

NCVLI was honored to host an incredible Conference faculty.  Brooks Douglass, a survivor of crime and producer of the film Heaven’s Rain, opened the Conference and additional plenary sessions were provided by top victims’ rights experts Doug Beloof, Paul Cassell, and Meg Garvin; renowned psychologist David Lisak; and leading law professor and criminologist Stephanos Bibas.  Attendees participated in break-out sessions with a range of topics including Fundamentals of Victims’ Rights, Justice for Victims of Trafficking, Remedies for Victims in Elder Abuse Cases, and the Neurobiology of Trauma.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Conference and we look forward to seeing you next year!