Rethinking Conferral: Measuring Victims’ Rights by Their Ability to Be Heard By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsTOften in victims’ rights work, we hear the question: “Did the prosecutor confer with the victim or the victim’s family before the plea?” While this is...
Safe Harbor Legislation: Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking Are Not Criminals & Should Not Be Treated As One By Hannah Beaulieu1Oregon’s proposed HB 35842 failed to move forward when no public hearing was scheduled before the March 21st deadline.3 The...
Victory for Survivors: New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Crime Victims’ Rights to Privacy By: Meg GarvinIn a landmark ruling issued on May 1, 2025, the New Hampshire Supreme Court decisively upheld the right to privacy for crime victims, holding that a...
February 10, 2025Ohio’s Twelfth District Court of Appeals Upholds Victim’s Right to PrivacyBy Chloe Greenawalt, Esq., Ohio Crime Victim Justice CenterLast week, the Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals issued a decision upholding a crime victim’s right to be treated...
January 13, 2025What does a “Victims’ Rights Attorney” do? A Q&A with National Experts: Part Two By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, Mst. Executive Director, NCVLI Despite the fact that crime victims’ rights laws have been in place for decades, many criminal justice...
January 6, 2025What does a “Victims’ Rights Attorney” do? A Q&A with National Experts: Part One By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, Mst. Executive Director, NCVLI Federal and state law grant victims of crime numerous constitutional, statutory, and rule-based rights. These...
November 21, 2024Navigating a Significant Funding Gap: The Impact on NCVLI’s Mission to Defend Victims’ Rights By: Meg Garvin, NCVLIFor more than two decades, the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) has been the leader, championing the rights of crime victims...
October 9, 2024Victims and the Media: Navigating a Complex RelationshipBy Sarah Ford, South Carolina Victim Assistance NetworkThe interaction between victims and the media plays a crucial role in the criminal justice process, often shaping public perception,...
September 4, 2024MD Supreme Court Upheld Victims’ Rights in Syed Case By: Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MStLast week, the Maryland Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion that asked whether victims’ rights are enforceable - specifically, the victims’ rights to be present,...
April 18, 2023 “Would you tell me, please, what that means?” By: Meg Garvin, NCVLIOn October 30, 2004, the Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Lourarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) was passed into law (later codified at 18 U.S.C....