Our team continues to be at the forefront of crime victims’ rights education and enforcement focusing on improving the treatment of victims/survivors and compliance. We are working hard to ensure that victims/survivors are aware of their rights, are afforded their rights, and provide support with rights violations. We are also working diligently on developing remedies for victims/survivors who have substantiated rights violations. Education and enforcement are vital, but advocacy is also key to influencing change. Therefore, we are collecting data and sharing it with policy-makers, so they can make informed decisions about the treatment of victims/survivors and improve accountability.
This legislative session, the CV1 team will update legislators on our progress. Last session, we introduced legislators to the concepts of victims’ rights compliance, enforcement, rights violations, and possible solutions and models to address complaints from victims/survivors regarding rights and process violations.
CV1 will inform them that we have launched our nonprofit victims’ rights resource center and legal clinic, and that we received small foundation grants and private donations to enhance our website, services, and programs. Finally, we continue to explore partnerships and funding to support our services and programs.
1. Establish legislative approval for funding to support crime victims’ rights enforcement programs.
2. Establish legislative authority for enforcement programs.
3. Establish legislative remedies for victims/survivors whose rights are violated.
4. Clarify existing legislative language to support enforcement.
5. Develop new legislation, if needed.
IMPORTANT: Texas is a leader in drafting legislative/constitutional language that provides crime victims with standing (enforcement), remedy (voiding*), and review (standing/writs). However, until CV1 there has not been an entity to help explain or provide assistance with these legal concepts. CV1 has created a process based on a proven civil rights model. We need your support. It’s time to take action! Help us implement our Victims’ Rights Complaint Process
We are building support to ensure that victims/survivors of crime are aware of their rights, are afforded their rights, and are provided remedies when their rights are violated. By signing up, you give Crime Victims First permission to use your contact information to show decision-makers and policy-makers that there is support for victims’ rights enforcement efforts and together we are encouraging them to learn more and do more.
