National Crime Victim Law Institute

Education on victims' rights: ncvli's dedication to educating on the current status and future horizon of victims' rights is demonstrated through trainings, publications and collaborations with other justice entities. Over the year, ncvli trained attorneys, advocates, justice & allied professionals on the meaning and enforceability of victims' rights. These trainings included intensive in-person trainings and lectures, technology-assisted trainings, and victims' rights educational materials. (continued on schedule o)central to ncvli's training effort were (1) the annual crime victim law conference, traditionally held in portland, oregon but now offered hybrid to increase accessibility, which offered a wide range of training for novice and experienced attorneys and advocates on crime victim law practice and policy; (2) the state victim assistance academy, at which ncvli provides foundational and advanced learning opportunities for victim advocates. Education is also achieved through partnerships; (3) trainings and resources for law enforcement on victims' rights; and (4) trainings and resources for service providers working with military-connected victims.

Ncvli's work with students continued. Specifically ncvli continued its internship/externship program which is open to undergraduate, graduate and law students, and taught the crime victim litigation clinic of the lewis & clark law school, which provided second- and third-year law students the opportunity to support ongoing national victim litigation and research through this program. Ncvli's director also teaches a substantive crime victim course at lewis & clark law school.