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2005
National Crime Victims' Rights Week The honorees received special recognition during the awards ceremony hosted April 8, 2005, by the Office for Victims of Crime to honor victim advocates, organizations, and programs in the field of victim services.
To view more details, click on a photo for an enlarged view Awards for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Douglas E. Beloof Doug Beloof is a prolific published author, an active litigator, a learned scholar, a keen public policy consultant, and a social visionary. In 2000, recognizing the need for a national organization to protect, advance, and enforce the legal rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system, Doug created the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), a nonprofit agency located at Lewis and Clark Law School that provides technical assistance and training to attorneys who provide direct legal services to victims including the annual Crime Victim Law and Litigation Conference. Doug researches and analyzes developments in crime victim law; assists victims and other members of the public by providing information on crime victim laws; and files amicus briefs advocating for victims in court. Before creating NCVLI, Doug was a violent crime prosecutor in Portland and then later became the director of the Multnomah County Victim Assistance Program. In 1999, Doug published what continues to be the only legal textbook on crime victims' rights. His casebook, Victims in Criminal Procedure, filled the crime victims' rights void in legal academia. Doug has received recognition from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the National Organization for Victim Assistance. He has testified before the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees and has been cited by the Senate Judiciary Committee as a leading expert on victim laws. Doug's dedication to furthering the rights of crime victims leads him to cross divides, finding allies and partners in diverse movements and communities. He was nominated by Senator Jon Kyl.
Arizona Voice for Crime Victims (AVCV), Team members: The Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project (CVLAP), established and operated by Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, is housed in and supported by the Arizona State University College of Law. Started with a VOCA grant in 2001, CVLAP was the first free legal clinic for crime victims, representing them in the fight for their rights at every stage of the criminal justice system and providing needed social services throughout the legal process as well. In Arizona , CVLAP is already changing the culture of the criminal justice system in ways that honor the rights and interests of crime victims. Since its inception, the CVLAP has provided free representation and social services to crime victims in hundreds of cases. In each case, there has been rigorous advocacy for the rights and needs of victims, and this advocacy has changed the law and culture and made a difference in the lives of victims. The CVLAP has brought together the legal community and the social services community to forge a bold and stunning partnership in service to crime victims. This project has inspired the replication of similar clinics across the Nation. This project was nominated by Senator Jon Kyl. |
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