National Crime Victims Rights Week began in Central Arkansas as many gathered to honor deceased loved ones. Author: Jade Jackson Updated: 10:41 PM CDT April 18, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark The Central Arkansas chapter for Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) kicked off the National Crime Victims Rights Week on the steps of the state capitol in a ceremony honoring loved ones that were killed.
Photographs were on display of multiple deceased loved ones.
Belinda Harris-Ritter is on the commissioner state board of elections and is also the daughter of Bill and Evelyn Harris.
Her father and step mother were killed in 1981 at their home. The murderer is serving a life sentence, but she says that s not always the case for other families.
April 19, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Itâs National Crime Victimsâ Rights Week and the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office is raising awareness for services they provide for survivors.
2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the event, with this yearâs theme being âSupport Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.â Locally, Crime Victimsââ Rights Week is traditionally celebrated with a luncheon and awards ceremony that highlights champions of the cause. Due to the pandemic, this is the second straight year that that wonât be viable.
However, thatâs not stopping the Prosecutorâs Office from spreading the word on the help they provide. Janice Carpenter is a Victim Advocate for the office and said they have come up with outside-of-the-box ideas like placemats for restaurants that information about local agencies that assist victims. Some of the agencies promoted include LACASA, Sexual Assau
Victims Voices Left Out Of Criminal Justice Reform By
Sarah Martinson | April 18, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT Criminal justice reform has gained momentum in the U.S. with state and federal lawmakers pushing for new legislation that would reduce incarceration, but some lawmakers and advocates argue that crime victims are being forgotten in these reforms.
Victims Experiences With The Criminal Justice System
According to victims rights advocates, the most comprehensive study conducted about victims views of the criminal justice system in recent years is the Alliance for Safety and Justice s 2016 national survey. Here is what that survey showed.
1 in 10
61%
of crimes victims are more in favor of shorter prison sentences and more spending on prevention and rehabilitation
JEFFERSON CITY - The Lincoln University Clothesline Project Exhibit will display a clothesline hung with shirts designed by survivors to represent their experiences. The Green Dot Program is organizing the event.
The event will be inside the Scruggs University Center on Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. This is the first event at the university during National Crime Victims Rights Week.
Victoria McBride, Green Dot Program Coordinator, said she enjoys being able to give voices to people who have experienced trauma in their lives. The Clothesline Project originated in the 90s in Massachusetts and they determined they wanted the opportunity for women and men and survivors of sexual violence to actually discuss their trauma and their victimization, McBride said.
Half of all adults in the U.S. have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The announcement on Sunday marks another milestone in the nationâs largest-ever vaccination campaign. It also leaves more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
The CDC says almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population. Almost 84 million people adults, or about 32.5% of that population, have been fully vaccinated.
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