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National Center for Victims of Crime

The National Center for Victims of Crime is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims' rights, trains professionals who work with victims, and serves as a trusted source of information on victims' issues. The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.

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Step back into our 40th Anniversary Gala for a celebration filled with purpose, connection, and gratitude. This night honored the advocates, survivors, and partners who have shaped NCVC for four decades.Thank you for helping us continue strengthening resources, expanding training, and uplifting the voices of victims nationwide.

Step back into our 40th Anniversary Gala for a celebration filled with purpose, connection, and gratitude. This night honored the advocates, survivors, and partners who have shaped NCVC for four decades.Thank you for helping us continue strengthening resources, expanding training, and uplifting the voices of victims nationwide.

40 Years of Impact- National Center for Victims of Crime

The news media plays an important role in covering the impact of crime on communities and individuals. While crime survivors and victim advocates can find the media glare difficult to navigate at times, reporting can be beneficial in many cases including renewing investigators’ attention on unsolved crimes or raising awareness of victims’ issues and resources for survivors.

The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) has published a guide to provide best practice for the media when dealing with victims. We will explain how to use the NCVC guide and offer practical tips to protect survivors from unwanted attention, and to leverage coverage for positive results.

We will also connect these practices to Wisconsin’s crime victims’ rights constitution amendment know as Marsy’s Law, translating constitutional rights into newsroom choices that respect privacy, dignity, notification, and participation while maintaining accuracy and the public’s right to know.

The speakers presenting are Leigh Mills, Evening News Anchor for WMTV; Kim Goldman, Victim Rights Advocate and sister of OJ Simpson murder victim Ron Goldman; Ashley Lutheran, Deputy Investigations Editor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; and Renee Williams, Executive Director at the National Center for Victims of Crime. The panel was moderated by the State Director for Marsy’s Law Wisconsin, Nela Kalpic.

Reporting with Care: Media, Victims, and Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin

Scams and financial fraud can leave lasting emotional and financial scars. In this webinar, experts from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, Give an Hour, and the National Center for Victims of Crime explore how trauma impacts scam victims—and how professionals, caregivers, and loved ones can offer meaningful, compassionate support.

This session provides tools and strategies to:

Understand the emotional and psychological effects of financial scams.

Recognize how to best support victims through recovery.

Identify ways helpers can protect their own well-being while supporting others.

Presenters:

Julie Wells, Director of Strategic Relationships, Give an Hour

Robert Mascio, Director, FINRA Investor Education Foundation

Kim Camacho, Program Manager, National Center for Victims of Crime

Resources Mentioned:

Financial Fraud Journey Map – https://giveanhour.org/wp-content/uploads/INFO-SHEET_TREND-FINANCIAL-FRAUD-CUSTOMER-JOURNEY-MAP-2-PAGER-1.pdf

Words Matter: Improving Outcomes for Scam Victims – https://www.finrafoundation.org/sites/finrafoundation/files/AARP-FINRA-Foundation_Words%20Matter_Say_This.pdf

Taking Action Guide & Recovery Checklists – https://victimsofcrime.org/financial-crime-resource-center/

Give an Hour Financial Fraud Resources – https://giveanhour.org/financial-fraud/

Peer Support Groups – https://giveanhour.org/contactus/

The Fraud Fallout Series – https://giveanhour.org/network-resources/

FINRA Fraud Fighter Resources – https://finrafoundation.org/fraudfighter

VictimConnect 24/7 Helpline – https://victimconnect.org

Watch more webinars and learn about upcoming events at: https://victimsofcrime.org

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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supporting Victims of Financial Scams

Terrence Crosbie was found guilty. From a victim-services perspective, this case underscores that consent is clear. It can’t be assumed, transferred, or negotiated. Our work is not only about the verdicts. It’s about centering survivors, fostering understanding, and creating safer communities through awareness and support.

#ConsentMatters #VictimServices #SurvivorSupport #ConsentIsClear

Consent Is Clear: Terrence Crosbie Found Guilty | Court TV Commentary

Crime victims face many obstacles in accessing justice and rebuilding their lives. The civil justice system offers victims another opportunity to obtain justice. However, this opportunity is often missed because victims and service providers are unprepared to direct victims toward civil action.

The National Crime Victim Bar Association hosted this webinar about the resources and strategies available to victims through civil action. Viewers will learn skills and knowledge to help guide victims through the civil justice system.

Please note that the information in this webinar is geared toward victim advocates, law enforcement officers, social workers, and other allied professionals who reside and work in Ohio. Specific statutes and relevant information for this state will be the focus of this webinar.

Presenters:
- Konrad Kircher of Kircher Law
- Renée Williams of the National Center for Victims of Crime

Civil Justice for Crime Victims in Ohio

Crime victims face many obstacles in accessing justice and rebuilding their lives. The civil justice system offers victims another opportunity to obtain justice. However, this opportunity is often missed because victims and service providers are unprepared to direct victims toward civil action.

The National Crime Victim Bar Association is hosting a free webinar about the resources and strategies available to victims through civil action. Attendees will learn skills and knowledge to help guide victims through the civil justice system. Attendees will leave with information about how to use the civil justice system to obtain justice, hold responsible parties accountable, prevent future crimes, and obtain the financial resources victims need to rebuild their lives.

Please note that this webinar focuses on specific statutes and relevant information for Georgia, geared toward victim advocates, law enforcement officers, social workers, and other allied professionals who reside and work there.

Presenters:
- Melvin Hewitt of the National Crime Victim Bar Association
- Ryan Isenburg of the Business Law and Creditor’s Rights sections of the
State Bar of Georgia
- Renée Williams of the National Crime Victim Bar Association

*This seminar was presented live on August 13, 2025.

Civil Justice for Crime Victims in Georgia

The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Indiana Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team published the Model Collaborative Strangulation Response Protocol for Indiana Jurisdictions in October 2023. But it took 4 long years, many stops and starts and several revisions along the way. This workshop will walk you through our process to get from recommendation to realization to implementation. We will examine the challenges, the barriers and the pushbacks and discuss how we worked through all of them. This workshop will also address the steps still to be taken and how we are approaching them both ideally and realistically to see the model protocol implemented as widely as possible across your state.

Presenter: Caryn Burton, Homicide Reduction Strategies Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Note: This is the fourth webinar in our 2025 Countdown to NTI series, and it was recorded on Aug. 6, 2025. Learn more about NCVC's National Training Institute anytime at victimsofcrime.org.

Creating a Model Strangulation Response Protocol for Your Jurisdiction

Behind every relationship scam is a person whose trust was betrayed. Join us for a candid panel discussion featuring experts and a relationship scam survivor as they unpack how these scams work, why they’re effective, and the profound emotional and financial toll these crimes have on those impacted. Learn about vital resources, such as peer support groups, available for victims and gain insights into how friends, families, and professionals can provide meaningful support. Whether you're a service provider, advocate, or concerned loved one, this discussion will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to respond effectively.

Panelists:
- Robert Mascio, FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- Kim Casci-Palangio, Cybercrime Support Network
- Kim Camacho, National Center for Victims of Crime
- Harold, a survivor of a relationship scam

*Note: This webinar was recorded on July 22, 2025

Healing from Relationship Scams

The presentation, recorded July 9, 2025, focuses on New York City’s “Tactics and Choices” pretrial class for individuals arrested for intimate partner violence. This session equips law enforcement, advocates, and victim services professionals with insights into accountability pathways and intervention strategies that promote behavioral change.

Participants will learn how the power and control wheel and the arc of choice model are used in this class, and observe a mock demonstration designed to challenge harmful behaviors and encourage self-reflection.

Presenters:
Jessica Resnick, Senior Program Associate
Katherine Cepeda, Senior Tactics and Choices Facilitator
Raquel Pittman, Senior Program Manager, Center for Justice Innovation

Note: This is the third of four webinars in our 2025 Countdown to NTI series. Learn more about NCVC's National Training Institute anytime at victimsofcrime.org.

Countdown to NTI: Exploring Tactics and Choices for Those Arrested for IPV in NYC

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