At least 423 victims of domestic abuse, 601 victims of human trafficking and 749 of “modern-day slavery” were reported to immigration enforcement during the same time period.
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U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that “but for Boeing’s criminal conspiracy to defraud the (Federal Aviation Administration), 346 people would not have lost their lives in the crashes.”
Authors of a new report from the Alliance for Safety and Justice found a widespread disconnect between victim needs and justice system priorities.
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a nonpartisan organization of American crime victims, has launched an initiative to persuade crime survivors to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, with a special focus on those who have never voted.
Fifty-five percent of respondents said they did not have money to pay for out-of-pocket expenses like mental health or relocation, so they opted not to access services or to move as a result.
Because of the lack of tracking and data collection, no one is sure how many indigenous peoples are crime victims each year — and that makes their victimization, particularly their murders, difficult to stop. Now, advocates are stepping up to enact change.
State programs disburse nearly $500 million in compensation to victims of crime every year. But individuals injured when police use excessive force are hampered by the defense that an officer was involved in a lawful action, says an Arizona law professor.
The Senate unanimously voted to refill the coffers for the Crime Victims Fund, breathing new life into the dwindling pot that would’ve been empty at the end of the fiscal year 2022. While it was unanimous, the debate wasn’t without quarrel over a proposed GOP amendment.
As last week marked National Crime Victims Rights Week, it’s important to remember that victims have also been deeply affected by the changes occurring in courts and counseling services in response to the pandemic, write two prominent justice leaders.
President Donald Trump named one of Senator Ted Cruz’s former staffers to lead a Justice Department office at the heart of a whistleblower complaint over anti-human trafficking grants. The White House said Jessica Elizabeth Hart, who works in the Justice Department’s legislative affairs office, will run the Office for Victims of Crime.