Victims' Rights

Considerable Common Ground: Collaborating to Create Safety

September 23, 2011

Crime Victims and Survivors want to ensure that what happened to them does not happen to another. We discuss the opposition of Measure 73 and what PSJ brought forth to the legislative session in support of Alternative ways to increase public safety.

Article by Kerry Naughton

Why Justice Reinvestment Makes Sense To Me

April 15, 2011

A prominent Oregon crime survivor discusses how crime survivors are not served by the state's over-reliance on incarceration fueled by Measure 11. She says, "The most striking past of the costs of mandatory minimums...is that the resources tied up...could be used for crime victims and survivors.

by Arwen Bird

Victim Services in a Tough Economy

December 15, 2010

Crime Survivors Program Director Kerry Naughton discusses how Oregon is safer because of domestic and sexual violence programs and how the economic downturn threatens to reduce funding for already underfunded services.

Article by Kerry Naughton

Making the Road by Walking It – Ten Years on the Road with PSJ

April 23, 2010

Take a look back with us at our first 10 years as an organization, starting with our founding as Western Prison Project in 1999, and refresh your memory about or learn about the road we've traveled to become the Partnership for Safety and Justice, an organization with a holistic vision for reform.

Article by Caylor Roling

Domestic Violence: How Money Matters

April 23, 2010

Kerry Naughton discusses the recent significant increase in domestic violence-related murder suicides in Oregon and points out that the relationship between the economy and domestic violence is not that the recession causes domestic violence - it's funding for critical services that matters most.

Article by Kerry Naughton

President Obama Nominates OVC Director

January 4, 2010

On Dec. 22, 2009, President Obama nominated Beatrice Hanson to direct the Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.

Tough on Crime is Tough on Crime Victims

September 3, 2009

CS Program Director Kerry Naughton writes about "Less Law, More Order: The Truth About Reducing Crime," by Dr. Irvin Waller, a highly regarded victim advocate in the US and abroad, which outlines how governments can use their tax-generated income wisely to prevent crime and support crime survivors.