Victims' Rights

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

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.

 

PSJ's Crime Survivors Program brochure

July 6, 2009

This brochure provides information about PSJ's Crime Survivors Program.

Crime Survivor Program in Oregon brochure

July 6, 2009

This brochure provides basic information about Oregon programs in the community and justice system that help crime victims.

Helping a Loved One Who Has Survived Crime

July 6, 2009

This brochure provides basic information for anyone who wants to help a loved one who has survived crime.

Criminal Justice Glossary

July 6, 2009

This Glossary provides definitions of many of the terms used by the criminal justice system.  It also provides links to resources that help crime

January is National Stalking Awareness Month

January 14, 2009
Each year, an estimated 1 million women and 400,000 men are stalked in the United States. According to victims’ reports, the stalking lasts an average of two years.

Each year, an estimated 1 million women and 400,000 men are stalked in the United States [1].  According to victims’ reports, the stalking lasts an average of two years [2].  In Ore

Oregon Ballot Measures 51, 52 & 53

May 8, 2008
PSJ is taking no position on these measures or any other ballot measure in the May election. Our focus right now is on defeating Mannix’s Mandatory Minimum Measure in November.

 

Why the Victims Rights Amendment Goes Against Common Sense

October 31, 2004
These days, there is often a call to use "common sense" in creating the laws that govern us. So, let's use common sense to answer this: how should government treat people who have been victimized by crime?

Article by Arwen Bird 

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