Department of Justice Recognizes Service to Crime Victims

Awards Ceremony Is Preliminary to National Crime Victims' Rights Week WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arsenic portion of its 28th
annual observation of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 13-19, the
Department of Justice today honored the nine receivers of this year's
National Crime Victims' Rights Week Awards. The awardings program, which is
coordinated by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a constituent of the
Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), acknowledges the work of
individuals and organisations that have got helped victims reconstruct their lives. "Crime Victims' Rights Week reminds all of us of the demand to maintain up
our attempts to guarantee protections, services, and rights for law-breaking victims,"
said Lawyer General Michael B. Mukasey. "Today's awarding receivers have
made of import parts to those efforts. I am honored to share the
stage with such as eminent and courageous individuals." "It's important to retrieve that law-breaking victims are forever changed by
crime," explained Toilet W. Gillis, OVC Director. "And it's remarkable that
countless victims have got establish hope and new lives despite the awful events
that changed their worlds. Because law-breaking can hit anyone, victims' rights
are everyone's rights." These nine honorees were nominated by their co-workers in the victim
service and criminal justness Fields to acknowledge either their courageous
responses in the wake of a law-breaking or their professional attempts to
better function the demands of victims with disabilities; to plan and
implement course of study and tools for victim service providers; and to ensure
that victims have the services that they need. More inside information about the
recipients who are named below are available at:
. National Crime Victim Service Award: Honors extraordinary attempts in
direct service to law-breaking victims. Recipients: Andrea Conte, Nashville, Tenn. Nora J. Baladerian, Ph.D., Los Angeles, Calif. Allied Professional Award: Recognizes an individual or organization
outside the victim aid field for services or parts to the
victims' field. Recipients: Steven Walker, Ph.D., Fresno, Calif. Kim K. Ogg, Houston, Texas Award for Professional Invention in Victim Services: Recognizes the
development of effectual methods for expanding the range of victims' rights
and services. Recipient: Andrea Lockhart, Winter Haven, Fla. Federal Soldier Service Award: Honors exceeding parts and
extraordinary impact on behalf of victims in North American Indian Country, on military
installations, in national parks, or other countries governed by federal
jurisdiction. Recipient: Donna R. Duplantier, New Orleans, La. Ronald Harriet Wilson Ronald Reagan Populace Policy Award: Honors an individual whose
leadership, vision and invention consequences in important alterations to public
policy and pattern benefiting law-breaking victims. Recipient: Dan Eddy, Alexandria, Va. Crime Victims Fund Award: Recognizes outstanding work in chase of
federal criminal wrongdoers and in the aggregation of fines, punishment fees,
forfeited bail bond bonds, and particular appraisals that represent the Crime
Victims Fund and victim restitution. Recipient: Treasury Offset Program, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys,
Washington, D.C. Particular Courage Award: Recognizes extraordinary courage in the
aftermath of a law-breaking or brave enactment on behalf of a victim or potential
victim. Recipient: Yvette Dione Cade, Temple Hills, Md. The Office of Justice Programs, headed by Acting Assistant Attorney
General Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, supplies federal leading in developing the
nation's capacity to forestall and control crime, administrate justice, and
assist victims. OJP have five constituent bureaus: the Agency of Justice
Assistance; the Agency of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of
Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the
Office for Victims of Crime. Additionally, OJP have two programme offices: the
Community Capacity Development Office, which integrates the Weed and Seed
strategy, and the Sexual Activity Wrongdoer Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending,
Registering, and Trailing Office (SMART). More information can be establish at
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