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NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK 2015 CELEBRATION
Wednesday April 22, 2015 11:00 a.m. - noon
Location: Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility, 66 Gruber Street
Des Moines, Iowa
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Song Performed by: Will Clemmons-5 Judicial District
Welcome: Sally Kreamer, Director, Fifth Judicial District, Department of Correctional Services
Emcee:
Shannon Archer, Assistant County Attorney, Polk County
Special Guest Speaker: Steven Quirk, Director of YESS
Victim Advocate Awards: Presented by Emma Dedic
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Internal: Chad Hepperly, Fifth Judicial District
External: Shannon Archer, Assistant County Attorney, Polk County
Special Guest Speaker: Jeff Clendenen
Song Performed by: Beautiful sung by: Montoya Shade
Closing Remarks: Corey Disterhoft, Fifth Judicial District
Ribbon Ceremony:
 Please join us: tie ribbons on crosses and stars in remembrance of victims and survivors.
Music: by Mackenzie Highlander and Bagpipers
Balloon Release honoring Crime Victims and Survivors
Sponsors:
Fifth Judicial District, Department of Corrections
Domestic Abuse Coordinating Council
AFSCME
Iowa Organization of Victim Assistance
Affinity
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NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK 2015 CELEBRATION
Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: The Grant Room at the Iowa Department of Corrections
510 E. 12th Street - Des Moines, IA
The Iowa Department of Corrections’ Victim Advisory Council invites you to attend our annual National
Crime Victims’ Rights Week celebration on April 23rd, 2015.
This year, our guest speaker will be national victim advocate Anne Seymour (see next page for Anne’s
biographical information). In addition, we will also host an afternoon workshop facilitated by Ms.
Seymour.
Morning Session: Living the Vision 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
In this session, we will recognize and commemorate the values of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and
broaden our understanding of the history of the Crime Victims’ Rights movement in the United States.
Objectives
1. Identify core guiding values of crime victims’ rights.
2. Increase awareness of crime victims’ rights in Iowa.
3. Encourage involvement in crime victims’ rights work by recognizing extraordinary
achievements in the field.
Afternoon Session: Victim Services in Iowa 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
In this session, key stakeholders will engage in an overview and analysis of crime victim services in Iowa.
Objectives
1. Identify gaps in victim services in Iowa.
2. Prioritize the identified victim needs.
3. Foster a desire for improved services.
A full agenda and listing of co-sponsors will be available at the event. We hope you can join us!
Anne Seymour General Biography
Anne Seymour is a Co-founder and Senior Advisor of the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit Justice Solutions,
specializing in criminal and juvenile justice, crime victims' rights and services, and community safety. Her current
work includes public policy development, training and technical assistance, program evaluation, strategic
planning, and research in victim assistance, corrections-based victim services, family violence, the news media's
coverage of crime, juvenile justice, and restorative justice, as well as developing new technologies to improve
criminal justice and victim services.
Seymour has been a national and international advocate for crime victims' rights. She has developed and
implemented training and technical assistance programs to strengthen victims' rights and services in law
enforcement, prosecution, the judiciary, juvenile justice, and community and institutional corrections. Her
extensive research includes co-authoring the landmark study Rape in America: A Report to the Nation in 1992;
she is the principal author of the American Correctional Association's Report and Recommendations on Victims
of Juvenile Offenders published in 1994, as well as of the Office for Victims of Crime Special Report on Victims of
Gang Violence. Seymour is a principal author of the National Victim Assistance Academy text sponsored by the
Office for Victims of Crime, as well as the NVAA’s advanced offerings, including the “Ultimate Educator”
Training-for-Trainers” text and the “Leadership in Victim Services” text. She is a contributing editor of the Crime
Victims Report.
She has authored or contributed to over 30 manuals and texts published by the Office for Victims of Crime since
1989, including “The Victim Role in Offender Reentry” and “Creating a Victim Focus: A Guide to Working with
Victims During Offender Reentry” books. Seymour was also the Director of the OVC Strategic Planning Toolkit
Project, and served as its principal author and editor, and coordinator of a national “training for planners” and
Statewide Strategic Planning Conference for six states, both held in 2003. She is currently Project Director for
OVC’s Oral History Project, and its National Public Awareness and Education Campaign. Seymour is also a
consultant and trainer for the U.S. Department of State to help improve services to American citizens who are
victimized abroad. She has appeared in virtually every news medium -- including all network morning shows and
evening newscasts, Nightline, Larry King Live, Crossfire, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Frontline -- as an expert
on crime victims' rights. She is currently the Project Director for the OVC Oral History Project, and the OVC
National Public Awareness Campaign Project.
Anne Seymour is a member of the Board of the National Victims’ Constitutional Amendment Network; Vice-chair
of the American Correctional Association Restorative Justice Committee; Chair of the American Probation and
Parole Association Victim Issues Committee; Founding and Core Faculty Member of the National Victim
Assistance Academy; a senior consultant to the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center;
principal consultant to the Center for Sex Offender Management and a member of its National Working Group; a
Senior Consultant to the national Balanced and Restorative Justice Project; training consultant to the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; member of the faculty of The National Judicial College; consultant
to the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators; and a member of the District of Columbia
Advisory Commission on Sentencing.
To read more about Anne and Justice Solutions, please visit: http://www.justicesolutions.org
Hello,
Henry County has received a grant award to conduct Crime Victim Rights awareness
activities during the week of April 20th (National Crime Victims’ Rights Week). As a part
of those activities, we are offering a FREE conference to promote victim rights and
resources; create awareness about what victims experience and highlight strategies to
avoid becoming a victim. There will also be discussion time provided to network about
improving support for victims in our communities. The conference will be held on April
24th, 8:30 am-4:00 pm on the Iowa Wesleyan College campus in Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa. Please review the conference brochure and agenda for more details.
Registrations may be mailed to the address below or competed using the online link:
https://eventbrite.com/event/15359761460/.
Please join us for this wonderful opportunity and pass this along to any
individuals or organizations you feel may be interested!
Jennifer Lehman
Victim/Witness Coordinator
Henry County Attorney's Office
100 E. Washington St., Ste. 101
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-1949
319-385-0779
This project is supported by a National Crime Victims' Right Week Community Awareness Project subgrant awarded
by the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators under a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the
Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.