Mark your calendars! 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 th 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 - 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 Mark your calendars! 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.
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