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Crime survivors

19
May
Small Necessities, Big Impact for Crime Survivors

Small Necessities, Big Impact for Crime Survivors

Many victims, survivors, and their families are struggling to afford basic hygiene essentials such as pads, tampons, and shavers/razors. These everyday items, which most people take for granted, become lifelines during some of the most difficult times imaginable.
2 min read
05
May
When Judges Apologize: The Justice System’s Dangerous Inversion of Victim and Perpetrator

When Judges Apologize: The Justice System’s Dangerous Inversion of Victim and Perpetrator

As a victim of violent crime and one who has spent decades fighting for victims’ rights, I have seen the justice system fail families time and again. But what happened in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom on May 4, 2026, represents a new low.
3 min read
28
Apr
Why I Wear Denim on Denim Day, and Why You Should Too

Why I Wear Denim on Denim Day, and Why You Should Too

For me, as a survivor of violent crime and the founder of Crime Survivors, Denim Day is much more than a fashion statement.
2 min read
27
Apr
Releasing Convicted Rapists and Pedophiles into our Communities is not Empathy...It's Insanity

Releasing Convicted Rapists and Pedophiles into our Communities is not Empathy...It's Insanity

Once again, our elected officials our putting criminals' needs before the needs of victims and the public.
2 min read
11
Apr
When Criminals Became the “Victims”: The Quiet Defunding of Crime Victims' Services

When Criminals Became the “Victims”: The Quiet Defunding of Crime Victims' Services

The very funding that was created to help real crime victims is disappearing, and it is being deliberately redirected to organizations that primarily serve defendants, offenders, and convicted criminals.
2 min read
03
Apr
It’s Time to Rebalance the Scales: My 24-Year Plea for Real Support for Crime Survivors

It’s Time to Rebalance the Scales: My 24-Year Plea for Real Support for Crime Survivors

The man who attacked me had rights. He had a lawyer. He had access to every procedural safeguard our justice system could offer. And I? I had a chair to sit in, a pack of tissues, and the crushing realization that the system designed to deliver justice had almost nothing for me.
4 min read
03
Apr
The Voices of Victims are in Danger of Being Eliminated from Washington State's Criminal Justice System

The Voices of Victims are in Danger of Being Eliminated from Washington State's Criminal Justice System

What was once a system designed to ensure justice for victims of crime has become a system focused on protecting the accused.  What was once a system of accountability has become a system of irresponsibility. No longer do victims of crime feel safe.
2 min read
27
Mar
The Promise and the Failure: Reforming Victims’ Rights in Oklahoma and Beyond

The Promise and the Failure: Reforming Victims’ Rights in Oklahoma and Beyond

On paper, these rights appear robust, yet Thoreson argues they remain largely theoretical because the system was never designed with victims at its center.
2 min read
23
Mar
Clearing the Confusion: What Is a Crime Survivor? Understanding the Many Faces of Victimization

Clearing the Confusion: What Is a Crime Survivor? Understanding the Many Faces of Victimization

With so much talk in the news about crime victims and the ongoing debates around the soft on crime policies of bail reform and cashless bail, there is widespread confusion about who truly qualifies as a crime survivor...
2 min read