The Victims Movement

Introduction to Victims Advocacy
Everest University
Individual Work
Week 1
Heather Eslick

This week I learned about the history of the Victims’ Movement. The Victim’s Movement is a movement that wants to help improve the treatment of the victims. In this day and age the challenge that is arising is enforcing the Victims’ Movement meaning making it happen all the time not just some of the time. CVHR is now participating by joining as a member of the justice community and helping to enforce the Victims’ Movement rights. CVHR is trying to create a new balance by giving the victims what they have had taken from them while making sure that the justice process follows through with the best traditions all the time instead of just
There are always different ways to help to improve it. When something first comes out it has defects and flaws and we always have the ability to improve it, try and make it better, and work to make it more perfect.
In order for anything to improve things have to change. Society and crime changes so the laws and system must also change to fit the needs better. When a crime arises it does not just affect the victim but it also affects the offender as well as others in society as well.
The Victims’ Movement has a very amazing list of things that it has accomplished and all 50 states have passed legislation that helps establish the victims’ rights. Along with all the accomplishments come all the issues as well. One of the biggest issues is attempting to pass a federal victim rights constitutional amendment to help influence the Victims’ Movement.
Focusing on the Victims’ Movement and the three goals that it should strive for in the next ten years would have to be first of all eliminating challenges that include race, ethnicity, age, social status, gender, sexual orientation, whether they are citizens or not, and disability. These challenges influence future directions just the same as they have in the