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TO LEGAL AFFAIRS, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Justice Department to Honor Crime Victims, Service Organizations and
Teams for Efforts to Advance Crime Victims' Rights
NOTE: All media must present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver's license) as well as valid media credentials. Media should RSVP to Starr Stepp at starr.stepp@usdoj.gov.
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice
Department will present ten awards to individuals, victim services
programs and teams across the nation that demonstrate outstanding
service in supporting crime victims, victim services and victims'
rights, during a national ceremony 2 p.m. Wed., April 9.
The National Crime Victims' Rights Service Award recipients are from
Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts,
Minnesota and Washington, D.C. They are selected from public
nominations in eight categories, including special courage, financial
restoration, public policy and crime victim services.
The Department's Office for Victims of Crime leads communities across
the country in observing National Crime Victims' Rights Week every
year and hosts an award ceremony to honor outstanding work on behalf
of crime victims. Attendees will include survivors, family members,
victim advocates and allied professionals. National Crime Victims'
Rights Week will be observed this year from April 6-12, and the theme
is "30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice."
WHO: National Crime Victims' Rights Service Award Recipients
Deputy Attorney General James Cole Associate Attorney
General Tony West Assistant Attorney General, Office of
Justice Programs, Karol V. Mason Office for Victims of Crime
Director Joye Frost
WHAT: 2014 Justice Department's National Crime Victims' Rights Service
Awards Ceremony
WHERE: The Justice Department's Great Hall 950
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, D.C. OPEN PRESS
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 2 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. EDT
SOURCE Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
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/CONTACT: Starr Stepp, 202-307-0703
/Web Site: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
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