(Oct 20) This week's site updates

[Randy McCall]

The following updates have been made to our various sites:

VAOnline.org

http://www.vaonline.org/

New links added to our topical Directories:

- Crime Victims with Disabilities Blog (USA)

- The Justice Project (USA)

- The Forgiveness Project (UK)

New online documents added to our Virtual Library:

- Evaluation of the Impact of the Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program (USA)

- Guide for Mothers, Grandmothers, and Others for Helping a Girl Caught in Prostitution or Sex Trafficking, A (USA)

- Improving Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing - A Policy Review (USA)

- Limits of Restorative Justice, The (Canada)

- Stitch in time saves nine - Preventing and responding to the abuse and neglect of infants. A (Australia)

- U Visa: An Effective Resource for Law Enforcement, The (USA)

 

Blog Posts

V3@E (Victim services, rights and victimology on the Internet) blog

http://rmccallonline.wordpress.com/

- UK very active on victim rights front

- Developing political battle over victim rights in New Zealand

Twitter News Feed

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or view the Twitter widget on the VAOnline.org or V3@E home pages

- Southeast Asia to have rights monitor (AP Bangkok)

- Rapes and attacks on civilians continue in eastern DR Congo, UN reports (UN)

- Group opposes sex-offender registry for youths (USA)

- NGOs to present war crime cases to the ICC (Colombia)

- Developing political battle over victim rights in New Zealand (V3@E Media Analysis)

- Indicting DNA profiles is vital in old rape cases (USA)

- Rethinking slammed: political battle uses victim rights as weapon against adversaries (New Zealand)

- Presentations from the National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 2009 now available online (Canada)

- Crime adviser says justice system is seen as ‘too sympathetic’ to criminals (UK)

- Victim Support workers told to ignore political comments (New Zealand)

- British victims of 26/11 Mumbai attacks to get financial aid from UK Govt. (UK)

- Around 270,000 victims of human trafficking in EU (United Nations)

- Raped at 13, victim fights to eliminate rape kit backlog (USA)

- Youth Trauma Center celebrates 25 years of helping victims (Massachusetts, USA)

- Reno advocates push for DNA in all felony arrests (USA)

- Praise from Victim Support for entitlements (New Zealand)

- Working with the victims in the complex struggle to fight sex trafficking (Philippines)

- Two fathers of victims say new victims' fund 'won't cover costs' (New Zealand)

- 2 teens raped as evidence sat: Police agencies struggle to keep up with avalanche of DNA test results (Chicago, USA)

- One-of-a-kind Special Victims Center will be up and running by end of the year (New York, USA)

- Rape a weapon of war in Congo, activists say (USA)

- Vera Institute of Justice launches Cost-Benefit Analysis in Criminal Justice Unit (USA)

- Financial support for victims (New Zealand)

- UAE pledges continuous backing to UN's anti-crime, anti-drug efforts (UAW)

- State forced to free 20 violent criminals (North Carolina, USA)

- Simon Power's speech suorting crime victims (New Zealand)

- Spain drops role of "human rights cop of the world" (Spain)

- U.N. rights body endorses Gaza war crimes report (United Nations)

- IRA bomber and a victim's daughter participate in The Forgiveness Project (UK)

- Victim's son denied chance to address offender father; judge cites emotionally charged courtroom (USA)

- Smith's suicide comment shocks Victim Support (New Zealand)

- The U Visa: an effective resource for Law Enforcement (FBI)

- Bill to put crime victims first has second reading (New Zealand)

- New human rights office opens in European Union (United Nations)

- RT @IGaK: BBC reports that "Citizen patrols hit Italy streets". Read about pros and cons.

- Latest issue of Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime Newsletter available (Canada)

- National Police Agency plans centers for sex crime victims (Japan)

- Fugitive caught after updating his status on Facebook (Mexico)

- John P.J. Dussich Award presented to Bill Doerner (USA)

Randy McCall

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