This podcast episode is the first in a series, featuring a discussion of the history of 1984’s Victims of Crime Act and its accomplishments.
Hosted by Director Kristina Rose, of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), this Justice Today podcast episode presents a discussion of the passage of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) in 1984, featuring Anne Seymour, Associate Academic Program Director at national Mass Violence Center; Herman Millholland, an independent consultant at Millholland & Associates; and Steven R. Siegel, formerly of the Denver District Attorney’s Office. The featured guests have served as key people in the service of victims and efforts to advocate for better victim-related policy since VOCA was passed into law. They discuss the general history of VOCA while highlighting its specific accomplishments and objectives, what things were like for crime survivors before the passage of VOCA, and what aspects of victim services that they would like to see improved,
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