Samples, Additional Resources

Samples

We have provided a variety of sample pieces that can serve as a starting point as you prepare your own materials for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. While we have incorporated a national perspective, it’s important for you to add the local perspective (i.e., how what you are doing has an impact within your local community).

All of these items can be prepared on the enclosed NCVRW letterhead (see the Camera Ready Section of the Resource Guide) or on your own organizational letterhead. Permission is granted to use the provided quotes as written only if attributed to John Gillis, director of the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, and Susan Herman, executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime.

• Sample Media Advisory
  
• Sample News Release
• Sample Public Service Announcements
• Sample Op-Ed
• Sample Letter Requesting a Proclamation or Resolution
• Sample Proclamation
• Sample Resolution

Additional Resources

• Accessing Information: OVC Resource Center and Other Services - a useful overview of the wide range of information provided by the Office for Victims of Crime, as well as an exhaustive list of victim-related web sites.
  
  
• Resource Guide Co-Sponsors - a comprehensive listing of the national organizations that serve as co-sponsors of the 2002 Resource Guide, including web sites and e-mail addresses.
  
  
• Resource Guide Evaluation (PDF only)