Three Promises -- What is Your Promise?

This year's National Crime Victims' Rights Resource Guide, distributed by OVC, includes three posters illustrating promises to crime victims. The posters incorporate the visual of a crime victim raising his or her hand to claim a "promise." Hopefully, these posters will inspire others as they make their promise to crime victims. To view the posters and the entire Resource Guide, please go to http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/welcome.html.

The text of the posters follows.

"I have the right to information." — The right to information is just one of thousands of laws that protect and serve victims of crime. If you need to know about your rights as a victim, and about the services that can help you cope with the consequences of crime, put the system to work for you. IT'S YOUR RIGHT.

"I have the right to be heard at proceedings." — The right to be heard at criminal and juvenile justice proceedings is just one of thousands of law that protect individuals who have been victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, or stalking. If you need help coping with the physical, financial, and emotional consequences of crime, put the system to work for you. IT'S YOUR RIGHT.

"I have the right to protection." — The right to protection from offenders is just one of thousands of laws that protect and help children who have been abused or neglected. If you know any child victims who need support and assistance, help put the system to work for them. IT'S THEIR RIGHT.