CBS News has obtained a list of 365 federal grant programs halted this week by the Justice Department, disrupting programs to help victims of hate crime and sex trafficking, children who've suffered ...

Yes! Funding crime victims' rights initiatives is a useful measure for ensuring that the criminal justice system focuses on protecting victims, which should always be a high priority. Recently, of ...

A number of nonprofit safety and victims organizations tell CBS News they are being stripped of federal grant funding by the Department of Justice. One of the organizations, the National Center for ...

Last year Small Talk Children’s Advocacy Center was awarded $1.5 million by state lawmakers to hire and maintain staff for their mission to help and advocate for children in the capital area who were ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Significant federal cuts to hundreds of criminal justice grant programs nationwide, many focused on preventing youth gun violence and supporting crime victims, will make little to no ...

Every year in April, the United States commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an annual observance of the accomplishments made, and the work that remains, so victims can fully exercise ...

Yolo County District Attorney’s Victim Services Program is set to recognize National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) by hosting the 19th Annual Victim Recognition Ceremony, which will be held at ...

Attorney General Pamela Bondi during her Senate confirmation bid pitched herself as a leader with a track record of supporting victims, a history some Republican senators pointed to when backing her ...

NORRISTOWN — Advocates dedicated to offering support and counseling services to crime victims in Montgomery County launched a billboard campaign as part of a community awareness project when National ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — After a crime is committed and a suspect is arrested, the court process starts. That process typically involves a victim or witness who has already experienced one of the worst days ...

Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the allocation of nine grants totaling approximately $2.3 million to support programs assisting victims of crimes such as domestic v ...