NAVRA presents a free* Web training:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time ■ 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Criminal cases involving children as victims and witnesses have increased in numbers over the past thirty years. In various forums, the federal government and the states have responded by providing rights and protections for child victims in the criminal and delinquency systems. Despite these reforms, too often child victims’ rights and interests are ignored. The appointment of counsel for child victims in criminal and delinquency cases helps ensure protection of these victims’ rights and interests and helps provide a safer system for child victims. This training will discuss the unique hurdles child victims face in our criminal justice system, identify the differing roles and responsibilities of a child victim attorney and guardian ad litem, and, pulling from real case examples, identify best practices for working to protect the rights and interests of child victims.
