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Sentencing, Corrections and Public Safety Guiding Principles for Crime Victims and Survivors in America Crime victims and survivors have an integral role in America’s criminal justice system and efforts to promote individual and public safety. The overall effectiveness of the criminal justice system relies significantly on victims’ willingness and ability to participate in justice processes. Through national criminal justice and public safety reform efforts, victims, survivors and those who serve them have contributed to the following seven “guiding principles” for sentencing, corrections and public safety. 1. An ultimate goal of public safety policy is to reduce crime, resulting in fewer people and communities who are harmed. 2. Crime victims and survivors have a significant role in shaping criminal justice policy as individuals who know first-hand the real costs of crime. 3. Crime victims and survivors deserve to be treated with dignity and validated as persons who have been harmed by crime, with their autonomy and privacy respected at all times. 4. Mandatory supervision of offenders who pose a serious risk to public safety upon their return to the community is essential throughout the offender reentry process in order to promote victim and survivor safety. 5. While it is important for offenders to receive just punishment, the quantity of time that convicted offenders serve under any form of correctional supervision must be balanced with the quality of evidence-based assessment, treatment, programming and supervision they receive that can change their criminal behavior and thinking and reduce the likelihood that they will commit future crimes. For many offenses and offenders, shorter prison terms are acceptable if the resulting cost savings are reinvested in evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism. 6. Offenders should pay all court-ordered legal and financial obligations, such as victim restitution and child support. Offender compliance with restitution and support orders is a key measure of offender accountability and the performance of offender supervision agencies. 7. Victims’ rights to justice must be enforced in accordance with the law and adequately funded. Survivors and victims have a right to safety, representation and participation in the legal process. They deserve information and notification about the status of their case and the alleged or convicted offender, access to victim assistance services, as well as restitution in all cases with pecuniary losses, and victim compensation following violent crimes. These principles offer a foundation for the fair treatment of crime victims and survivors, and for the use of evidence-based practices that hold offenders accountable for their crimes and reduce recidivism.

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Sentencing, Corrections and Public Safety Guiding Principles for Crime Victims and Survivors in America

Crime victims and survivors have an integral role in America’s criminal justice system and efforts to

promote individual and public safety. The overall effectiveness of the criminal justice system relies

significantly on victims’ willingness and ability to participate in justice processes.

Through national criminal justice and public safety reform efforts, victims, survivors and those who serve

them have contributed to the following seven “guiding principles” for sentencing, corrections and public

safety.

1. An ultimate goal of public safety policy is to reduce crime, resulting in fewer people and

communities who are harmed.

2. Crime victims and survivors have a significant role in shaping criminal justice policy as

individuals who know first-hand the real costs of crime.

3. Crime victims and survivors deserve to be treated with dignity and validated as persons who have

been harmed by crime, with their autonomy and privacy respected at all times.

4. Mandatory supervision of offenders who pose a serious risk to public safety upon their return to

the community is essential throughout the offender reentry process in order to promote victim and

survivor safety.

5. While it is important for offenders to receive just punishment, the quantity of time that convicted

offenders serve under any form of correctional supervision must be balanced with the quality of

evidence-based assessment, treatment, programming and supervision they receive that can change

their criminal behavior and thinking and reduce the likelihood that they will commit future crimes.

For many offenses and offenders, shorter prison terms are acceptable if the resulting cost savings are

reinvested in evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism.

6. Offenders should pay all court-ordered legal and financial obligations, such as victim restitution

and child support. Offender compliance with restitution and support orders is a key measure of

offender accountability and the performance of offender supervision agencies.

7. Victims’ rights to justice must be enforced in accordance with the law and adequately funded.

Survivors and victims have a right to safety, representation and participation in the legal process.

They deserve information and notification about the status of their case and the alleged or convicted

offender, access to victim assistance services, as well as restitution in all cases with pecuniary losses,

and victim compensation following violent crimes.

These principles offer a foundation for the fair treatment of crime victims and survivors, and for the use

of evidence-based practices that hold offenders accountable for their crimes and reduce recidivism.

National and State Signatories to Guiding Principles

UPDATED 10/16/17

Main Signatories Marti Anderson National Crime Victim Advocate & Iowa House of Representatives Des Moines, IA Gordon Bazemore, Ph.D. Professor and Director School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Cindy Brignon Previous Co-Chair American Probation and Parole Association Victim Issues Committee Lexington, KY Russell Butler Executive Director Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center Upper Marlboro, MD Patricia Byron President Emeritus Mary Byron Project Louisville, KY Grace Call Policy Advisor Council of State Governments New York, NY

Renny Cushing Executive Director Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights Cambridge, MA Steve Derene Executive Director National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators Madison, WI Laurie Dishman Senior Vice President International Cruise Victims Sacramento, CA Dan Eddy Executive Director National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards Alexandria, VA Mai Fernandez Executive Director National Center for Victims of Crime Washington, DC Travis A. Fritsch Domestic Violence Specialist Louisville, KY Mario Gaboury, J.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean and Professor of Criminal Justice University of New Haven West Haven, CT

Janice Grieshaber Geddes Executive Director (retired) The Jenna Foundation Syracuse, NY Melissa Hook Previous Director Office of Victim Services Executive Office of the Mayor Washington, DC Pamela Kallsen Executive Director Marjaree Mason Center Fresno, CA Sue Klassen Former President Partners in Restorative Initiatives Rochester, NY William Kellibrew President The William Kellibrew Foundation Washington, DC Dean Kilpatrick, Ph.D. Director National Crime Victim Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC

Nancy Lewis Executive Director Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance Denver, CO Margaret Mata Executive Director SAFE NOW Project Chillicothe, MO Sandra Pavelka, Ph. D. Director Institute of Youth and Justice Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL Janice Harris Lord National Crime Victim Advocate and Former Member, Texas Board of Criminal Justice Arlington, TX Helga Luest President and CEO Witness Justice Rockville, MD Ada Pecos Melton President American Indian Development Associates Albuquerque, NM Herman Millholland Consultant and National Victim Advocate Millholland and Associates Los Angeles, CA National Association of Victim Assistance in Corrections (NAVAC) Board of Directors

Dan L. Peterson, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean Washburn University Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies Topeka, KS Roberta Roper Founder/Board Chair Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. Upper Marlboro, MD Delilah Rumberg CEO Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape/National Sexual Violence Resource Center Enola, PA Anne Seymour National Crime Victim Advocate Washington, DC Steven Siegel Director Special Programs Unit Office of the Denver District Attorney Denver, CO John H. Stein Executive Secretary International Organization for Victim Assistance Newberg, OR Pat Tuthill President and Founder Peyton Tuthill Foundation Tallahassee, FL

Dave Weisz Executive Director National Assn. of Women’s Law Enforcement Executives Kildeer, IL Marlene A. Young, Ph.D., J.D. Vice President and Immediate Past President International Organization for Victim Assistance Newberg, OR State Coalition Signatories Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault Sharon Currens Executive Director Kentucky Domestic Violence Association Frankfort, KY Anne Marie Litecky Maryland State Victim Services Coordinator (retired) Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention Minnesota Alliance on Crime Levette Johnson Executive Director Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault Jackson, MS Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Rape Crisis Coalition of Northeastern New York and the Northeastern New York Crime Victim Service Providers Coalition Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape Washington Coalition Against Sexual Assault Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Veronica Swain Kunz CEO South Carolina Victim Assistance Network Columbia, SC Karla Salp Executive Director Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates Olympia, WA Corrections-based Victim Advocates Stephanie Hust Constituent and Victim Services Officer Alabama Department of Corrections Montgomery, AL Gail Brimner Criminal Justice Specialist Alaska Department of Corrections, Probation & Parole Anchorage, AK

Jan Upchurch Administrator Office of Victim Services Arizona Department of Corrections Phoenix, AZ Tammy Jo Aiken STTG/PREA Coordinator and Deputy Warden AR Department of Corrections Little Rock, AR Nolice Edwards Chief Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Sacramento, CA Cynthia Florez De Leon Former Chief Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Sacramento, CA Monica Chambers Victim Services Coordinator Colorado Department of Corrections Colorado Springs, CO Spiro Koinos Restorative Justice/Victim Services Coordinator Department of Human Services Denver, CO

Gilbert D. Barnes Victim Services Administrator Florida Department of Corrections Tallahassee, FL Shalandra Robertson Director Office of Victim Services, Georgia Department of Corrections and Board of Pardons and Parole Atlanta, GA Vicky Southwick Victim Services Coordinator Idaho Department of Corrections Boise, ID Cherri Gass-Price Manager Victim Services Unit, Illinois Department of Corrections Springfield, IL Robin Riggs Victim Services Supervisor Illinois Department of Corrections Springfield, IL Brent Myers Director Registration and Victim Services, Indiana Department of Corrections Indianapolis, IN Holly Chavez Restorative Justice Coordinator Kansas Department of Corrections Topeka, KS

Audrey Cress Director of Victim Services Kansas Department of Corrections Topeka, KS Laura Farmer Victim Services Liaison Supervisor Kansas Department of Corrections Topeka, KS Tammy Lou Wright Victim Services Program Manager Kentucky Department of Corrections Frankfort, KY Gayle Cothell Director, Crime Victim Services (retired) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Baton Rouge, LA Anne-Marie Easley Victim/Offender Dialogue Facilitator Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Baton Rouge, LA Erin Gaffney Previous Director Victim Services, Massachusetts Department of Corrections Milford, MA Tessa Mosher Director of Victim Services Maine Department of Corrections Augusta, ME

Tina McKnight Victim Services Specialist Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Annapolis, MD Lydia Newlin Director Victim Assistance and Restorative Justice, Minnesota Department of Corrections St. Paul, MN Renattida Lofton Victim Services Advocate Mississippi Department of Corrections Jackson, MS Lisa Lucas JRI Coordinator Mississippi Department of Corrections Jackson, MS Dilworth Ricks Victim Services Director Mississippi Department of Corrections Jackson, MS Gwendolyn Santos SAVIN Director Mississippi Department of Corrections Jackson, MS Sally Hilander Victim Programs Manager Montana Department of Corrections Helena, MT

Traci Dory Victim Services Officer Nevada Department of Corrections Carson City, NV Janet Koupash Director Office of Victim Assistance New York State DOCCS Albany, NY Jean Carroll PREA Advocate New Hampshire Department of Corrections Concord, NH Nicole Kippnu Administrator of Victim Services New Hampshire Department of Corrections Concord, NH Tracy Lederer Victim/Offender Dialogue Coordinator New Hampshire Department of Corrections Concord, NH Jessica Parent Administrator of Victim Services (retired) New Hampshire Department of Corrections Concord, NH Sandy Dixon Victim Services Manager North Carolina Department of Public Safety Raleigh, NC

Carisa Upton Victim Services Coordinator North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Bismarck, ND Chrystal Alexander Administrator Office of Victim Services Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Columbus, OH Illinda Jackson Victim Services Coordinator Oklahoma Department of Corrections Oklahoma City, OK Denise Pena Community Justice Manager Department of Criminal Justice Portland, OR Francine Bolerinho Crime Victim Advocate Rhode Island Department of Corrections/Day One Providence, RI Barbara Grissom Director of Victim Services (retired) South Carolina Department of Corrections Columbia, SC Tricia Erickson Victim Services Coordinator South Dakota Department of Corrections Sioux Falls, SD

Shenette Cheatham Director of Victim Services Tennessee Department of Corrections Nashville, TN Mark Odom Deputy Director (retired) Victim Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Austin, TX Doug Fawson Director of Victim Services Utah Department of Corrections Draper, UT Amy Holloway Director of Victim Services Vermont Department of Corrections Waterbury, VT Sandi Jaynes (deceased) Victim Services Specialist West Virginia Division of Corrections Charleston, WV Colleen Jo Winston Director (retired) Office of Victim Services and Programs, Wisconsin Department of Corrections Madison, WI Randi Losalu Victim Services Coordinator Wyoming Board of Parole Cheyenne, WY

VOCA and Victim Compensation Programs Victim Compensation Alana Marquardt Paralegal State of Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board Juneau, AK Pamela Ferguson Brey Executive Director Crime Victim Compensation Commission Honolulu, HI Helena Manzano JRI Probation Restitution Recovery Coordinator Crime Victim Compensation Commission Honolulu, HI Virginia L. Woodward Executive Director Crime Victims Compensation Board Frankfort, KY Jennifer Barrie Restitution Officer Crime Victims Compensation Board Frankfort, KY Samantha Morga New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission Albuquerque, NM Gary Scheller Director Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT

Victim Assistance/VOCA Kathleen Kelley Criminal Justice Senior Planner Criminal Justice Council Wilmington, DE Brian DiNapoli Former Government Services Consultant Georgia Department of Community Affairs Atlanta, GA Monique Stevenson Former Grants Specialist Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Atlanta, GA Janelle Melohn Director Crime Victim Assistance Division, Iowa Attorney General’s Office Des Moines, IA Anne Chatfield Grants Officer Idaho Council on Domestic Violence Boise, ID Luann Dettma Executive Director Idaho Council on Domestic Violence Boise, ID Cecilia Miller Crime Victim Grants Director Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Victim Services St. Paul, MN

Gene Belson Grants Manager Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services Montpilier, VT Sarah Brown Senior Criminal Justice Specialist West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Service Charleston, WV Cara Boyle Chambers Director Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Division of Victim Services Cheyenne, WY Angela Sleck Former Assistant Director Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs Nashville, TN Individual Signatories Arizona Carl Fox Past President Arizona Probation, Parole and Corrections Association Glendale, AZ California Cindy Marie Absey Victim/Witness Director San Luis Obispo County Victim/Witness Assistance Center, Office of the District Attorney San Luis Obispo, CA

Kevin Lowe, Ph.D. Criminal Justice and Victim Services Consultant (retired) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ione, CA Jill Weston Victim Services Specialist California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services Sacramento, CA Colorado Spiro Koinis Victim Services/Restorative Justice Coordinator Colorado Division of Youth Corrections Denver, CO Hilary Lancaster Victim Assistance Coordinator Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver Denver, CO Rob Sprecher Practice Director Unisys North American Public Safety and Justice Program Broomfield, CO

Hawaii Dennis Dunn Director Victim/Witness Kokua Services, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney City/County of Honolulu, HI Tim Hansen Restorative Justice Program Manager Hawaii County Prosecutors Office Honolulu, HI Illinois Jennifer Bishop Jenkins Director Crime Victims United of Illinois Chicago, IL Indiana Hon. Gregory Donat Superior Court Judge (retired) Tippecanoe County Lafayette, IN Ramona Jarboe Victim Services Coordinator (retired) Allen County Adult Probation Fort Wayne, IN Brent Myers Director Registration and Victim Services, Indiana Department of Corrections Indianapolis, IN

Iowa Lisa Heldenbrand, MSW/LMSW Counselor/Advocate Polk County Crisis & Advocacy Services Des Moines, IA Jean Kuehl (deceased) Assistant Director 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Cedar Rapids, IA Linda Sorenson Victim Services Coordinator (retired) 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Cedar Rapids, IA Kansas Cammie Borsdarf Liaison Supervisor Kansas Department of Corrections Office of Victim Services Wichita, KS Holly Chavez Victim/Offender Program Specialist Kansas Department of Corrections Office of Victim Services Topeka, KS

Louisiana Gayle C. Cothill Crime Victim Services Director (retired) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Baton Rouge, LA Jean S. Wall Director (retired) Crime Victims Services Bureau Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Baton Rouge, LA Maryland Courtney Fisher, Esq., Adjunct Faculty University of Maryland Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice College Park, MD Debra Neighoff Previous Victim Services Director Maryland Division of Corrections Baltimore, MD Massachusetts Paula McCarran General Analyst U.S. Postal Inspection Service Boston, MA Karen McLaughlin Advisor Harvard University Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery Cambridge, MA

Minnesota Lydia Newlin Director Victim Assistance and Restorative Justice Minnesota Department of Corrections St. Paul, MN Mississippi Erica Arrington Christians in Action Jackson, MS Louisa Young Denson Mississippi Department of Health Jackson, MS Emberly Holmes Division of Public Safety Planning STOP Administrator Jackson, MS Rosemary Horne Division of Public Safety Planning VOCA Administrator Jackson, MS Janet Kennedy Office of the Attorney General, Victim Compensation Jackson, MS Suzanne Magee Gulf Coast Center for Non-Violence Biloxi, MS Wendy Mahoney Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence Jackson, MS

Dilworth Ricks Director Mississippi Department of Corrections Victim Services Jackson, MS Gwendolynn Santos Director Mississippi Department of Corrections, Office of MS SAVIN Jackson, MS Alisa Smith Mississippi Children’s Advocacy Center Jackson, MS Tenicia Speech Mississippi Department of Public Safety Jackson, MS Marcia Stingley Mississippi Department of Corrections Jackson, MS Amy Walker Office of the Attorney General, Victim Services Jackson, MS Vanessa Wilbert Office of the Attorney General, Victim Services Jackson, MS Joyce Word Mississippi Department of Public Safety Jackson, MS

New Hampshire Sandra Matheson Director (retired) New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of Victim/Witness Assistance Concord, NH Peter A. Michaud (deceased) Victim Services Coordinator New Hampshire Department of Corrections Concord, NH Bette Jane Riordan Coordinator New Hampshire Victim Assistance Commission, New Hampshire Department of Justice Concord, NH Jay M. Zax Victim Advocate Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office Nashua, NH New Mexico Robin Brassie VOCA Grant Administrator New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission Albuquerque, NM Maria Ceballos Case Manager and Advocate Enlace Comunitario Albuquerque, NM Ella Frank Director (retired) New Mexico Parole Board Santa Fe, NM

Silvia Valadez Victim Advocate Enlace Comunitario Albuquerque, NM New York Clarissa Acosta Victim/witness Case Aide Erie County District Attorney’s Office Buffalo, NY Lorraine Beer Child Crime Victim Advocate Saratoga Center for the Family Saratoga Springs, NY Nicole Haffa Victim/Witness Case Manager Erie County District Attorney’s Office Buffalo, NY Karen Ziegler Director Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center Albany, NY Jessica Luquis Counselor Sexual Assault and Crime Victim Assistance Program of Rensselaer County Troy, NY Jeffrey Ricketts Project Coordinator Erie County District Attorney Buffalo, NY

Lisa Smith Director Sexual Assault and Crime Victim Assistance Program for Rensselaer County at Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY North Carolina Aurelia Sands Belle Executive Director Durham Crisis Center Durham, NC Ohio Jeannette M. Adkins Administrator Green County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Xenia, OH Reverend Robert Denton, Ph.D., L.I.S.W. Executive Director Summit County Victim Assistance Program Akron, OH Kirsten Schuncht Victim Advocate Columbus, OH David L. Voth Executive Director Crime Victim Services Lima, OH Oklahoma Sherry Clark f.a.c.e.s. Families and Communities Empowered for Safety Tulsa, OK

Oregon Louise Bauchard Voices Set Free Hillsboro, OR Gretchen Bennett Liberty House Salem, OR Debra Bridges Yamhill DAVAP Yamhill, OR Dan Bryant First Christian Church Eugene, OR Jayne Downing Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service Salem, OR Karen Heywood DOJ CVSD Salem, OR Sybil Hebb Oregon Law Center Portland, OR Emily Hyde Multnomah County DA’s Office Portland, OR Aaron Knott Department of Justice Salem, OR Kim Larson Marion County DAVAP Salem, OR

Joe McCarty DOJ CVSD Salem, OR Tina Morgan Kids First Eugene, OR Kerry Naughton Partnership for Safety and Justice Portland, OR Klarissa Oh O.A.A.S.I.S Portland, OR Colette S. Peters Director Oregon Department of Corrections Salem, OR Anne Pratt MADD Portland, OR Bob Robison Volunteer Portland, OR Rebecca Shaw DOJ CVSD Salem, OR Meredith Shelb OCADSV Portland, OR Diane Stecher Victim Assistance Program Bend, OR Vanessa Timmons OCADSV Portland, OR

Diane Wehage Clackamas County DAVAP Oregon City, OR Carolyn Acevedo Marta’s House/Klamath Crisis Center Klamath Falls, OR Jeri Allen Klamath Tribes Victim’s Advocate Klamath Falls, OR Bonita Corona Klamath Crisis Center/District Attorney Klamath Falls, OR Lee R. Coss Advocate Klamath Crisis Center/Healing Winds Klamath Falls, OR Camille DeLorme Klamath Tribes Domestic Violence Program/Healing Winds Klamath Falls, OR Casey L. Hicks WOCUS Blossoms Chiloquin, OR Mark McDaniel Marta’s House and Klamath Crisis Center Klamath Falls, OR Barbara C. Miller WOCUS Blossoms Chiloquin, OR

Melanie Taylor Prummer Battered Persons’ Advocacy Roseburg, OR Bob Robison Victim Services Manager (retired) Multnomah County Department of Community Justice Portland, OR Gerry Sea Community Works Jackson County , OR Pennsylvania Erika Barker Family Support Partner Allegheny Family Network Pittsburgh, PA John Barr School-based Probation Officer Westchester, PA Randi Bieber Social Worker Northumberland, PA Susan Blackburn Balanced and Restorative Justice Specialist Shippensburg, PA Keith Blocktu Family Support Partner Allegheny Family Network Pittsburgh, PA Adrian Boxley, Sr. Juvenile Probation Officer York, PA

Kelly Franklin Adelphi Village Laporte, PA Cynthia Garrett Family and Youth Advocate Philadelphia, PA Donald Haldeman Victim Advocate and Restorative Justice Professor Media, PA Janice Harned Community Service Coordinator, Luzerne County Wilkes Barre, PA Patti Howard Family Support Partner Allegheny Family Network Pittsburgh, PA Donna Hull Westchester, PA Krystal Karenchak Family Involvement Specialist PA System of Care Partnership Johnsonburg, PA Theresa Kline Community Liaison, JPO Luzerne County Wilkes Barre, PA Carol Lavery Victim Advocate (retired) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate Harrisburg, PA

Tracy Markin Family Support Partner Allegheny Family Network Pittsburgh, PA Kay Martin WIN Volunteer Services Manager Chambersburg, PA Enid Melendez PA Coalition Against Rape Enola, PA Mary Beth Sayles Victim/Witness Coordinator Pike County Milford, PA Maddy Roman Scott Advocate Harrisburg, PA Karla Vierthale PA Coalition Against Rape Enola, PA South Carolina Barbara Grissom Director (retired) Division of Victim Services South Carolina Department of Corrections Columbia, SC Brett MacGargle, MPA Associate Deputy Director Office of Planning and Programs, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Columbia, SC

Levolia D. Rhodes Victim/Witness Advocate City of Goose Creek Police Department Goose Creek, SC South Dakota Melissa Boehrns Pennington County Victim Assistance Rapid City, SD Lila Doud Pennington County Mothers Against Drunk Driving Rapid City, SD Tricia Erickson South Dakota Department of Corrections Pierre, SD Janice Freestone Division of Criminal Investigation, IT Pierre, SD Krista Heron-Graber South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault Sioux Falls, SD Connie Hobbs Pennington County Mothers Against Drunk Driving Rapid City, SD Rosalie Janis Ogala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety Pine Ridge, SD

Chris Jongeling South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic & Sexual Violence Rapid City, SD Sharon Kallemeyn Pennington County Victim Assistance Rapid City, SD Lori Martinec Division of Social Services Victim Services Pierre, SD Hollie Strand Children’s Advocacy Center of Black Hills Rapid City, SD Gayle Thom Consultant and FBI (retired) Board Member, Working Against Violence, Inc. Rapid City, SD Nichole Witt White Buffalo Calf Woman Society Mission, SD Brian Zeeb Department of Criminal Investigation Pierre, SD Tennessee Jennifer Brinkman Former Director of Victim Services Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole Nashville, TN

Utah Karla Arroyo Former Executive Director South Valley Sanctuary Salt Lake City, UT Tammie Garcia Atkin Victim/Witness Coordinator Office of the Utah Attorney General Murray, UT Gloria Avila Advocate New Hope Crisis Center Brigham City, UT Deb Bergmeier Victim Advocate Daggett County Sheriff’s Office Minila, UT Maria Blanchard FJC Family Services Provider Family Justice Center Provo, UT Laura Blanchard UCVC/SWAVO CTC State Board Provo, UT Elizabeth Bluhm Resident Advocate DOVE Center St. George, UT Marie-Claude F. Broadhead Bilingual Rape Recovery Program Case Manager Your Community Connection Family Crisis Center Ogden, UT

Cecilia Budd Victim Advocate West Jordan Prosecutors West Jordan, UT Penny Ann Cluff Victim Advocate Washington City Police Department Washington, UT Stephany Cochran Victim Advocate Orem Police Department Orem, UT Carmen Contreras Crime Victim Advocate Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake Salt Lake City, UT Dominique Cory Aftercare Case Manager Your Community Connection Ogden, UT Nadia Yesenia Crawford Bilingual Resident Day Advocate DOVE Center St. George, UT Debi D’Amico Victims Advocate Draper City Police Department Draper, UT Nadine Davis Victim Advocate St. George Police Department St. George, UT

Drea Dominguez Sexual Assault Prevention/Education Coordinator Safe Harbor Kaysville, UT Renee Flitton Victim Advocate Orem Victim Services Orem, UT Dave Fowers UCASA Board Member Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault Ogden, UT Rachel Freeman Advocate New Horizons Richfield, UT Kimberly Fry Victim Service Coordinator CJC Washington County St. George, UT Alisha Gowen Director Vernal Victim Advocate Program Vernal, UT Amanda Hemingway Victim Advocate Salt Lake City Police Department Salt Lake City, UT Barbara Higgins FCI Coordinator Sandy Police Department Sandy, UT

Rachelle Hill Victim Services Advocate West Valley City Victims Services West Valley City, UT Lorie Hobbs Attorney Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic Salt Lake City, UT Wendy Isom Victim Advocate Salt Lake City Police Department Salt Lake City, UT Julie Johansen Victim Advocate Murray Police Department Murray, UT Holly Johnson Victim Services Coordinator Saratoga Springs Police Department Saratoga Springs, UT Becky Jones Victim/Witness Coordinator Weber County Attorney Ogden, UT Kenna Jones Director Wasaten County Children’s Justice Center Herber, UT Suzanne Keel Victim Advocate Duchesne County Attorney’s Office Roosevelt, UT

Sandy Kerr Kane County Victim Services Coordinator Kane County Attorney’s Office Kanab, UT Alana Kindness Executive Director Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault Salt Lake City, UT Kris Kokol Treatment Coordinator Children’s Justice Center Provo, UT Kathy Larrabee Crime Victim Advocate Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT Celeste Lojik Victim Advocate Utah County Sheriff Provo, UT Rebecca Mallory Victim Advocate Pleasant Grove Police Department Pleasant Grove, UT Rebecca Martell Executive Director Utah County Children’s Justice Center Provo, UT Kelly Martin Children’s Advocate Safe Harbor/DCCAV Kaysville, UT

Debbie Mayo Executive Director New Horizons Crisis Center Richfield, UT Claudia McDonald Program Coordinator Victim Services Unified Police Department Salt Lake City, UT Alexandra Merritt Victim Advocate Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic Salt Lake City, UT Rachel Miller Director Draper Crime Victim Services Draper Police Department Draper, UT Susanne Mitchell Director Salt Lake Children’s Justice Center Salt Lake City, UT Jaqueline Motley Victim Assistance Coordinator Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Tooele Domestic Violence Tooele, UT Lori Olsen Grant Analyst UOVC Salt Lake City, UT Jane Patten Executive Director Peace House Park City, UT

Jamie Pitt Victim Witness Coordinator Weber County Attorney Office Ogden, UT Sheila Richins SWAVO Steering Committee Office of Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT Jessie Roberts Coordinator Victim Services Beaver County Sheriff Beaver, UT Alisha Sabin Victim Advocate Program Coordinator Duchesne County Attorney Duchesne, UT Jill Scharrenberg Domestic Violence Advocate New Hope Crisis Center Brigham City, UT Gary Scheller Director Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT Ned Searle Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Salt Lake, UT Patricia Sheffield Director Washington County Children’s Justice Center St. George, UT

Lynne Smith Victim Assistance Coordinator Tooele City Police Department Tooele, UT Sharla Smith Victim Advocate West Valley City West Valley City, UT Dianne Snow Senior Claims Analyst Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT Brooke St. John Victim Services Support South Salt Lake Police Dept South Salt Lake, UT Julie Stephenson Sexual Assault Program Manager Safe Harbor Crisis Center Kaysville, UT Debra Thomas Victim Advocate Beaver County Sheriff’s Department Beaver, UT Dana Thomas Restitution Recovery Unit Coordinator Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT

Alissa Urzi Victim Coordinator St. George Police Department St. George, UT Tallie Viteri Grant Analyst Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT Christine Walters Victim Assistance Coordinator Utah Office for Victims of Crime Salt Lake City, UT Melissa Wayment DVVAC Manager YCC Family Crisis Center Ogden, UT Pamela Webster Rural Program Coordinator Utah Domestic Violence Coalition Salt Lake City, UT Rob Wesemann Division Director Volunteers of America, Utah Salt Lake City, UT Annie M. Whipple Outreach & Education Coordinator Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center Moah, UT BreAnn Wilkes Victim Advocate Utah County Sheriff Provo, UT

Jennifer Windley Claims Technician UOVC Salt Lake City, UT Shelly Woffinden Outreach Victim Specialist YCC Ogden, UT Vermont Rain Banbury Parallel Justice Specialist Burlington Community Justice Center Burlington, VT Susan S. Russell Criminal Justice and Victim Services Consultant Warren, VT Wisconsin Colleen Jo Winston Director (retired) Office of Victim Services and Programs, Wisconsin Department of Corrections Madison, WI Washington Jeralita Costa Victim Advocate Marysville, WA Jenny Wieland Ward Executive Director Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims Everett, WA

Sheriffs Sheriff Kevin Thom Pennington County Sheriff’s Office Rapid City, SD Sheriff William Bohnyak Orange County Sheriff’s Office Chelsea, VT Sheriff Vanessa R. Crawford Petersburg Sheriff’s Office Petersburg, VA Sheriff Kieran Donahue Canyon County Sheriff’s Office Caldwell, ID Sheriff Bob Kolair Cambria County Sheriff’s Office Ebensburg, PA Sheriff Steve Sparrow Oldham County Sheriff’s Office LaGrange, KY Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Washington Court House, OH Sheriff James Stuart Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Andover, MN Sheriff Craig Webre Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Thibodaux, LA

Sheriff Kathy Witt Chair, National Sheriffs’ Association Domestic Violence & Crime Victims Services Committee, and Office of the Fayette Sheriff Lexington, KY