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Crime Act of 1984,’’ introduced by Senator 

KYL. 

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE (NCVLI) 

Doug Beloof is professor of law at Lewis & 

Clark Law School. He founded the National 

Crime Victim Law Institute, NCVLI, in 1998, 

with the understanding that so many victims of 

crimes are in the dark about not only their 

cases, but their rights. 

The institute promotes balance and fairness 

in the justice system through crime-victim-centered legal advocacy, education, and resource 

sharing. 

NCVLI provides legal technical assistance to 

attorneys and advocates of victims and educates lawyers, judges, law students, victims’ 

advocates, the law enforcement community, 

and the public about victims’ rights. NCVLI 

also administers Federal grants to 8 clinics 

across the Nation that offer pro bono legal 

help for victims of sexual assault, homicide, 

domestic violence, fraud, and more. 

Over the past 4 years alone, NCVLI’s clinics 

have represented more than 735 victims, 

made nearly 1,000 court appearances, and 

filed over 500 documents on behalf of victims. 

Over the same time period, NCVLI’s headquarters office has responded to nearly 2,000 

requests for legal technical assistance and 

trained over 12,000 people in victims’ rights. 

Sadly, more than 17 States have no victims’ 

rights amendment to their constitutions. Even 

in Texas, one of the 33 States that have made 

rights for crime victims constitutional, victims 

and criminal justice professionals often do not 

know the rights exist, let alone whether those 

rights are routinely asserted and enforced in 

criminal courts. 

Rights that are enforceable afford victims 

critical information such as timely notification 

of upcoming hearings and proceedings involving their case, and also provide victims 

participatory status, including the right to be 

present in the courtroom to watch the proceedings, the right to confer with the prosecutor, the right to protection from the accused and those acting on behalf of the accused, the right to be heard at sentencing following the conviction of their offender, and the 

right to restitution. 

JUVENILE VICTIMS

Even more disturbing, is the growing number of victims who are children. Between 1980 

and 2002, an estimated 46,600 juveniles were 

murdered in the United States—1,600 in 2002. 

Homicides of juveniles peaked in 1993 at 

2,900. 

The number of juvenile homicide victims in 

2002 was 44 percent below the 1993 peak, 

reaching its lowest level since 1984. Juveniles 

represented about 10 percent of all murder 

victims in 2002. 

In 2002, 36 percent of murdered juveniles 

were female, 45 percent were Black, and 48 

percent were killed with a firearm. Of the juvenile murder victims with known offenders in 

2002, 38 percent were killed by family members, 47 percent by acquaintances, and 15 

percent by strangers. 

In 2002, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control within the Centers for Disease Control, listed homicide as the fourth 

leading cause of death for children ages 1 

through 11 and third for youth ages 12 to 17. 

Between 1980 through 2002, juvenile offenders participated in 1 of every 4 homicides of 

juveniles in which the offenders were known to 

law enforcement. 

According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports tracking all murder victims, in 2006 

about 50 percent of murder victims were 

Black, 47 percent were White, and 3 percent 

were Asians, Pacific Islander, and Native 

Americans. 

CONCLUSION

There is an Angolan Proverb that says: 

‘‘The one who throws the stone forgets; the 

one who is hit remembers forever.’’ The National Crime Victim Law Institute ensures that 

the ones who are hit, the ones who are raped, 

the ones who are murdered—are never forgotten. They and their loved ones are aided in 

this overly complicated criminal justice system 

where often the rights of the victim get lost. 

This legislation allows us to finally spend 

time on those who need our help the most— 

the victims. I urge, my colleagues to support 

S. 3641 and ensure that the victims are not 

forgotten. 

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RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE 

BUD CRAMER AND THE HONORABLE TERRY EVERETT ON 

THEIR RETIREMENT FROM CONGRESS 

SPEECH OF

HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 

Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor the service of Congressman TERRY

EVERETT, who has proudly represented ‘‘Alabama’s Second Congressional District for 

eight terms. His work on the Armed Services 

Committee, where he is the Ranking Republican of the Subcommittee on Strategic 

Forces, has been integral to our national security. Over the last 5 years, Mr. EVERETT has 

had oversight responsibility for $150 billion in 

defense funds for our country’s missile defense, military space and our critical nuclear 

energy programs. He has led efforts to make 

Congress and the American people aware of 

our reliance on space for both military and civilian satellites for our national defense, communications and even financial transactions. 

He has been on the front lines of warning us 

about our vulnerabilities and the need for constant improvement in our ability to defend and 

protect ourselves. 

Congressman EVERETT has been a tremendous friend to our Nation’s veterans, who selflessly served to protect our freedoms. Among 

the honor afforded our veterans is the choice 

to be buried in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. In 1997, Mr. EVERETT

was given the prestigious ‘‘Excellence in Programmatic Oversight’’ by House Republicans 

for investigating Arlington National Cemetery 

burial waivers that were being given to people 

who had not served in our military. 

Mr. EVERETT has been a watchdog on behalf of those who have served our Nation, 

holding the Veterans’ Administration accountable for timely and quality delivery of benefits 

and health care for our veterans’, including investigating concerns about the care quality 

and administrative problems within the Central 

Alabama Veterans Health Care System with 

hospitals in Montgomery and Tuskegee, AL. 

Thanks to his efforts, those hospitals implemented much-needed health care and safety 

improvements. 

Congressman EVERETT has also been a 

friend to American farmers, having served on 

the Committee on Agriculture and fought for 

the interests of American agriculture, which 

has a $1 billion impact on the region he represents. 

Congressman EVERETT served as an intelligence specialist in Europe with the Air Force, 

which served him well later in life when he 

was appointed to the House Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence. He also worked as 

a newspaper reporter, writing at first about agriculture and public safety. He spent three 

decades in journalism, moving from reporter to 

editor to publisher to the top of the top of the 

ladder as owner of a chain of newspapers in 

the Southeast. 

I thank Congressman EVERETT not just for 

his service to the people of Alabama’s Second 

Congressional District, but for his commitment 

to ensuring the safety and protection of our 

Nation. He has been a forceful voice for reform to improve the care for our veterans and 

has worked hard for our farmers. 

Mr. EVERETT’s retirement is a great loss for 

this House. I wish him the very best of luck as 

he begins the next chapter in what has been 

a lifetime of service to his community and his 

country. 

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TRIBUTE TO EMILY NOTTINGHAM 

HON. RAU ́ L M. GRIJALVA OF ARIZONA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, October 3, 2008 

Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to recognize the work Emily Nottingham 

has done for the Tucson community. 

Emily is retiring from the city of Tucson 

Community Services Department after 34 

years of service to the community both on a 

local and national level. 

I have been honored to work with Emily on 

many significant projects over the years. 

Emily is one of this country’s strongest advocates on behalf of affordable housing. Her 

steadfast determination to ensure that low income citizens have access to safe, decent 

and affordable housing has been a hallmark of 

her career. 

Emily has been responsible for the implementation of a broad spectrum of housing assistance: from home ownership opportunities, 

to housing rehabilitation, rental housing assistance, and the development of mixed-income 

housing throughout the city of Tucson. During 

her tenure, the Section 8 program grew from 

helping fewer than 1,000 households to assisting nearly 5,000 households. 

I am impressed with Emily’s many accomplishments. Her tenacity, her dedication, and 

her vision have served Tucson well. The community will miss her energy and her common 

sense approach to the task at hand. 

I wish Emily the very best in her retirement. 


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