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 ...

Five Lawrence-based organizations that assist crime victims were awarded with a total of just over $336,000 in federal ...

The US Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from mental healthcare for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, ...

Victim services workers gathered Friday in Lancaster to urge support for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal to invest $9 million in Pennsylvania’s Victims Compensation Assistance Program. The program ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, July 7 a record investment of nearly $379.5 million in federal and state funding over three years to support programs and services for victims and survivors 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 ...

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 ...

Back in 2019, East St. Louis’ Gloria Hicks received a last-minute invitation to a meeting at a local church. It was about an organization called Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. There, while ...

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 ...

Groups that assist crime victims in Washington will look at reducing services as federal dollars remain down and funding in the state budget falls short filling the gap. Since 2018, funding for crime ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Trump administration has slashed grant funding for Oregon-based programs supporting disabled crime victims, youth gun violence prevention, and hate crime reporting, as the U.S.

North Carolina's crime victim compensation program ranks second-worst in the nation, according to a new analysis. Victims of violent crime have access to compensation but their experience with ...