Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice CSSJ is a national network of crime survivors joining together to create healing communities and shape public safety policy. We are a flagship project of Alliance for Safety and Justice.
With over 70,000 members and growing, including chapters and leaders across the country, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is building a movement to heal together and promote public safety policies that help the people and communities most harmed by crime and violence. For too long, public safety policies haven’t helped survivors of crime, despite billions spent. Instead too much incarceration and not enough prevention or recovery support means the cycle of crime continues. We’re organizing to change that.
Sessions will be offered multiple times throughout the year.
Building a Network of Leaders to Win New Safety Priorities: Victims Landscape How We Arrived
- Landscape Analysis – Victims at the Center
- Policy and Advocacy – Problem and Solutions
- Introduction to local and national policies affecting crime survivors. (Problem and Solutions Exercise)
- VOICES REPORT
- Trauma Recovery Center Video – List local TRC’S
Navigating Victims’ Services 101
- Overview of Victims’ Services
- Understanding available resources and support services.
- How to identify key organizations and contacts in your community?
- Role of Peer Advocates in Accessing Services
- Training on how peer advocates can guide survivors to access victims’ services effectively.
- Recognizing and addressing trauma in crime survivors and communities least helped and most harmed
Community Engagement and Outreach
- Building Community Relationships
- Outreach and Education
- Strategies for engaging with local communities and organizations
- Establishing partnerships for support and awareness
- Developing advocacy skills for policy change
Understanding Policy and Legal Frameworks
ONLINE GUEST SPEAKER
- Understanding the legal rights and protections for crime survivors
- Real-life case studies and success stories. (In Their Names and Victims Agenda)
- Strategies for overcoming challenges in advocacy
- Planning for Future Advocacy
