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

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  • 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

Courses

Building a Network of Leaders to Win New Safety Priorities: Victims Landscape How We Arrived: March 18

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  • 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

Date & Time:

March 18, 2024 - 10am-3pm

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Navigating Victims' Services 101: March 25

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  • 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

Date & Time:

March 25, 2024 - 10am-3pm

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Navigating Victims' Services 101: April 18

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  • 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

Date & Time:

April 18, 2024 - 10am-3pm

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Building a Network of Leaders to Win New Safety Priorities: Victims Landscape How We Arrived: July 15

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  • 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

Date & Time:

July 15, 2024, 10am-3pm

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Navigating Victims' Services 101: July 29

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  • 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

Date & Time:

July 29, 2024, 10am-3pm

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Navigating Victims' Services 101: August 12

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  • 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

Date & Time:

August 12, 2024, 10am-3pm

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Understanding Policy and Legal Frameworks: June 18

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  • Understanding the legal rights and protections for crime survivors
  • Real-life case studies and success stories. (In Their Names and CA Victims Agenda)
  • Strategies for overcoming challenges in advocacy
  • Planning for Future Advocacy
*This is an online course, Zoom link to follow registration

Date & Time:

June 18th, 12:30pm-2:00pm

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Community Engagement and Outreach: October 15th

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  • 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
*This is an online course, Zoom link to follow registration

Date & Time:

October 15, 12:30 pm-2:00 pm

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Understanding Policy and Legal Frameworks: October 16

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  • Understanding the legal rights and protections for crime survivors
  • Real-life case studies and success stories. (In Their Names and CA Victims Agenda)
  • Strategies for overcoming challenges in advocacy
  • Planning for Future Advocacy
*This is an online course, Zoom link to follow registration

Date & Time:

October 16, 10:00am-11:30pm

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Community Engagement and Outreach: October 23rd

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  • 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
*This is an online course, Zoom link to follow registration

Date & Time:

October 23, 10:00 am-11:30 am

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Instructor: David Guizar

David Guizar currently serves as our CSSJ Training & Chapter Engagement Manager. He previously was in the role of CSSJ Membership Engagement Manager.

When David was 10 years old in 1983, his older brother – and idol – was murdered. No one told him what happened, and David struggled in his teen years with fear and anger about the loss. After decades of drug and alcohol addiction, David became clean and sober. Then in 2012, another brother was killed while attempting to stop a stranger from entering a wedding party. David helped his family navigate this ordeal and has developed first-hand expertise in what needs – often unmet or hard to meet – people have after experiencing trauma.