VICTIMS' RIGHTS HISTORY
 

1994     The American Correctional Association Victims Committee publishes the landmark 

              Report and Recommendations on Victims of Juvenile Crime, which offers 

              guidelines for improving victims’ rights and services when the offender is a juvenile.

             Six states pass constitutional amendments for victims’ rights, bringing the number of 

             states with amendments to 20. The states are: Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Maryland, 

             Ohio, and Utah.

             President Clinton signs a comprehensive package of federal victims’ rights 

             legislation as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. The Act  

             includes:

Violence Against Women Act, which authorizes more than $1 billion in funding for programs to combat violence against women.

 

Enhanced VOCA funding provisions.

 

Establishment of a National Child Sex Offender Registry.  

 

Enhanced sentences for drunk drivers with child passengers.

             Kentucky becomes the first state to institute automated telephone voice notification 

             to crime victims of their offender’s status and release date.