VICTIMS' RIGHTS HISTORY
 

2005      The U. S. Department of Justice establishes an online national sex offender registry that provides
              real-time access to public sex offender data.

              The U. S. House of Representatives establishes the first congressional Victims' Rights Caucus to
              advocate for crime victim interests in Congress in a bipartisan manner without infringing on the     
              rights of the accused.

              The U. S. Attorney General issues an updated Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and
              Witness Assistance.

              The U.S. Department of Defense announces a new sexual assault policy that creates a military-
              wide definition of sexual assault, sets a baseline standard for prevention and response training
              for armed services, and requires all military installations to have a sexual assault response

              coordinator with a staff of victim advocates.