Arizona Voice for Crime Victims has truly established the standard of “Justice for All – Even the Victim.”
In 1996, Steve Twist and Sen. Jon Kyl shaped the future of non-profit victim services when they founded Arizona Voice for Crime Victims (AVCV). AVCV was the first organization, both in Arizona and across the country, to provide both pro bono legal representation and social services to victims of crime for the purpose of asserting and enforcing victims’ constitutional rights. After 25 years of litigating victims’ rights, AVCV’s legal team consists of Arizona’s most experienced victims’ rights attorneys. AVCV’s appellate practice has resulted in published case authority that has preserved and protected victims’ constitutional rights to justice and due process. As our legal team works to ensure that victims have an opportunity for meaningful participation throughout the criminal justice process, our social services team provides victims with a sense of hope, encouragement, and security as they wait for justice to be served.
Resources for Victims
A collection of resources to assist victims in seeking services.
Resources for Professionals
To be used by lawyers and legal professionals to help victims in Arizona and across the country.
The History of Victims’ Rights
Take a look at how far our country has come with victims rights.
“AVCV is one of the nation’s leading crime victims organizations, providing legal representation for victims whose voices would otherwise go unheard. ”
Paul G. Cassell
Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and University Distinguished Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
“AVCV is a leader in the field of victims’ rights. They are among the top lawyers and advocates in the country, fighting for victims’ rights in the courts day after day while never losing sight of the human being for whom they work.”
Meg Garvin, MA, JD
Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute
