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We are a national network of crime survivors joining together to create healing communities and shape public safety policy. And our network is powerful.
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice 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 187,000 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.
For too long, the voices and experiences of diverse crime survivors have been ignored, despite tremendous increases in public safety spending. Instead of putting the needs of survivors first, most justice systems have failed to stop the cycle of crime and wasted billions of dollars.
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice recognizes that survivors deserve a safety and justice system that works — a system that prioritizes prevention, accountability and recovery from harm. We are coming together to heal and take action. We share our stories, honor our loved ones and ourselves, create healing communities, and advocate for policies that prevent crime, increase accountability, reduce wasteful incarceration, reduce trauma and better support survivors, families and communities.
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a flagship project of Alliance for Safety and Justice, a national organization working with partners and leaders to advance criminal justice and public safety reform in states across the country. Alliance for Safety and Justice engages in policy advocacy, issue education, research, and coalition building to replace wasteful prison spending with new safety solutions focused on prevention, stopping the cycle of crime, and community wellbeing. Alliance for Safety and Justice is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is the sister organization of Californians for Safety and Justice.
Crime survivors across the country are sharing our stories to create change in our communities and win policy change. Our stories turn pain into power, healing into action. Our voices and experiences matter and policymakers need to listen.
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice organizes through state and local chapters across the country to create healing communities, develop organizers and leaders, and advocate for public safety policies that work better to support our communities. We advocate for policies that reduce incarceration and increase investments into crime prevention, trauma recovery, and rehabilitation.
Through our chapters we host training on advocating for changes to public policy, community organizing, addressing the needs of survivors, sharing our stories, and engaging in action for change. Chapters also organize healing circles, community support events, and opportunities for survivors to build connections and mutual support. Chapter coordinators also have opportunities to engage in advocacy to advance criminal justice and public safety policy reforms, in coordination with the Alliance for Safety and Justice.
We currently have active chapters in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas.
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY: Join the Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice chapter in your local area! By becoming a member, you will receive important updates and opportunities to take action online and offline in your state. There are no fees to become a member of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice.
Use the links below to find a chapter near you.
Active chapters in Louisiana
Survivors Speak 2021 is hosted by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a national network of crime survivors joining together to create healing communities and shape public policy.
For its eighth year, Survivors Speak will convene a National Virtual Conference + Week of Actions from April 18-24, 2021. Now more than ever, the voices of crime survivors are critical.
To watch the 2021 Survivors Speak, visit: https://safeandjust.brand.live/
THE TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER MODEL
are removing barriers to health and stability,
healing communities and interrupting cycles of violence.
