Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice in Florida
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice has chapters and members of survivors from across Florida — from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, Miami and beyond. We bring together survivors from communities most impacted by crime and violence to heal and to elevate our voices in support of smart justice policies that can make the state’s communities safer.
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2021 Policy Agenda
Crime survivors in Florida are advocating for policy changes that can make the state safer by increasing support for crime victims and prioritizing rehabilitation to stop the cycle of crime. Specifically, survivors are advocating for reforms to the state’s probation system that reduce recidivism, as well as employment protections for victims in the aftermath of a crime.
Providing Survivors with Job Protections
Most victims of violence and their loved ones don’t have job protections if they need to take leave from work to prioritize their safety. The Florida Survivor Agenda includes legislation that protects survivors from losing their employment if they need to take time off from work after being the victim of a violent crime.
Reforming Probation to Reduce Recidivism
Probation can be used as a more successful and cost-effective alternative-to-incarceration to hold people accountable and stop future recidivism. Florida has made improvements to its probation system, and the Florida Survivor Agenda builds upon those developments to make communities safer. The agenda contains legislation to further improve probation and reduce recidivism by providing probation systems, judges and prosecutors with new ways to hold people accountable without the excessive use of long periods of incarceration that increase recidivism.
Survivors in the News
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Resources
CRIME SURVIVORS SPEAK: FLORIDA VICTIMS’ VIEWS ON SAFETY AND JUSTICE
To fill the gap in knowledge about victims’ experiences and needs, the Alliance for Safety and Justice in January 2018 conducted the first-ever survey of Florida crime survivors. The results demonstrate the importance of listening to the first-hand experiences of these key public safety stakeholders.
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS AGENDA
As efforts to reform the criminal justice system grow nationwide, it has never been more important to envision new approaches to safety and justice that meet the needs of crime victims, especially those that are most harmed and least helped. Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice represents 46,000 survivors from across the country and regularly surveys representative groups of survivors to understand their needs. In our National Victims Agenda, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice offers policymakers a plan to address the needs of diverse survivors of crime and stop the cycle.
APPLICATION FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION
Use this link to apply for victim compensation.
