Rights of Crime Victims, Seminar presented by Steve Twist, Tuesday, Aug. 9th

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SEMINAR ON RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS

PRESENTED BY

STEVE TWIST, LAWYER

Steve Twist serves as Vice President and General Counsel for Services Group of America, in Scottsdale, Arizona. SGA is one of the largest privately held companies in Arizona. He is Past Chairman of the Board of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is the former Chief Assistant Attorney General of the State of Arizona. He was the primary author of the Arizona Criminal Code, Title 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, which the Arizona Legislature adopted in 1977.

Steve has worked to promote crime victims’ rights for more than 30 years, providing assistance to Congress, statelegislatures, tribal governments, and local organizations in drafting, passing, and implementing victims’ rights statutes and amendments. He currently serves as President (and founder) of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims; and Vice President for Public Policy for the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). He is a 2003 recipient of the President’s National Crime Victims Service Award. He also teaches victims’ rights law at the Arizona State University College of Law, where he is a founder of the school’s Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project—a project providing free legal representation to crime victims seeking to protect their legal rights.

Topics of discussion include:

History of the role of crime victims at the founding of our nation…Recent history and the role of President Ronald Reagan…Current challenges faced by crime victims…The need for citizen action

 Date: Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Location: Via Linda Senior Center
Address: 10440 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale (map)

Refreshments served

Cost: $10 per person

Payment can be made on-line at www.ArizonaMainstreamProject.org or at the door!