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(February 16, 2022) - Colorado’s Constitution and statutes clearly define certain rights for victims of crimes. The Victim Rights Act (VRA), in particular, ensures that crime victims are treated with fairness, respect, dignity and that they are free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse. The VRA also helps to ensure that victims are informed of critical stages of the criminal justice process and that they may be present for, and heard, at certain stages as well. 

(January 11, 2022) - January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the Colorado Human Trafficking Council is working with partners across the state to increase visibility about this hidden crime.

(January 11, 2022) - The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) has published a report analyzing more than 26,000 impaired driving cases that were filed in Colorado in 2019, following the cases from arrest through final court outcome. 

(December 17, 2021) - The Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) today voted to reconsider a decision to change the language in the Standards and Guidelines for the Assessment, Evaluation, Treatment and Behavioral Monitoring of Adult Sex Offenders.

(November 19, 2021) - The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) voted today to use “adults who commit sexual offenses” in place of “sex offenders” in the standards and guidelines used by treatment providers who assess, evaluate and treat people convicted of sexual offenses.

(September 16, 2021) - The National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims is commemorated each year on September 25.  This day gives us the opportunity to remember and honor those lost to homicide and their surviving family members.

(August 23, 2021) - The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced the call for state and local law enforcement agencies to submit their interest in receiving a portion of $6 million that the Colorado Legislature set aside for funding body-worn cameras.

(July 20, 2021) - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Heartland Chapter has awarded an Emmy® in the Public Service Announcement category to the Colorado Human Trafficking Council’s 2020-2021 This is Human Trafficking campaign. The ceremony was live-streamed at the 35th Annual Heartland Regional Emmy Awards Presentation.

(July 19, 2021) - The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice’s Office of Research and Statistics has published the latest “Impacts on Marijuana Legalization in Colorado” report, which presents data on marijuana-related topics including crime, impaired driving, hospitalizations, ER visits, usage rates, effects on youth, and more.

(July 13, 2021) - National research found that domestic violence significantly increased during the pandemic lockdown. Data also show that abusive behaviors can and do start before adulthood -- particularly in the teen years leading into young adulthood.