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CITIZENS AGAINST HOMICIDE

iCAN Award
The Crime Victims Assistance Network Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award presented to
Jane Alexander of Citizens Against Homicide
For Outstanding Service to Victims of Crime, Unfaltering Commitment to Bringing Criminals to Justice and Dedication to Keeping Dangerous Felons Behind Bars - 2009

The Governor's Crime Victim Advocate Award
Is hereby Presented to Jane Alexander of Citizens Against Homicide for Outstanding Service to Crime Victims
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - 2009
WHAT WE OFFER:
- At the request of families, keep convicted murderers in prison with Parole Opposition letter writing campaigns across the US, that we feature in our monthly Newsletter and on our website "Parole Oppostion Letter Requests" page.
- At the request of families, feature Victim Profiles in our monthly Newsletter, honoring the deceased and attempting to generate new leads in unsolved and cold cases.
- Provide information on pending crime legislation in California, that we feature in our monthly Newsletter.
- Provide guidance through the complicated criminal justice system, including trial and courtroom support, one on one.
- Assist families in securing information on homicide reward funds and billboards in California, one on one. We post reward billboards on our "Up To $75,000 Rewards For Information" website page.
- Provide advice for family and friends of murder victims on the letter they can present at trial prior to sentencing, on the CAH website "Pre-Sentence Impact Statement" page.
- Provide a CAH website "Important Links" page where victims can find:
- California's victim's rights
- the status of your offender after conviction
- victim and survivor rights and services, along with compensation and restitution
- non-profit victim assistance groups
- mass media help
- books on crime
- crime statistics
- Provide a forum where the family and friends of murder victims can share problems with the judicial system on the CAH website "Victims Speak" page.
- Provide a list of law enforcement, political and mass media resources that can be used to help solve a murder on the CAH website "Assistance Referral Checklist" page.
- Provide a page on our website to memorialize murder victims, on behalf of family and friends. Click the "Enroll or Donate Now!" button. Click again to see the five membership options. Choose "Annual Membership in Memory of a Loved One."
- On website "Three Strikes" page, show study results that confirm the effectiveness of Three Strikes.
You cannot prepare for the event that makes you a victim. You can only react.You need to know how to deal with the subsequent trial, sentencing and parole hearing. We help you take action to protect your interests.
WHO WE ARE:
CAH was founded in 1994. The majority of our Board Members have lost a family member to murder. We are surviving the devastating loss of a loved one and continue to suffer the emotional trauma of coping with the criminal justice system. We have joined together to create a body of support and a voice for the survivors and friends of murder victims.
LOCATION AND TIME OF MEETINGS:
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