Oregon Department of Justice

Attorney General's Task Force on Victims' Rights Enforcement

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During the 2009 legislative session, the Department of Justice proposed and the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 233 - landmark legislation that allows crime victims to uphold their constitutional rights in a court of law. The Attorney General’s Task Force on Victims’ Rights Enforcement was also created to develop legislative recommendations to further improve the protection of rights granted to victims of crime in Oregon.

Task Force is required to submit two reports to the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2013. The term of appointment to the Task Force on Victims’ Rights Enforcement runs through June 30, 2013.

The Task Force is divided into eight subcommittees or work groups, each of them focus on one of the following issues:

  • Noncompliance Response

  • System Practices

  • Training

  • Research and Evaluation

  • Restitution Reform

  • Victim Awareness

  • Immigrant Crime Victims’ Rights

  • Juvenile Justice

For more information please see a brief history of the Attorney General’s Task Force on Crime Victims’ Rights or contact Shirley Didier at 1-800-503-7983 or cvsd.email@doj.state.or.us.

AG Task Force Membership:

  • Meg Garvin, National Crime Victim Law Institute
  • Mary Williams, Oregon Department of Justice
  • Hon. Bradley Berry, Yamhill County District Attorney
  • Hon. Eric J. Bloch, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge
  • Rosemary Brewer, Oregon Crime Victims Law Center
  • Debra Bridges, Yamhill County Victim Assistance Program
  • Dan Brown, Amity Police Chief
  • Mary Claire Buckley, Psychiatric Security Review Board
  • John Connors, Metropolitan Public Defender Services
  • Kimberly Dailey, Oregon Judicial Department
  • Eric Davenport, Oregon State Police
  • Steve Doell, Crime Victims United
  • Aaron Felton, Oregon Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision
  • Doug Hanson, Marion County District Attorney’s Office
  • Seantel Heisel, Oregon Youth Authority
  • Christine Herrman, Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force
  • Nancy Howton, Oregon Department of Corrections
  • Kim Larson, Marion County Victims’ Assistance
  • Tara Lawrence, Attorney at Law
  • Tim Loewen, Director, Yamhill County Juvenile Department
  • Chanpone Sinlapasai-Okamura, Marandas & Okamura LLP
  • Shannon Sivell, Oregon Department of Justice
  • John Stein, International Organization for Victim Assistance
  • Scott Taylor, Multnomah County Dept. of Community Justice
  • Terry Thompson, Benton County Juvenile Department
  • Rod Underhill, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office
  • Shawn Wiley, Office of Public Defense Services
  • Vacant, Oregon State Sheriffs' Association

The AG Task Force meets at:

Crime Victims’ Services Division Office
4035 12th St Cutoff SE, Ste 150A
Salem, OR 97302

Upcoming AG Task Force Meetings:

  • October 22, 2012

Previous AG Task Force Meeting Minutes: