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CUSI: Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations Annual Meeting 11/18/2015

Vickie Rathgeb, Executive Director of the Chittenden Special Investigative Unit (CUSI), and Sergeant Mike Warren, Director of CUSI and others speak to the importance of this organization, with a presentation of a case review by team members.

The Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI) is a multi-agency task force dedicated to providing criminal investigations in response to reports of sexual assaults and serious child abuse. The professionals within the unit are specially trained to deal with the unique and sensitive nature of sex crimes. Advocacy for the victim is paramount while we strive for successful prosecutions. CUSI will continue to foster cooperative efforts with the municipalities in which it serves while continuing to strengthen its role as a premier law enforcement entity. For More Info Visit: http://www.cusi-vermont.org/

Senator Patrick Leahy: Vermont Funding Increase for Crime Victims 10/09/2015

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and representatives of Vermont organizations that advocate for crime victims announce major grants for Vermont Crime Victim Services and Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs. Leahy, a former prosecutor, has long led in support for crime victims. His bill to strengthen and renew the Violence Against Women Act was signed into law in 2013. He is the top Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the most senior member of the Appropriations Committee, which funds justice programs.

Vermont will recieve more than $8.7 million from the U.S. Department for Justice to support victims of crime and enhance programs that serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

A Day in the Life of Your Special Investigative Unit 11/06/2013

Kristine Bickford, Executive Director of the Chittenden Special Investigative Unit (CUSI) and others speak to the importance of this organization, with a presentation of a case review by team members.

Judge Ben: Special Investigative Units in Vermont - A VAWA Success Story 04/15/2013

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a conversation with Marc Metayer, SIU Grants Program Manager with Vermont Department of State's Attorneys, John Treadwell, Assistant Vermont Attorney General, and Kristine Bickford, Executive Director of the Chittenden Special Investigative Unit (CUSI), on the special investigative units in Vermont and the importance of the recently signed federal legislation 'Violence Against Women Act' (VAWA).

Senator Patrick Leahy: Importance to Vermont of Violence Against Women Act 05/25/2012

Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Peter Welch speak to reporters about the important work underway in Washington to reauthorize the historic, lifesaving Violence Against Women Act. Leahy and Welch are joined by Karen Tronsgard-Scott of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!