Publication Archive

This archive captures OVC publications and products that are no longer available on the website. A few grantee-developed products frequently cited in OVC publications are also included for easy access. While the archive materials are currently outdated, they still may be useful for reference purposes or historical interest.

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B

• B.J. Learns About Federal and Tribal Court: Instructor’s Guide (December 1996)

C

• Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting Victims A Blueprint for Action (January 1995)
• Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (Addendum) (March 1998)
• Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (June 2003)
• Community Crisis Response (August 1999)
• The Community Crisis Response Team Training Manual (1998)
• Compensation Protocol: A Guide to Responding to Mass-Casualty Incidents (January 2000)
• Conference Planning Guide (September 1997)
• Crime Victims Fund Fact Sheet (March 2012)
• Crime Victims Fund Fact Sheet (April 2010)

D

• Denver Victim Services 2000 Community Advocate Program (September 2001)
• Denver Victim Services 2000 Needs Assessment (October 2000)
• Directory of International Crime Victim Compensation Programs 2004 - 2005
• Directory of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States (April 2001)

E

• Establishing Victim Services Within a Law Enforcement Agency: The Austin Experience (March 2001)

F

• 2007 Focus On (2007)
• 2005 Focus On (2005)
• 2003 Focus On (2003)
• Family Group Conferencing: Implications for Crime Victims (April 2000)
• The Federal Crime Victims Division (October 1999)
• First Response to Victims of Crime: A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers on How To Approach and Help (May 2000)
• First Response to Victims of Crime 2001: A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers on How To Approach and Help (December 2001)
• From Pain To Power: Crime Victims Take Action (September 1998)
• Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate Programs (July/August 1998)

G

• Guidelines for Victim-Sensitive Victim-Offender Mediation: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue (April 2000)

H

• HIV/AIDS and Victim Services (1996)

I

• Impact Statements: A Victim’s Right to Speak, A Nation’s Responsibility to Listen (July 1994)
• Initiatives for Improving the Mental Health of Traumatized Crime Victims (1998)
• Initiatives to Combat Child Abuse (1998)
• Initiatives to Combat Violence Against Women (1998)
• International Activities Fact Sheet (1999)
• International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) Report to Congress (February 2006)

L

• Leadership in Victim Services (NVAA: Advanced Topic Series) (June 2002)
• Learning About Victims of Crime: A Training Model for Victim Service Providers and Allied Professionals (September 2003)
• Looking Back—Moving Forward: A Guidebook for Communities Responding to Sexual Assault (1993)
• Looking Back—Moving Forward: A Guidebook for Communities Responding to Sexual Assault, Workbook to Accompany Guidebook (1995)
• Looking Back—Moving Forward: A Program for Communities Responding to Sexual Assault, Training Guide (2000)

M

• Making Collaboration Work: The Experiences of Denver Victim Services 2000 (December 2002)
• Meeting the Needs of the Victims of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks: Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2002 Report to Congress (April 2003)
• Mentor Program for VOCA Administrators (1998)
• Multicultural Implications of Restorative Justice: Potential Pitfalls and Dangers (April 2000)

N

• National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States (April 2000)
• National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) textbooks:
  • 2002 NVAA (June 2002)
  • 2001 NVAA (June 2001)
  • 2000 NVAA (June 2000)
  • 1999 NVAA (June 1999)
  • 1998 NVAA (June 1998)
• National Victim Assistance Academy 2002 Instructor’s Manual
• National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guides: 
  • 2017 NCVRW Guide
  • 2016 NCVRW Guide
  • 2015 NCVRW Guide
  • 2014 NCVRW Guide
  • 2013 NCVRW Guide
  • 2012 NCVRW Guide
  • 2011 NCVRW Guide
  • 2010 NCVRW Guide
  • 2009 NCVRW Guide
  • 2008 NCVRW Guide
  • 2007 NCVRW Guide
  • 2006 NCVRW Guide
  • 2005 NCVRW Guide
  • 2004 NCVRW Guide
  • 2003 NCVRW Guide; See also companion document Victims’ Rights: A National Candlelight Observance : State & Local Field Resource Package (2003) 
  • 2002 NCVRW Guide
  • 2001 NCVRW Guide
  • 2000 NCVRW Guide
  • 1999 NCVRW Guide
  • 1998 NCVRW Guide
  • 1997 NCVRW Guide
  • 1996 NCVRW Guide
• New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century (1998)
• New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century Bulletins (August 1998)

O

• Office for Victims of Crime Fact Sheet
• Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (April 2008)
• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Reports to Congress: 
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2015, Fiscal Years 2013-2014
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2013, Fiscal Years 2011-2012
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2011, Fiscal Years 2009-2010
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2009, Fiscal Years 2007-2008
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2007, Fiscal Years 2005-2006
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2005, Fiscal Years 2003-2004
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2003, Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002
  • OVC Report to the Nation 2001: Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000
  • OVC Report to Congress, December 1999
  • OVC Report to Congress, October 1997
  • OVC Report to Congress, July 1996
• OVC Help Series for Victims in Crisis (March 2002):
  • Assault Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Child Abuse Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • What You Should Know About Child Abuse (For Children Ages 6–11) ASCII or PDF
  • What You Should Know About Child Abuse (For Teenagers Ages 12–16) ASCII or PDF
  • Domestic Violence Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Drunk Driving Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Homicide Co-victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Robbery Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Sexual Assault Victimization ASCII or PDF
  • Stalking Victimization ASCII or PDF
• OVC Legal Series Bulletins:
  • The Crime Victim’s Right To Be Present (January 2002)
  • Enforcement of Protective Orders (January 2002)
  • Ordering Restitution to the Crime Victim (November 2002)
  • Privacy of Victims’ Counseling Communications (November 2002)
  • Reporting School Violence (January 2002)
  • Restitution: Making It Work (November 2002)
  • State Legislative Approaches to Funding for Victims’ Services (December 2003)
  • Strengthening Antistalking Statutes (January 2002)
  • Victim Input Into Plea Agreements (November 2002)
• OVC Partnership With United States Attorney’s Offices (April 1998)

P

• Providing Relief to Families After a Mass Fatality (November 2002)
• Providing Services to Victims of Fraud: Resources for Victim/Witness Coordinators (July 1998)

R

• Responding to Hate Crime: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance Professionals (February 2000)
• The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection 2000 (April 2000)
• The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection: Executive Summary (July 2000)
• Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities: A Handbook for Fraud Victims Participating in the Federal Criminal Justice System (1998)

S

• SART Toolkit: Resources for Sexual Assault Response Teams
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Development & Operation Guide (June 1999)
• Special Projects Division Factsheet
• Strategies for Implementation Tools for Action Guide (2000)
• Support for Connecticut Shooting Victims
• Survivors of Politically Motivated Torture: A Large, Growing, & Invisible Population of Crime Victims (January 2000)

T

• Telemarketing Fraud Prevention, Public Awareness, & Training Activities Fact Sheet (1998)
• Trafficking Video Resource Guide
• Trauma, Death and Death Notification: A Seminar for Professional Counselors and Victim Advocates (1996)

U

• The Ultimate Educator: Achieving Maximum Adult Learning Through Training and Instruction (NVAA Advanced Topic Series) (June 2002)
• Using Geographic Information Systems To Map Crime Victim Services: A Guide for State Victims of Crime Act Administrators and Victim Service Providers (February 2003)
• Using Technology To Enable Collaboration (August 2001)

V

• Victims, Judges, and Juvenile Court Reform Through Restorative Justice (October 2000)
• Victims of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Rape, Robbery, Assault, and Violent Death: A Manual for Clergy and Congregations, Special Edition for Military Chaplains (2001)
• Victims of Crime Act Crime Victims Fund (July 1999)
• Victims of Fraud and Economic Crime: Results and Recommendations From an OVC Focus Group Meeting (May 2000)
• Victims’ Rights Compliance Efforts: Experiences in Three States Bulletin (1998)
• Victims’ Rights: A National Candlelight Observance: State & Local Field Resource Package (2003); See also 2003 NCVRW Guide

W

• Working with Victims of Crime with Disabilities (1998)
• Working With Victims of Gun Violence (July 2001)