Using AI to Enhance Victim Response
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Justice system
A Conversation with Roberta Roper: The Evolution of Victims' Rights
Date Published
September 2022
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC
Achieving Justice in Labor Trafficking Cases in the U.S.
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
Date Published
June 2021
Agencies
OVC
Helping Those Who Help Others: Key Findings from a Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Crime Victims Field
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Law Enforcement
Learn about OVC efforts to support for programs which help law enforcement officers compassionately and effectively meet the needs of crime victims.
Vision 21: Victim Services Mobile Applications
Date Published
July 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors: A Toolkit for Enhancing Critical Knowledge and Informing Action Within the Crime Victim Assistance Field
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
New Resource Available for Those Serving Older Black Crime Survivors
Are you looking for resources that will help you identify, reach, and serve older Black crime victims? Check out the recently released Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors toolkit.
Multimedia Program To Improve Criminal Justice System Participation and Reduce Distress Among Physically Injured Crime Victims
Date Published
April 2006
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
2015 OVC Report to the Nation, Fiscal Years 2013-2014: Building Capacity Through Research, Innovation, Technology, and Training
Date Published
August 2015
Series
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
OVC Fast Facts: Office for Victims of Crime Reports on 2013–2014 Programs and Services Fact Sheet
Date Published
August 2015
Series
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault in Indian Country
Date Published
December 2016
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Presentation (Multimedia),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Recovering From Crime: Steps for the Physically Injured Victim
Date Published
July 2006
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Factsheet
Agencies
OVC
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Message from the OVC Director
Dear Colleague,
Each April, we pause to celebrate the many advances in crime victim support in our nation: victim engagement in the criminal justice system, increasing availability of services, and recognition of rights for all victims and survivors. We also seek to ensure justice for those victims whose voices have yet to be heard.
At the end of March, I was sworn in as the...
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Webinar Hosted by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Good afternoon! Thank you to the wonderful people at NOVA who worked hard to make today's webinar happen. And a special thanks to Claire Selib for offering me the opportunity to introduce myself to the NOVA community.
I was appointed the Director of OVC in late March, in the midst of the COVID spread, so this has been an unusual time to join OVC. But...
Responding to Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence Crimes: Coordination and Collaboration Between American Red Cross Workers and Crime Victim Service Providers
Date Published
September 2005
Publication Type
Technical Assistance
Agencies
OVC
VOCA–Funded Elder Abuse Programs
View examples of VOCA-funded elder abuse programs and the VOCA offices that funded them.
FY 2020 VOCA Assistance and Compensation Solicitations and Allocation Tables
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released the FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance allocation tables:
OVC is accepting applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation formula solicitations. Applications for both solicitations are due by Monday, June 1, 2020.
OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Assistance
All applicants must register in OJP’s Grants Management System...
Submit Your Nominations for the 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards
Do you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work? If so, please submit nominations for the 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on October 9, 2019.
These prestigious awards recognize extraordinary individuals, organizations, teams, and programs that demonstrate outstanding achievements in supporting victims and victim services.
New this year is...
National TeleNursing Center: Program Evaluation Final Report
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
National TeleNursing Center (NTC) Sustainability
Date Published
February 2019
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Capturing Human Trafficking Victimization Through Crime Reporting
Date Published
January 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored