First Response to Victims of Crime Who Have a Disability
October 2002
A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers
on How To Approach and Help Crime Victims
Who Have
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mental Illness
Mental Retardation
Or Who Are
Blind or Visually Impaired
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531
Alberto R. Gonzales
Attorney General
Regina B. Schofield
Assistant Attorney General
John W. Gillis
Director, Office for Victims of Crime
NCJ 195500
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This handbook was prepared by the National Sheriffs Association
under grant number 97VFGX0002, awarded by the
Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions
expressed in this document are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the official position or policies of the
U.S. Department of Justice.
The Office for Victims of Crime is a component of the
Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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