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OVC publishes a variety of fact sheets intended to provide policymakers,
managers, advocates, crime victims, and the general public timely information
about OVC programs, grants, resources, and services. The most recent
items are highlighted under New
Releases From OVC. Some of these documents may
be ordered online through the Publications/Products menu
of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (www.ncjrs.gov).
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Available online only.
Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities 2008 (June 2008)
Since 1989, OVC’s Children’s Justice Act grant program has provided funds and technical assistance to help AI/AN communities to better handle serious child abuse cases from disclosure and investigation through prosecution and case resolution. This updated fact sheet (FS 000314) discusses activities funded through CJA, eligibility, and supportive training and technical assistance for grantees.
Children’s Justice
Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (June 2003)
This fact sheet (FS 000303) describes an OVC grant program that provides
funds and technical assistance to improve the capacity of existing tribal
systems to handle serious child abuse cases, particularly cases of sexual
abuse.
Community Crisis Response
(August 1999)
This fact sheet (FS 000148) describes OVC's role in providing support
to communities that have suffered crimes resulting in multiple victimizations
or communitywide trauma.
Denver Victim Services
2000 Community Advocate Program (September 2001)
This fact sheet (FS 000272) describes the Community Advocate (CA) Program,
an outreach initiative of the Denver, Colorado, Victim Services 2000
demonstration
project.
It discusses development of the CA Program, services provided
by CAs in Denver communities, and the types of crime addressed by CAs.
District Specific Training
(March 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000215) describes the background,
purpose, and funding requirements of the District Specific Training
program.
Initiated in 1994 by OVC and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
(EOUSA), the program provides U.S. Attorneys' Offices with a mechanism
for requesting
assistance in complying with federal crime victim legislation and training
federal criminal justice personnel.
The Federal Crime Victims Division
(Updated October 1999)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000209) describes the purpose and funded initiatives
of this OVC division, including the American Indian-Alaska Native Crime
Victims Initiatives.
Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate
Programs (October 2001)
This fact sheet (FS 000208) discusses the role of Victims of Crime Act
(VOCA) funding and how CASA programs must meet certain eligibility criteria
for VOCA funding. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs may
use VOCA funds to support services to child victims of neglect and/or
abandonment. Originally published July/August 1998.
Initiatives for Improving the Mental
Health of Traumatized Crime Victims (July 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 171665) describes the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)
discretionary and formula grant programs that support mental health
services
to crime victims. The fact sheet also details specific training and technical
assistance resources in this area.
Initiatives To Combat Child Abuse
(August 1998)
This fact sheet describes OVC’s financial and collaborative efforts
to target family violence in Indian Country are discussed in this OVC
fact
sheet
(FS
000212),
including
joint efforts with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
Initiatives to Combat Violence Against
Women (July 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000211) provides an overview
of the funding sources that support sexual assault and domestic violence
programs.
The Mentor Program for VOCA Administrators
Announcement and Call for Participation (August 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000210) describes background,
scope, and examples of the Mentor Program, which was established to help
VOCA
administrators
with grant management issues.
The Office for Victims of Crime
International Activities (July 1999)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000229) lists recent OVC initiatives
to improve international awareness of victims’ rights and needs and
to integrate crime victim issues into all international discussions of
crime.
Office for Victims of Crime National
Scope Training and Technical Assistance Portfolio (February 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000213) presents programs that receive
discretionary funding through OVC. These programs are responsive to
the field-driven
need for training, technical assistance, and information.
OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center Fact Sheet
(April 2008)
This updated fact sheet (FS 000313) provides an overview of OVC TTAC's mission, as well as many training resources and support activities that are available for victim service professionals and organizations.
OVC Partnership With United States
Attorneys' Offices (April 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000207) describes the OVC programs,
materials, and funding assistance for enhancing U.S. Attorneys' efforts
on behalf of crime victims.
OVC Responds to the Victims of
Terrorist Attacks Against America on September 11, 2001 (December 2004)
The threat of terrorism and criminal mass violence against Americans,
both in the United States and abroad, has increased in recent years. This
fact sheet describes an array of services and assistance
developed by OVC in conjunction with other federal agencies to help crime
victims and communities affected by terrorism or mass violence.
The Special Projects Division
(August 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000228) describes the duties
and accomplishments of the Special Projects Division—the program
development and training and technical assistance arm of the Office
for Victims of Crime.
State Compensation and Assistance Division (February 2000)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000226) describes the role and programmatic
responsibilities of the State Compensation and Assistance Division
in the Office for
Victims
of
Crime.
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(5 kb),
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State Crime Victim
Compensation and Assistance Grant Programs (April 2004)
This e-pub (FS 000306) provides information about OVC's partnership with state
agencies to provide victim compensation and victim assistance to individuals.
This e-pub links to a listing of state administrators to contact to obtain direct
services for victims.
Technical Assistance, Publications,
and Information Resources (TAPIR) Unit (January 2002)
This fact sheet (FS 000282) discusses the four components of OVC's TAPIR
Unit, which serve as access points to the field for OVC's publications,
training, and services.
Telemarketing Fraud Prevention,
Public Awareness, and Training Activities (August 1998)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000214) describes four innovative projects funded
by OVC to prevent and intervene in telemarketing fraud schemes that
target elderly citizens. These include the Elder Financial Exploitation
Prevention Program; the Telemarketing Fraud Project for Latino Elderly;
Operation Fraudstop; and Telemarketing Fraud Prevention, Public Awareness,
and Training Activities.
Terrorism and International Victim Assistance Services Fact Sheet (March 2008)
This updated TIVAS fact sheet (FS000312) incorporates all of OVC's victim assistance programs for victims of terrorism in the United States and abroad. It includes such useful information as allowable expenditures, examples of assistance rendered, and conditions that must be met for requests to be approved.
Terrorism and International
Victim Assistance Services Division (Updated August 2004)
This fact sheet (FS 000276) provides
information on the services that OVC provides to victims of terrorism,
mass violence, and crimes that have transnational dimensions. It
includes program summaries and examples of past responses.
Victims of Crime Act Crime
Victims Fund (October 2005)
This OVC fact sheet (FS 000310) provides information about the Victims
of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund and the various grant programs
(formula
and discretionary) funded using VOCA dollars. Also available in other languages.
What Is the Office
for Victims of Crime? (November 2004)
This fact sheet (FS 000307) describes OVC's mission
and major responsibilities.
What
You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime (November 2005)
This OVC brochure (BC 000713) explains the rights of victims of crime
and the compensation and assistance resources available to them and
lists national organizations that help victims find information or obtain
referrals. Also available in other
languages.
Some of these documents may be ordered online through the Publications/Products menu
of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (www.ncjrs.gov). |
