Identifies service needs of Federal crime victims
and recommends strategies and program activities to address or improve
the needed services.
Develops training and technical assistance programs
for staff of Federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Attorneys' offices,
and American Indian/Alaska Native organizations to enhance their capacity
to respond to crime victims.
Funds demonstration programs with Federal agencies
with criminal justice responsibilities and Indian tribes/tribal organizations
to develop promising practices that can be replicated by other agencies
and tribes/tribal organizations.
Administers the Tribal Victim Assistance (TVA)
discretionary grant program
(an expansion of the former Victim Assistance in Indian Country grant
program) that makes grant awards available to Indian tribes and tribal
organizations to establish victim assistance programs in remote areas
of Indian Country.
Administers the Counseling for Crime Victims in Indian Country by Faith-Based Organizations. The purpose
of this initiative is to support the provisions of faith-based counseling
services to crime victims and to support the creation of collaborative
models for local victim assistance programs to join with faith-based
organizations, spiritual leaders, and traditional healers in American
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Encourages coordination between victim services
provided by Federal agencies and victim services offered by the States'
victim compensation programs and victim assistance providers.
Encourages coordination between victim assistance
programs in the Military Services, the FBI, and U.S. Attorneys' offices
to provide resources and improve services to victims of crime on military
installations.
Monitors Federal law enforcement agencies outside
of the Department of Justice to encourage adoption of guidelines consistent
with the Federal guidelines for fair treatment of crime victims and
witnesses.
Analyzes, reviews, and comments on proposed Federal
legislation regarding crime victims.