Professionals working with victims of crime may find the following training-related resources of interest:

• Web sites
• Publications/Educational Materials

Victim Services 2000 (VS2000) Web site
The Web site offers information for planning and implementing victim services as demonstrated in the Denver VS 2000 project. It contains needs assessment instruments and information on VS 2000 technology and training initiatives. Denver VS 2000 is briefly summarized in OVC's Bulletin Denver Victim Services 2000 Needs Assessment.

Making Collaboration Work: The Experiences of Denver Victim Services 2000 (December 2002)
This bulletin (NCJ 194177) documents the Victim Services 2000 collaborative model in Denver, which allied community and criminal justice-based victim services providers to provide comprehensive services to victims of crime. The bulletin discusses leadership, the use of technology for case management, community advocacy, and lessons learned from this effort.

Providing Relief to Families After a Mass Fatality: Roles of the Medical Examiner's Office and the Family Assistance Center (November 2002)
This bulletin (NCJ 188912) offers medical examiners, coroners, and victim assistance professionals guidance, resources, and lessons learned about working with victims' families after a mass fatality event. Recommendations are drawn from the disaster response practices used by the National Transportation Safety Board and the experiences of the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office during the aftermath of the 1995 terrorist bombing in that city.