The following information resources may offer victim assistance information,
research findings, educational materials, or strategies for program and
policy development specific to this topic. A general listing of all OVC
publications is also available.
The Crime
Victim's Right To Be Present (January 2002)
Third in the OVC Legal Series, this bulletin (NCJ 189187) provides an
overview of state laws addressing the rights of victims to attend criminal
justice proceedings, particularly trials, and how their presence might
affect the rights of defendants.
Enforcement
of Protective Orders (January 2002)
Fourth in the OVC Legal Series, this bulletin (NCJ 189190) provides an
overview of state laws and issues related to the enforcement of protective
orders.
Establishing Victim
Services Within a Law Enforcement Agency: The Austin Experience
(March 2001)
This bulletin (NCJ 185334) describes the benefits to both victims and
law enforcement officials of incorporating victim assistance staff within
law enforcement agencies. The document is a case study of the Austin,
Texas, Police Department, recounting how the department established
and
funded its first full-time victim assistance coordinator position and
how victim services successfully grew from a one-person operation to
a
four-unit Victim Services Division.
First Response to Victims of
Crime (December 2001)
This handbook for law enforcement officers (NCJ 189631) describes how
to approach and help different types of crime victims. It is designed
as a field guide for personnel who respond first to crime victims and
includes contacts for assistance. Also available in other
languages.
First Response to Victims of
Crime Who Have a Disability (October 2002)
This handbook for law enforcement officers (NCJ 195500) describes how
to approach and help victims who have Alzheimer's Disease, mental illness,
or mental retardation or who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard
of hearing. It is designed as a field guide for personnel who respond
first to crime victims and includes contacts for assistance.
Learning
About Victims of Crime: A Training Model for Victim Service Providers
and Allied Professionals (September 2003)
Fifth in a series documenting the accomplishments of the Victim Services 2000
(VS2000) project, this OVC bulletin (NCJ 199934) summarizes initiatives at the
Denver VS2000 site and how participants there approached cross training victim
service providers and allied professionals in faith communities, law enforcement
settings, and judicial and other legal settings.
Promising Practices for Serving Crime Victims With Disabilities Bulletin and Toolkit (October 2008)
This updated bulletin (NCJ 223965) provides a snapshot of the scope and dynamics of an OVC-funded demonstration project undertaken by SafePlace to improve the local response of criminal justice personnel and victim service providers to people with disabilities. The companion toolkit (NCJ 223966) provides more indepth detail on the strategies and activities of each subgrantee, and includes such useful tools as sample needs assessments, sample forensic protocols, and lessons learned vignettes.
Victim
Input Into Plea Agreements (November 2002)
Seventh in the OVC Legal Series, this bulletin (NCJ 189188) provides an
overview of state laws addressing the rights of victims to be involved
during plea negotiations in criminal cases.
What Do Victims Want? Effective Strategies to Achieve Justice for
Victims of Crime (May 2000)
The International Association of Chiefs of Polices resulting recommendations
from the Summit on Victims of Crime held March 1999, are presented in
this 42-page report (PDF
file 262 kb). The strategies are designed meet victims needs
and honor victims rights. Solutions to problems hindering service
delivery and other topics are also discussed.
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