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.
Denver
Victim Services 2000 Needs Assessment (October 2000)
This OVC bulletin (NCJ 183397) describes the creation of the Denver VS2000
model service network, a 5-year demonstration project to create a comprehensive,
coordinated, seamless service delivery system for victims of crime. It
summarizes the efforts and results of the three-pronged victims needs
assessment conducted by Denver VS2000 in 1997 and 1998, and details the
development of an assessment strategy and the creation of measurement
tools. 
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.
Using
Geographic Information Systems To Map Crime Victim Services: A Guide
for State Victims of Crime Act Administrators and Victim Service
Providers (February 2003)
This monograph (NCJ 191877), jointly developed by OVC and NIJ,
examines how crime mapping technologies can be used
to develop strategic program and financial plans for supporting victim services.
Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can analyze the types of crime
by location, victim population groups, and the service areas of victim service
organizations. |
