Jose Juan Lara, Jr., Director of Advocacy and Training for the Texas Advocacy Project, has been involved in the movement against gender violence since 1999. He has presented at national, state, and local conferences on crisis intervention, systems advocacy for victims of family and sexual violence, and LGBTQ victims of interpersonal violence.  

On Thursday, July 19, 2012, Irina Romashkan, a respected and beloved member of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) family, passed away at age 53.

Irina joined OVC in March 2010 as the Communication Specialist. >>

Crime victims with disabilities may face challenges other victims don't, such as the ability to access services or communicate with advocates. Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities focuses on recognizing and addressing these challenges so that all victims with disabilities receive the necessary support and assistance. This new OVC instructor-led training is available in English and Spanish.  

VictimLaw, a popular online legal resource on crime victims' rights, is now centrally located on the OVC TTAC Web site. VictimLaw is a comprehensive, user-friendly, database of victims' rights statutes, tribal laws, constitutional amendments, court rules, administrative code provisions, and case summaries of related court decisions.