- Consultant Spotlight on Dan Hally
Dan Hally, Captain, Asotin County Sheriff's Office, specializes in investigating Internet crimes against children, interviewing victims of violent crimes, and improving law enforcement officers' understanding of the trauma that victims experience. He has experience in law enforcement and victim assistance in Native American communities. He is also a forensic artist.
- OVC Remembers One of its Own
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. >> - Disabilities Curriculum Available in English & Spanish
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 Comprehensive Resource on Victims' Rights
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.
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Upcoming training and events to be announced soon. |
Victim Assistance Training Online is a basic victim advocacy web-based training program that offers victim service providers and allied professionals the opportunity to acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to better assist victims of crime. Identity Theft Victim Assistance Online Training: Supporting Victims' Financial and Emotional Recovery is a user-friendly e-learning tool that will teach victim service professionals and allied professionals knowledge and skills to more effectively serve victims of identity theft and assist with their financial and emotional recovery. |
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OVC TTAC is the gateway to targeted training and technical assistance (TTA) for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims. Our aim is building the capacity of the field in three primary ways:
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Join OVC on October 9, 2012, at 2 p.m. ET, for a Web Forum discussion with guest hosts Casey Gwinn, President of the Family Justice Center Alliance, Maureen Lowell, licensed marriage and family therapist, and Dr. Linda Williams, professor of criminal justice and criminology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, on collaborative educational models benefiting victims and providers. |
The June edition of OVC News & Program Updates is now available. Designed to strengthen communication among victim-serving organizations, professionals, and OVC, the newsletter is a valuable tool for sharing information about OVC's strategic planning, initiatives, events, and other items of special interest. |