Good Samaritans: Volunteers Helping Victims Program Handbook and Training Guide
Date Published
April 2009
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Handbook
Law enforcement
Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault in Indian Country
Date Published
December 2016
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Presentation (Multimedia),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Service, Support & Justice: Law Enforcement Response to Crime Victims
Date Published
February 2012
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Instructional Material
OVC Help Series for Crime Victims: Stalking
Date Published
June 2012
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
OVC Help Series for Victims of Crime: Domestic Violence
Date Published
June 2012
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
The Office for Victims of Crime Honors Nation’s Law Enforcement During National Police Week
Each May we pause and pay tribute to the local, Tribal, state, and federal law enforcement officers who have devoted their lives to safeguarding our own. Attorney General William P. Barr asks all Americans this week “to join me in saying ‘thank you’ to our nation’s federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement officers. Their devotion and sacrifice to our peace and security will not...
Office for Victims of Crime TIMS Snapshot Report, July 2017-June 2018: Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
Date Published
April 2020
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Statistics,
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Office for Victims of Crime TIMS Snapshot Report, July 2018-June 2019: Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
Date Published
April 2020
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Statistics,
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Register for a Webinar to Recognize Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Elder Abuse
The Elder Justice Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice invites you to join a webinar to recognize law enforcement during a World Elder Abuse Awareness Day virtual celebration on Thursday, June 18, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. eastern time.
August 2019 Featured Resources
Model Standards Seek to Enhance Crime Victim Services
OVC's Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime e-publication seeks to enhance victim service providers' competency and capacity to provide ethical, high-quality responses to crime victims. These model standards also seek to meet the demands facing the field today. The e-publication includes three sets of standards:
- The Program Standards recommend guidelines, policies, and...
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Training for Law Enforcement to Improve Identification of and Response to Elder Fraud Victims
Apply for the OVC FY 2020 Training for Law Enforcement to Improve Identification of and Response to Elder Fraud Victims solicitation.
The goal of this program is to provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies to more effectively identify elder fraud victims, allowing law enforcement both to bring the fraudsters to justice and to connect those victims with available services. This program...
May 2020 Featured Resources
Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day
On May 5, 2020, we commemorate Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day. This annual commemoration is a time to renew our commitment to ensuring resources are available to solve missing persons cases and providing services to victims and their families.
Learn more about some of the work being undertaken by...
Human Trafficking
View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.
Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP)
AEAP funding can help organizations and agencies responding to acts of domestic terrorism and mass violence. AEAP grants are by invitation only.
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) was developed on the premise that exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people—known as vicarious trauma—is an inevitable occupational challenge for the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals; however, organizations can mitigate the potentially negative effects of trauma exposure by becoming vicarious trauma-informed.
New Resources for Law Enforcement to Support Victims' Access to Compensation
New Resources for Law Enforcement to Support Victims' Access to Compensation
Law enforcement officers play a critical role in assisting victims of crime. In many cases, law enforcement officers are the only justice system personnel with whom victims of crime interact.
It is therefore vital that officers have tools and training so they can communicate information about victim compensation and other services to victims of...
Assistance For U.S. Citizen Victims of Crime Abroad
Date Published
2019
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program Description (Model)
View Resources for the Victims of Recent Mass Violence Incidents
OVC presents resources related to recent mass violence violence incidents in the United States.
Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center
This national resource center provides resources and training for service providers, law enforcement, and other allied professionals to identify and respond to the crime of stalking. They also provide victims of stalking with information and referrals.