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OVC publishes a variety of fact sheets intended to provide policymakers,         managers, advocates, crime victims, and the general public timely information                about OVC programs, grants, resources, and services. The most recent        items are highlighted under **New        Publications and Fact Sheets**. Some of these documents may        be ordered online through the Publications/Products menu        of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (www.ncjrs.gov).****

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**Children’s Justice            Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (June 2003)**        This fact sheet (FS 000303) describes an OVC grant program that provides        funds and technical assistance to improve the capacity of existing tribal        systems to handle serious child abuse cases, particularly cases of sexual      abuse.

**Community Crisis Response         (August 1999)**        This fact sheet (FS 000148) describes OVC's role in providing support         to communities that have suffered crimes resulting in multiple victimizations         or communitywide trauma.     

**Denver Victim Services            2000 Community Advocate Program (September 2001)**        This fact sheet (FS 000272) describes the Community Advocate (CA) Program,        an outreach initiative of the Denver, Colorado, Victim Services 2000        demonstration        project.         It discusses development of the CA Program, services provided        by CAs in Denver communities, and the types of crime addressed by CAs.      

**District Specific Training         (March 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000215) describes the background,         purpose, and funding requirements of the District Specific Training        program.         Initiated in 1994 by OVC and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys        (EOUSA),  the program provides U.S. Attorneys' Offices with a mechanism        for requesting         assistance in complying with federal crime victim legislation and training         federal criminal justice personnel. 

**The Federal Crime Victims Division         (Updated October 1999)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000209) describes the purpose and funded initiatives         of this OVC division, including the American Indian-Alaska Native Crime         Victims Initiatives. 

**Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate         Programs (October 2001)**        This fact sheet (FS 000208) discusses the role of Victims of Crime Act         (VOCA) funding and how CASA programs must meet certain eligibility criteria                for VOCA funding. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs may         use VOCA funds to support services to child victims of neglect and/or              abandonment. Originally published July/August 1998.  

**Initiatives for Improving the Mental         Health of Traumatized Crime Victims (July 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 171665) describes the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)         discretionary and formula grant programs that support mental health        services         to crime victims. The fact sheet also details specific training and technical         assistance resources in this area. 

**Initiatives To Combat Child Abuse        (August 1998)**        This fact sheet describes OVC’s financial and collaborative efforts        to target family violence in Indian Country are discussed in this OVC        fact        sheet        (FS         000212),        including         joint efforts with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Department        of  Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies. 

**Initiatives to Combat Violence Against         Women (July 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000211) provides an overview         of the funding sources that support sexual assault and domestic violence                programs. 

**The Mentor Program for VOCA Administrators         Announcement and Call for Participation (August 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000210) describes background,        scope, and examples of the Mentor Program, which was established to help        VOCA        administrators                with grant management issues. 

**The Office for Victims of Crime         International Activities (July 1999)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000229) lists recent OVC initiatives         to improve international awareness of victims’ rights and needs and         to integrate crime victim issues into all international discussions of         crime. 

**Office for Victims of Crime National         Scope Training and Technical Assistance Portfolio (February 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet  presents programs that receive        discretionary  funding through OVC. These programs are responsive to        the field-driven         need for training, technical assistance, and information. 

**Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center        (March 2003)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000305) describes the mission of OVC's Training        and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC), its primary activities, and      how organizations can apply for training and technical assistance.

**OVC Partnership With United States         Attorneys' Offices (April 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000207) describes the OVC programs,         materials, and funding assistance for enhancing U.S. Attorneys' efforts                on behalf of crime victims. 

**OVC Responds to the Victims of         Terrorist Attacks Against America on September 11, 2001 (December 2004)**        The threat of terrorism and criminal mass violence against Americans,         both in the United States and abroad, has increased in recent years. This         fact sheet  describes an array of services and assistance         developed by OVC in conjunction with other federal agencies to help crime         victims and communities affected by terrorism or mass violence. 

**The Special Projects Division         (August 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000228) describes the duties         and accomplishments of the Special Projects Division—the program         development and training and technical assistance arm of the Office        for  Victims of Crime. 

**State Compensation and Assistance Division (February 2000)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000226) describes  the role and programmatic          responsibilities of the State Compensation and Assistance Division          in the Office for          Victims          of          Crime.           HTML, ASCII        (5 kb),         or PDF (78 kb)

**State Crime Victim            Compensation and Assistance Grant Programs (April 2004)**This e-pub (FS 000306) provides information about OVC's partnership with stateagencies to provide victim compensation and victim assistance to individuals.This e-pub links to a listing of state administrators to contact to obtain directservices for victims. 

**Technical Assistance, Publications,         and Information Resources (TAPIR) Unit (January 2002)**        This fact sheet (FS 000282) discusses the four components of OVC's TAPIR         Unit, which serve as access points to the field for OVC's publications,         training, and services. 

**Telemarketing Fraud Prevention,         Public Awareness, and Training Activities (August 1998)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000214) describes four innovative projects funded         by OVC to prevent and intervene in telemarketing fraud schemes that        target  elderly citizens. These include the Elder Financial Exploitation        Prevention  Program; the Telemarketing Fraud Project for Latino Elderly;        Operation  Fraudstop; and Telemarketing Fraud Prevention, Public Awareness,        and Training  Activities. 

**Terrorism and International             Victim Assistance Services Division  (Updated August 2004)**             This fact sheet (FS 000276) provides             information on the services that  OVC provides to victims of terrorism,             mass violence, and crimes that have transnational dimensions. It      includes program summaries and examples of past responses.

**Victims of Crime Act Crime         Victims Fund (October 2005)**        This OVC fact sheet (FS 000310) provides information about the Victims        of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund and the various grant programs        (formula                and discretionary) funded using VOCA dollars. Also available in other languages.

**What Is the Office            for Victims of Crime? (November 2004)**        This fact sheet (FS 000307) describes OVC's mission        and  major responsibilities. 

**What            You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime (November 2005)******        This OVC brochure (BC 000713) explains the rights of victims of crime         and the compensation and assistance resources available to them and        lists  national organizations that help victims find information or obtain        referrals.  Also available in other        languages.

 Some of these documents may be ordered online through the Publications/Products menu      of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (www.ncjrs.gov).**** |
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