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**Office for Victims of Crime National Scope Training and TechnicalAssistance Portfolio**
This   Training and Technical Assistance Portfolio presents programs that receive discretionary   funding through the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). These programs are responsive   to the field-driven need for training, technical assistance, and information   that enhance the capacity of the criminal justice system and allied professions   to assist crime victims effectively. The programs also support the broader goal   of systemic change. By raising the skill level and knowledge base of key practitioners,   these programs will help to foster consistent and high-quality victim assistance   services that are available to victims from the reporting of the crime through   case resolution and beyond. 
**OVC's Discretionary Programs**
Through the Federal Register and its applicationkit, OVC annually announces the availability offunding for training, technical assistance, anddemonstration programs that are designed toimprove the quality and broaden the scope ofvictims services.  Many of the announcedprograms are designed in direct response totraining and technical assistance needscommunicated to OVC from the field.
Program applications which best meet specificselection criteria are reviewed by panels ofexperts, who then make fundingrecommendations to OVC's director.  Thedirector has final authority to make fundingawards.  Most applicants must agree to makeenhancements to their project designs before thefunding is actually awarded.
The projects described in this bulletin arecategorized as follows:- Training and technical assistance  materials and seminars for selectedprofessionals (e.g., law enforcement ormedical practitioners) or mixed groupsof participants.  Most packages consistof trainer and participant manuals builtaround a common, topic-specificcurriculum.   Training-of-trainer packages include an additionalcomponent on effective techniques forinstructing both novice and experiencedtrainers.

- Promising practices compendia  thatpresent model practices or programs ina given topic area (e.g., corrections) andoffer guidance on how to incorporatemodel elements into new and existingprograms.  Some promising practicesgrantees may use symposia asdiscussion forums; others may conducttraining on project findings.
- Reports and instructional materials . There are several types of products inthis category.  Focus group andsymposium reports and bulletinsdocument the proceedings of structuredgroup activities on victim-related topics. The written products typicallysummarize literature findings on thesubject, identify service gaps andpractices, and make recommendationsfor OVC and the field.  Some granteesmay also provide training on reportedfindings.  Guidebooks provideinstruction on how to establish a givenprogram, follow a given protocol, orprovide a specific service, and may alsodescribe models or model elements.Videotapes and user guides are designedto illustrate victim-related concepts andpractices.
- Demonstration  projects.  Selectedprograms and sites will serve aslaboratories for promising practices,innovative technologies, and empiricalfindings that support the developmentand enhancement of improved servicesfor crime victims.
- OVC Events.   OVC leads andparticipates in a number of eventsdesigned to advance the understandingof victim issues, to serve as vehicles forinformation exchange, and to facilitatecollaboration.

**How the Portfolio Is Organized**
Projects in this portfolio are presented in thefive aforementioned categories: training andtechnical assistance; promising practices;reports and instructional materials;demonstration projects; and OVC events.  Eachproject title is followed by a brief descriptionalong with contact information.
**For Further Information**
To receive a copy of OVC's annualdiscretionary program plan and grantapplication kit, or for information about OVCprograms, publications, or final reports, contactthe OVC Resource Center at 1(800) 627-6872.
These and other materials may also bedownloaded from OVC's homepage on theWorld Wide Web at:http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/.
To contact OVC grantees directly, please usethe identifying information at the end of eachproject summary.
**1996   Programs:**
**Training and Technical Assistance**
*Community Policing and Victim Services*
International Association of Chiefs of Police(IACP) and the National Organization forVictim Assistance (NOVA)
IACP and NOVA developed victim-centeredprotocols, a training curriculum, and a videotapethat focus on the integration of victim servicesinto the basics of community policing.
Training and technical assistance will beavailable to jurisdictions in Fiscal Years 1997and 1998.
John H. Stein, J.D.Deputy DirectorNational Organization for Victim Assistance1757 Park Road, N.W.Washington, D.C.  20010(202) 232-6682
*Death Notification Training: Breaking the BadNews with Compassion for the Survivor andConcern for the Professional*
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD developed training curricula for victimservice providers, law enforcement, medicalprofessionals, and funeral directors ontechniques for the sensitive notification ofsurvivors of homicide victims.  Trainingmanuals for each of these groups are available,along with a death notification protocol and aone-hour training videotape.
Janice LordDirectorVictims ServicesMothers Against Drunk Driving511 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700Irving, Texas 750621(800) 438-6233, ext. 254
*Guidelines for Victim-Offender Mediation andDialogue*
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is developing atraining package on facilitating victim-offendermediation and dialogue.  The package includesguidelines for the development of victim-sensitive victim-offender programs, shorttraining videotapes on key elements, and twomonographs.  The grantee will also conduct atraining seminar and provide training andtechnical assistance for victim-offendermediation programs in two state departments ofcorrections.
Mark Umbreit, Ph.D.
Project Director
Center for Restitution Justice and Mediation
School of Social Work
University of Minnesota
386 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
(612) 624-4923
*Training Mental Health Providers to AssistCrime Victims*
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
PCAR's curriculum, "Victim Empowerment:Bridging the System­Mental Health and VictimService Providers," is designed to educate bothmental health professionals and victimcounselors on the mental health issues that areunique to crime victimization.
B.J. Horn
Director of Administration
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
125 North Enola
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17025
(717) 728-9740
*AIDS and Victims Services*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC has designed a comprehensive trainingpackage, suitable for victim service providersand allied practitioners, that addresses themedical, legal, and psychological aspects ofHIV/AIDS.  The training package consists ofmanuals for both participants and trainers.
Diane Alexander
Project Director
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*National TRIAD Trainings to Reduce ElderVictimization*
International Association of Chiefs of Police 
(IACP)
TRIAD is a joint effort of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons, IACP, and theNational Sheriffs Association.  IACP's trainingcurriculum addresses effective law enforcementresponses to the victimization of elderlyAmericans.
Betsy Cantrell
Project Director
National Sheriffs Association
1450 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia  22314
(703) 838-5302
*Hate and Bias Crime Regional TrainingSeminar Series*
Education Development Center
This project focused on coordination betweenlaw enforcement and victim assistanceprofessionals to maximize support and reducetrauma to victims of hate and bias crimes. Model policies, procedures, and practices areavailable, along with training manuals forparticipants and trainers.
Karen McLaughlin
Project Director
Education Development Center
55 Chapel Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02158
(617) 969-7100
*Multi-Purpose Educational Curriculum forYoung Crime Victims*
National Organization for Victim Assistance(NOVA) and the Education DevelopmentCenter (EDC)
NOVA and EDC are collaborating to prepare a40-hour curriculum for use by school personnel,youth groups, and victim service providers ineducating young people.  The curriculumaddresses the impact of crime on victims, victimassistance resources, and strategies forproviding effective peer support to youngvictims of crime.
Cheryl Tyiska
Project Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
**Promising Practices**
*Healing Through Community Action*
Victim Services, Inc. (VSNY)
VSNY will document how communityinvolvement by victims can help them torecover from the trauma of crime.  Findings willbe presented in a catalogue of victim activities,case profiles of victim activists, and amonograph on activism with recommendationsfor how to get victims and survivors involved.
Susan Tucker
Project Director
Victim Services, Inc.
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 577-7705
*Promising Practices for Law Enforcement*
National Organization for Victim Assistance(NOVA)
NOVA has identified and documentedinnovative policies, procedures, practices, andprograms used by law enforcement agencies torespond to the needs of crime victims.  Thesefindings, with case examples, will be  issued ina compendium in Spring 1998.
John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
*Promising Practices for Prosecutors*
American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI)
APRI is producing a guidebook that describespromising practices for prosecutors andprosecutor-based victim assistance programs. The guidebook and a summary monograph willbe available for dissemination nationwide.
Jennifer Panagopoulas, Ph.D.
Chief Administrator
American Prosecutors Research Institute
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, Virginia  22314
(703) 549-4253
*Promising Practices in Probation and Parole*
American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA)
APPA has issued a compendium of promisingpractices in victim assistance for probation andparole personnel.  The compendium identifiespromising program elements and highlightsinnovative policies, procedures, and programsdeveloped by community corrections agenciesto respond to the needs of crime victims.
Tracy Godwin
Project Director
American Probation and Parole Association
c/o Council of State Governments
Iron Works Pike, POB 11910
Lexington, Kentucky  40578-1910
(606) 244-8215
*Promising Practices in Rural Areas*
California State University at Fresno
This project addresses the unique servicedelivery issues facing victim assistancepractitioners­such as distance and scarceresources­in rural areas.  Promising practicesand model programs in rural areas will bedescribed in a compendium.  These materialswill be available in Summer 1998.
Harvey Wallace, Ph.D.
Project Director
California State University at Fresno
4910 North Chestnut
Fresno, California 93726
(209) 278-4223
*Promising Strategies and Practices inProfessional Education*
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute (ASRI) andVictims Services, Inc. (VSNY)
ASRI and VSNY are collaborating to produce amultidisciplinary victim assistance corecurriculum that can be adapted by graduate andundergraduate schools for existing courses. ASRI will identify promising curricula inschools of law, medicine, nursing, social work,criminal justice, mental health, and divinity. VSNY will survey states for accreditation andlicensing requirements in the aforementionedprofessions and will develop the corecurriculum.
Samuel Aymer
Project Director
Victim Services, Inc.
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 577-7700
**Reports and Instructional Materials**
*Guidebook on the Development and Operationof Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)Programs*
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
Some communities have established SANEprograms with specially trained nurses who bothconduct forensic examinations and provideemotional support to victims admitted tohospital emergency rooms.  The MinneapolisMedical Research Foundation, through theSexual Assault Resource Service, is developinga guidebook for communities on how toestablish SANE programs.
Linda E. Ledray, RN, Ph.D., SANE
Project Director
Sexual Assault Resource Service
525 Portland Ave, 7th Level
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55415
(612) 347-5832
*Guidebook on Media Issues Impacting CrimeVictims*
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
NOVA developed a guidebook for victimservice providers and the media on sensitivecoverage of crime stories and respectfulinteraction with survivors and victims.  Theguidebook includes guidelines for both mediaand victim service professionals, model pressreleases, basic information on the trauma ofvictimization, and examples of sensitive crimenews coverage.
John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
*Topic Specific Videotapes*
Education Development Center (EDC)
EDC has produced three videotapes for use astraining aids: "Path Through the CriminalJustice System," "Victim Issues for ParoleBoards," and "Multicultural Issues in VictimsServices."  The 20-minute videotapes come withinstructional guides and suggestions for usage.
Debra Whitcomb
Project Director
Education Development Center
55 Chapel Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02158
(617) 969-7100
**Demonstration Projects**
*Victim Services 2000*
Victim Assistance in Law Enforcement (VALE)
Board of Denver
The Denver VALE Board is developing aseamless, interdisciplinary system ofcomprehensive services for the crime victims ofDenver, Colorado.  As key elements of thedemonstration initiative, the project will focuson institutionalizing training within relevantagencies and professional schools on all aspectsof delivery of services to crime victims; andexploring the application of technology to thedelivery of services to victims.  Specialemphasis will be placed on outreach topreviously underserved or unserved populationsand on cross-training for the criminal justice,community non-profit, and allied professionalcommunities.
Marti Kovener
Project Director
Denver VALE Board
303 W. Colfax, Suite 1300
Denver, Colorado  80204
(303) 640-4933
**1997 Programs:**
**Training and Technical Assistance**
*Office for Victims of Crime Training andTechnical Assistance Program*
Community Research Associates (CRA)
CRA links OVC's program information andsubject matter specialists to victim serviceproviders, policy makers, practitioners, alliedprofessionals, and the public through a broadspectrum of general services in training andtechnical assistance.  CRA conducts needsassessments, designs and delivers trainingprograms, and provides technical assistancesuch as resource information, conferenceplanning and management, facilitation, andrapid response to emergency problems.
Doyle A. Wood
Project Director
Community Research Associates
311 Plus Park Blvd., Suite 100
Nashville, Tennessee  37217
(615) 399-9908
*Training-of-Trainers on Victim Assistance inCommunity Corrections*
American Probation and Parole Association(APPA)
This project will disseminate informationdeveloped under APPA's previous project,"Promising Practices for Victim Services inProbation and Parole," by conducting threetraining-for-trainers seminars.
Tracy Godwin
Project Director
American Probation and Parole Association
c/o Council of State Governments
Iron Works Pike, POB 11910
Lexington, Kentucky  40578-1910
(606) 244-8215
*Training-of-Trainers on Staff Victimization inCorrectional Agencies*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC will adapt its curricula on workplaceviolence and staff victimization in correctionalagencies to fit the training-of-trainer model. Three training seminars will be presented and anOVC bulletin will be produced.
Trudy Gregorie
Project Director
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*Training-of-Trainers on Death Notification*
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD will adapt its death notificationcurriculum to a training-of-trainers format byenhancing the adult learning section.  MADDwill recruit trainees from law enforcementacademies, medical and nursing schools,paramedic training programs, graduateprograms in psychology and social work,schools of mortuary science, OVC's directory ofvictim services trainers, and all federal victim-witness coordinators.
Janice Lord
Director
Victims Services
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, Texas  75062
1(800) 438-6233, ext. 254
*Training of Trainer on Assisting Victims of Hateand Bias Crimes*
Education Development Center (EDC)
EDC will conduct training seminars for trainersin law enforcement and victim assistance, theprofessions for whom the curriculum wasoriginally developed.  The training utilizesmodel policies, procedures, practices, andscenarios that illustrate and define hate and biascrimes.
Karen McLaughlin
Project Director
Education Development Center
55 Chapel Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02158
(617) 969-7100
*Training of Trainers on Victim ImpactClasses/Panels for Offenders*
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) andthe California Youth Authority (CYA)
In 1996, MADD and CYA teamed up to offertraining to individuals who work with offenderson implementing Victim Impact Classes/Panels.The curriculum integrates classroom learningabout crime and its victims with personalaccounts of victimization.  In 1997, MADD andCYA is conducting four Training for Trainerseminars and in 1998 one advanced training onenhancing the trainers' abilities to conductVictim Impact Classes/Panels.
Regina Sobieski
Assistant Director
Victim Assistance and Research
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, Texas  75062
1(800) 438-6233, ext. 261
*National Victim Assistance Academy*
Victims' Assistance Legal Organization(VALOR)
VALOR convened the fourth National VictimAssistance Academy, a five-day comprehensivecourse in victimology for students from thevictim assistance field and allied professions. Students were selected based on experience andgeographical, cultural, and professionaldiversity.  Several sites around the country werelinked up with the national campus throughcompressed video, enabling students coast tocoast to benefit from top experts in the criminaljustice and victims fields.
Morna Murray, J.D.
Executive Director
Victims' Assistance Legal Organization
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, Virginia  22314
(703) 684-8310
*Protecting Victims' Rights: A Prosecutor'sPriority*
American Prosecutor's Research Institute(APRI)
APRI will produce a handbook for prosecutorson how to implement prosecutor-based victimassistance programs.  APRI will also develop adirectory of model victim service programs anddeliver intensive training and technicalassistance on program implementation.
Jennifer Panagopoulas, Ph.D.
Chief Administrator
American Prosecutors Research Institute
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, Virginia  22314
(703) 549-4253
*Regional Seminars to Support a National SchoolCrisis Response Capability*
National Organization for Victim Assistance(NOVA)
NOVA will use training materials and a bookletdescribing the establishment of community andinstitutional crisis response teams to providethree regional training seminars.  It will alsodevelop a training curriculum and manual to aidschools in responding to violent incidents. NOVA will use these materials to host threeregional training sessions for school personnel. Finally, NOVA will hold a training of trainersseminar on creating a capacity for crisisresponse.  The U.S. Department of Education,through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, isjointly funding this project.
**John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
*Working With Grieving Children*
National Organization for Victim Assistance 
NOVA has developed a training curriculum andvideo for teachers, parents, and counselors onchildren and adolescents who are grieving theirown victimization or that of a loved one.  Thetraining will be presented at three regionalconferences using "Athletes Helping Kids Makea Difference," a group of professional athleteswho volunteer to help troubled youth.
John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
*Building Skills for Sexual Assault Responders*
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation
The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation,through the Sexual Assault Resource Service(SARS), will develop a comprehensive, user-friendly training and technical assistanceprogram for sexual assault crisis counselors andadvocates. SARS will base its curriculum on acomprehensive but succinct review of researchfindings, information available through OVC,and training materials and trainingrequirements/guidelines currently used by statecoalitions.
Linda E. Ledray, RN, Ph.D., SANE
Project Director
Sexual Assault Resource Service
525 Portland Ave, 7th Level
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55415
(612) 347-5832
*Domestic Violence: A Training for DentalProfessionals*
School of Dentistry, Program Against SexualViolence, University of Minnesota
This project will develop a comprehensiveeducation model for dentists and dentalauxiliaries on family violence.  The School ofDentistry and the Program Against SexualViolence will produce and pilot test a trainingvideotape and curriculum on how to detect signsof family violence.  They will also design acomprehensive training packet that will enabledental teams to easily apply the interventionmodel to their own office settings.
Jamie Tiedemann
Project Director
Program Against Sexual Violence
Boynton Health Services
University of Minnesota
410 Church Street, Room 407
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
(612) 626-2929
*Immigration Considerations in Assisting Victimsof Sexual and Physical Violence*
The American Bar Association (ABA)
The ABA's Commission on Domestic Violence,in cooperation with AYUDA, a grassrootsagency for Latina victims of domestic violence,will convene three training seminars onassisting battered immigrant women who areeligible for relief under the Violence AgainstWomen Act of 1994 (VAWA).  The curriculumwill include the most up-to-date informationabout VAWA's recently issued regulations andabout cultural issues, immigration law, andways to assist victims who want to petition forresidency.
Roberta L. Valente
Staff Director
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
740 15th Street, N.W., 9th Floor
Washington, D.C.  20005-1009
(202) 662-1737
*Full Faith and Credit Training and TechnicalAssistance Project*
Pennsylvania Coalition Against DomesticViolence (PCADV)
The PCADV's Battered Women's JusticeProject will identify effective practices for lawenforcement, prosecution, court, and advocacypractices to promote accessible, consistentenforcement of civil and criminal protectionorders in appropriate state and tribal courtsthroughout the country, pursuant to the FullFaith and Credit provisions of the ViolenceAgainst Women Act of 1994 (VAWA).
Barbara Hart, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Pennsylvania Coalition Against DomesticViolence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17112
(610) 373-5697
*Traumatic Grief: The Synergism of Trauma andGrief*
Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia(AVP)
The purpose of this program is to develop anempirically tested paradigm of traumatic griefthat captures the unique experience of victims ofviolent crime, and more specifically, ofhomicide survivors. AVP will develop amultidisciplinary training curriculum designedto foster more consistency in services forvictims of violent crime and to givepractitioners specific skills that enable them toprovide more effective assistance.
Deborah Spungen
Project Director
Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
633 West Rittenhouse StreetC-14Philadelphia, PA  19144215/438-9070

*Victims of Gang Violence*
Victim Services, Inc. (VSNY)
VSNY, in collaboration with the Orange CountyCommunity Service Program, Gang VictimServices, will survey the nation for promisingpractices in responding to victims of gangviolence and develop a comprehensive,multidisciplinary training and technicalassistance package for criminal justice andvictim service practitioners.  A train-the-trainercurriculum will also be developed.
Lucy N. Friedman, Ph.D.
Executive Director 
Victim Services, Inc.
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York  10007
(212) 577-7705
*Cultural Considerations in Assisting CrimeVictims*
National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI)
The NMCI will develop training for attorneys,law enforcement officers, and victim advocatesabout the cultural factors that should beconsidered when working with crime victims ofdiverse backgrounds.  Diversity will be broadlydefined to include race, ethnicity, class, gender,sexual orientation, and physical and mentalabilities.  The training package will address allcrimes but will provide focused guidance onsexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse,and homicide.
Rohini Anand, Ph.D.
Project Director
National MultiCultural Institute
3000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 438
Washington, D.C.  20008
(202) 483-0700
**Promising Practices**
*Promising Practices and Strategies inCorrections*
National Victim Center (NVC)
Using a curriculum which integrates promisingvictim assistance practices that the granteeidentified in an earlier phase of the project,NVC will provide intensive training andtechnical assistance to eight state correctionssystems and one jail jurisdiction.  NVC'spartners in the project are the AmericanCorrectional Association, the Association ofParoling Authorities, International, theAmerican Probation and Parole Association, andthe Restorative Justice Association.
Trudy Gregorie
Project Director
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*Promising Practices in Restitution*
American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA)
APPA will examine obstacles to the effectivemanagement of restitution and will identify anddescribe a variety of approaches used in thecriminal and juvenile justice systems toestablish orders of restitution and to ensure thatvictims receive payment.  The findings will beissued in a final compendium.
Ann H. Crowe
Project Director
American Probation and Parole Association
c/o Council of State Governments
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington, Kentucky  40578-1910
(606) 244-8198
*Promising Strategies and Practices to ImproveServices for Victims of White Collar Crime*
Police Executive Research Forum  (PERF)
The goal of PERF's project is to improve theresponse of federal criminal justice personnel tovictims of white collar crime and fraud.   PERFwill develop a resource package for victims withinformation about their rights and availableservices and a description of the criminal justiceprocess.  It will also produce a brief videotapeabout the impact of these crimes.
Clifford L. Karchmer
Director
Police Executive Research Forum
1120 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20036
(202) 466-7820
*Victims, Judges, and Partnerships for JuvenileReforms*
Florida Atlantic University (FAU), School ofPublic Administration
The FAU will convene a series of focus groupswith juvenile court judges and victims to obtaindata on opportunities for victim involvement injuvenile court.  Judges will also be educated onvictims' issues and learn methods to improvethe judicial response to victims of juvenilecrimes.
Gordon Bazemore, Ph.D.
School of Public Administration
Florida Atlantic University
University Tower
220 S.E. 2nd Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(954) 760-5663
*Juvenile Court Response to Victims of JuvenileOffenders*
National Council of Juvenile and Family CourtJudges (NCJFCJ)
The NCJFCJ will conduct a nationwide assessment of victims' rights and services in thejuvenile justice system.  It will also identifypromising victim assistance practices and willupdate its analysis of victims' rights in juvenilejustice codes.  Finally, the NCJFCJ will developa training curriculum and technical assistancepackets on working with victims of juvenileoffenders.  The project findings will be issued ina final report.
Mr. James Toner
Project Director
National Council of Juvenile and Family CourtJudges
University of Nevada
1041 N. Virginia, 3rd Floor
Reno, Nevada  89557
(702) 784-6012
**
*Symposium on the Sexual Victimization of Youth*
National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC)
The NCAC will identify challenges and gaps inoutreach and response to youth victims ofsexual violence.  Based on its invitation-onlysymposium held in March 1997, the NCAC hasdrafted a report on promising practices andstrategies for further action.  The report will beavailable in Spring 1998.
Charles Wilson
Executive Director
National Children's Advocacy Center
200 Westwide Square, Suite 700
Huntsville, Alabama  35801
(205) 533-0531
*Young Teen Girls Sexually Victimized by OlderMen: Improving the Criminal Justice Response*
American Bar Association (ABA) Fund forJustice and Education
The ABA will develop a compendium ofpromising practices with specific guidance
for prosecutors, victim advocates, lawenforcement officers, and judges to help youngteen girls in statutory rape cases.  As part of itsresearch, the ABA will identify ten jurisdictionswith promising practices around the country andwill conduct on-site interviews to gain in-depthinformation about actual case handling.
Sharon Elstein
Project Director
ABA Fund for Justice and Education
740 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20005
(202) 662-1752
**
*Promising Strategies and Practices to EnhanceWorkplace Responses to Victims of DomesticViolence*
The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPFund)
The FVP Fund will assess the needs of victimsof domestic violence in the workplace and willdraft a white paper on the rationale for employerinvolvement.  Model policies and procedureswill then be gathered and a "blueprint" issuedfor adaptation by employers so that they maybetter protect and assist domestic violencevictims in the workplace.  A network ofemployers, advocates, and labor organizationswill help to raise awareness of the issue and todisseminate the final product.
Donna Norton
Manager
National Workplace Resource Center onDomestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, California  94103-5133
(415) 252-8900
*Promising Strategies and Practices in UsingTechnology to Benefit Crime Victims*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC will survey the field for promising uses oftechnology in assisting victims and will convenea two-day, invitation-only transfer of knowledgesymposium.  A monograph highlighting thesymposium findings and recommendations willbe made available for the public.
David Beatty, J.D.
Director, Public Policy
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
**Reports and Instructional Materials**
*Guaranteeing Victims' Rights: Experiences inThree States*
National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
The NCJA authored a report that contained anin-depth analysis of victims' rights legislation inthree states, compared and contrastedprocedures to ensure that legislated protectionsare carried out, and issued recommendations forprogram replication in other states.  During asecond phase of the project, the NCJA will, withthe assistance of an advisory group, develop aresource guide for states on implementingvictims' rights compliance programs.
Cabell Cropper
Executive Vice President
National Criminal Justice Association
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20001
(202) 347-4900
*Victim Assistance Handbook*
National Sheriffs Association (NSA)
With the emphasis on community policing,
the beat officer is likely to encounter crimevictims immediately after a crime­when victimsare most vulnerable.  The NSA will create ahandbook for officers on how to provideassistance during the initial contact with victimsand to refer them to the appropriate victimservices agency.
Dean Moser
Executive Director
National Sheriffs Association
1450 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia  22314
(703) 836-7827
*Victims' Rights Sourcebook*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC's sourcebook is a comprehensivecomparison of victims' rights statutes across thecountry.  It is an invaluable tool for victimadvocates, policy makers, and others who workto protect individual victims' rights and topromote victim-sensitive laws and publicpolicy.
David Beatty, J.D.
Director of Public Policy
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*OVC "Help" Series*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC will make basic crime victimizationinformation available to victims, serviceproviders, and the general public through theproduction of ten brochures on eight specificcategories of victimization.  The brochures willbe available in Spanish, Vietnamese, andChinese.  NVC will also produce two brochuresespecially designed for children.
Trudy Gregorie
Project Director
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*Resource Materials for Victims Organizations*
National Organization for Victim Assistance(NOVA)
NOVA will produce a resource kit for use inproviding training and technical assistance thatstrengthen community-based, statewide, andnational victim assistance organizations,coalitions, and support groups.  The kit will bedistributed to 1,500 individuals and agencies.
John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
*Care Manual for Funeral Service Professionals*
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD will produce a 64-page "Care Manualfor Funeral Service Professionals" on how toassist families following sudden death.  Themanual will be co-produced by *Alliance*magazine, a professional journal for funeral andcemetery professionals, and will fill aninformation gap for practitioners in this field.
Stephanie Frogge
National Director
Victim Services
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, Texas  75062
1(800) 438-6233
*Assisting Disabled Victims of Crime*
National Organization for Victims Assistance(NOVA)
The National Organization for VictimsAssistance (NOVA) will convene a two-daytransfer of knowledge symposium on the topicof assisting crime victims with physical anddevelopmental disabilities.  Participants willrepresent the fields of disability advocacy,disability rights, victim assistance, and law. Symposium findings and recommendations willbe issued in a published monograph.
John H. Stein, J.D.
Deputy Director
National Organization for Victims Assistance
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20010
(202) 232-6682
**Demonstration Projects**
*Victims Services 2000*
The Travis County Community Justice Council
Travis County, Texas is participating as acomposite urban/rural Victim Services 2000site.  Travis County's Community JusticeCouncil, in collaboration with victim serviceproviders, will plan and build a network ofcomprehensive, integrated services that canflexibly respond to the interrelated needs of itscrime victims and can be used as a training andmentoring site for other communities.    
Herb Schreib
Project Director
Travis County Community Justice Council
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, Texas  78767
(512) 708-4758
*School Demonstration Project*
Tariq Khamisa Foundation
The Khamisa Foundation will develop aninteractive victim assistance program forfaculty, parents, and elementary and middleschool students who have been victims of gangviolence.  The program will focus on providingeducation, awareness, and assistance services ina safe and non-threatening environment.  After apilot test in ten San Diego schools, the programmaterials will be refined for dissemination.
Brian Horsley
Project Director
Tariq Khamisa Foundation
550 West C Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, California  92101
(619) 277-5700
*School Demonstration Projects to Assist Victimsand Witnesses:  Safe Harbors*
Victim Services, Inc.
Victim Services, Inc. will, through an advisoryboard of professionals in the fields of education,victim assistance, and juvenile justice, identifyschools where the Safe Harbors model can bereplicated.  Victim Services will incorporateissues of gang violence into its victim assistancecurriculum and develop both a teacher's andtrainer-the-trainer's manual for the curriculum. Project staff will pilot test the manuals andcurriculum in at least one school and willprovide information sessions for schools thatwish to replicate the Safe Harbors model.
Monique Jethwani
Project Director
Victim Services, Inc.
2 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York  10007
(212) 511-7719
*Violence Intervention Program of the LAC/USCMedical Center*
Los Angeles County/University of SouthernCalifornia (LAC/USC) Medical Center
The LAC/USC Medical Center will establish ahospital-based emergency shelter for victims ofspouse abuse and their children.  The projectwill serve as a laboratory and training site.
Astrid Heger, M.D.
Executive Director
Los Angeles County/University of SouthernCalifornia Medical Center
Violence Intervention Program
1240 North Mission Road T-11
Los Angeles, California  90033
(213) 226-3961
*Michigan Crime Victims' WebsiteDemonstration Project*
The Michigan Victim Alliance
The Michigan Victim Alliance will design astate-wide website for victims in Michigan anddevelop a Website Development Manual forother states wishing to replicate this service forcrime victims.  The website will provideinformation about the criminal justice systemand available services, create a forum forcommunication among victims, and serve as astate clearinghouse for victim information.  Themanual will include guidance on establishinglist serves and ensuring security on-line.  Projectstaff will also assist victim groups fromthroughout the state in linking with the statewebsite.
Bonnie Bucqueroux
Executive Director
The Michigan Victim Alliance
1500 Sandhill Road
Mason, Michigan  48854
517/349-4752
**OVC Events**
*Restorative Justice Regional Symposia Series*
OVC, National Institute of Justice, Office ofJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,National Institute of Corrections
OVC is collaborating with other agencies toconduct a series of five regional symposia onthe topic of restorative justice.  The goals for thesymposia are to advance the understanding ofrestorative justice principles, to identify toolsand resources available at the regional level, toimplement these principles, to provide a forumfor networking and the exchange of ideas, andto facilitate collaboration among practitioners.
Susan Laurence
Program Specialist
Special Projects Division
Office for Victims of Crime
810 Seventh Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20531
(202) 616-3573
*Videoconference on Staff Victimization inCorrectional Facilities*
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NationalInstitute of Corrections, Office of JuvenileJustice and Delinquency Prevention
In cooperation with the above agencies, OVCwill sponsor a two-hour videoconference onstaff victimization in adult and juvenilecorrectional facilities.  Host sites can apply tojoin the conferences through 'uplinks' that willenable participants to view the event and to askquestions of the expert panel.
Timothy Johnson
Program Specialist
Special Projects Division
Office for Victims of Crime
810 Seventh Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20531
(202) 616-3573
**1998 Programs:**
**Training and Technical Assistance**
*A Multimedia Approach to Reduce Distress andCourt Attrition Among Physically Injured CrimeVictims*
National Crime Victims Research andTreatment Center, Medical University of SouthCarolina
The National Crime Victims Research andTreatment Center will develop a briefintervention program for hospitalized crimevictims.  Hospital staff are trained to meet theneeds of victims through a two-part video andbrochure that are easily adaptable to differenthospital settings.
Connie L. Best, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
National Crime Victims and Treatment
    Center
Medical University of South Carolina
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina  29425-0742
(803) 792-2945
*Implementing Customized Victim NotificationTechnologies*
National Victim Center (NVC)
NVC will develop a training and technicalassistance package that helps states design andimplement victim notification systems that areresponsive to victims' needs and state laws andadministrative requirements.  The package willconsist of informational materials, a tool forassessing issues related to case informationmanagement, and procedures or plans forproviding consultation and training toparticipating sites.
David Beatty
Director of Public Policy
National Victim Center
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia  22201
(703) 276-2880
*Training Lawyers to Respond to DomesticViolence and Elder Abuse: An ActionPartnership Between the ABA Commissions onDomestic Violence and Legal Problems of theElderly*
American Bar Association Fund for Justice andEducation
The goal of this project is to enhance the legalrepresentation of victims through thedevelopment of a model national trainingcurriculum to improve the responses of generalpractice and family lawyers to victims of elderand domestic abuse.  The curriculum, whichwill address the relationship between domesticviolence and elder abuse, will focus on traininglawyers to identify family violence issues, toutilize appropriate legal remedies, and torepresent victims in a manner that maximizestheir safety.  The project staff will pilot test thecurriculum during 1998 at three nationalconferences.  Based on feedback from the pilottesting, the project staff will revise the modelcurriculum and disseminate it to state and localbar associations and other interestedorganizations.
Roberta Valente and Lori Stiegel
Project Co-Directors
American Bar Association Fund for Justice andEducation
740 15th Street, N.W.
9th Floor
Washington, D.C.  20005
(202) 662-1737 (Ms. Valente)
(202) 662-8692 (Ms. Stiegel)
*National Teleconference on Staff Victimizationin Law Enforcement*
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center(FLETC)
OVC and FLETC have entered into anagreement to organize and hold a six-hournational teleconference for law enforcementofficials that will increase awareness of staffvictimization among law enforcement agencies;provide information on policies and proceduresto address staff victimization; and address waysto prevent and respond to problems resultingfrom on-the-job victimization.  Project staff willmake follow-up materials available to viewingaudiences.
Gail London
Program Specialist
Behavioral Science Division
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, Georgia  31525
**Promising Practices**
*Assisting Victims of Campus Crime*
National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
The NCJA will conduct a national-scope searchto identify promising practices, policies, andprocedures for assisting campus crime victims;describe the major issues involved in effectivelyserving these victims; and identify service gaps. The grantee will then analyze the data and draftan assessment report; conduct a focus group;synthesize resulting material andrecommendations into an in-depth report thatwill be published as an OVC bulletin and serveas an action plan for the field; and disseminatethe information to appropriate advocacy,academic, criminal justice, and professionalassociations nationwide.
Cabell C. Cropper
Project Director
National Criminal Justice Association
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Suite 618
Washington, D.C.  20001
(202) 347-4900
*Victims of Mentally Ill Offenders*
New York University, Ehrenkranz School ofSocial Work
The objective of this grant is to determine thespecific rights and range of services afforded tovictims of mentally ill offenders; to identifyproblems and barriers; to recommend neededchanges; and to develop guidelines for moreequitable and consistent treatment in theseareas.  Project staff will conduct a national-scope search for promising practices, analyzethe collected material and develop an interimassessment report to distribute to participants inthree focus groups to be convened in New York,Washington, D.C., and Chicago.  The projectstaff will synthesize the resulting material fromthese activities into a final report on majorissues, barriers to service, promising practices,and recommended guidelines.  This report willserve as an action plan for OVC and the field,and will be published as an OVC bulletin.
Gerald Landsberg, Ph.D.
Marjorie Rock, Dr.PH
Co-Project Directors
Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
New York University
One Washington Square North
New York, New York  10003-6654
(212) 998-5965 (Dr. Landsberg)
(212) 998-5948 (Dr. Rock)
**Demonstration Projects**
*Rural Victim Services 2000*
Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services
This grant to the State of Vermont, through theCenter for Crime Victim Services, will supporta demonstration and training and technicalassistance program, the goal of which is toimprove and integrate services for victimizedresidents.  First year activities will involveassessing current services and investigatingways to strengthen and expand them.  Theproduct of this assessment and investigation willbe a comprehensive victim services plan toimprove the range, quality, and accessibility ofservices to crime victims that can serve as amodel to other rural communities.
*Justice for Deaf Victims of Domestic Violenceand Sexual Assault*
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services(ADWAS)
This project will catalyze the development ofservices for deaf and deaf-blind victims ofsexual assault and domestic violence in Austin,Boston, Minneapolis, Rochester, and SanFrancisco.  The objective is to ensure that thesevictims have access to services needed torecover from the crime, just and equitabletreatment from the criminal justice system, andsupport from the community.  During the firstphase of the project, ADWAS staff will trainfive key deaf leaders from each of thecommunities, followed with on-site technicalassistance to assist community leaders inreplicating the ADWAS model of services.
Marilyn J. Smith
Executive Director
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
2627 Eastlake Avenue East
Seattle, Washington  98102-3213
(206) 726-0093 (TTY only)
e-mail:  [email protected]
**Index of Projects**
AIDS and Victims Services	4
Assisting Disabled Victims of Crime	14
Assisting Victims of Campus Crime	17
Building Skills for Sexual Assault Responders	9
Care Manual for Funeral Service Professionals	14
Community Policing and Victim Services	3
Cultural Considerations in Assisting Crime Victims	11
Death Notification Training: Breaking the Bad News	3
Domestic Violence: A Training for Dental Professionals	9
Full Faith and Credit Training and Technical Assistance Project	10
Guaranteeing Victims' Rights: Experiences in Three States	13
Guidebook on the Development of SANE Programs	6
Guidebook on Media Issues Impacting Crime Victims	6
Guidelines for Victim-Offender Mediation	3
Hate and Bias Crime Regional Training Seminars	4
Healing Through Community Action	5
Immigration and Considerations in Assisting Victims of Sexual and Physical Violence	10
Implementing Customized Victim Notification Technologies	16
Justice for Deaf Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	18
Juvenile Court Response to Victims of Juvenile Offenders	12
Michigan Crime Victims' Website Demonstration Project	15
A Multimedia Approach to Reduce Distress and Court Attrition Among the Physically Injured	16
Multi-Purpose Educational Curriculum for Young Crime Victims	4
National Teleconference on Staff Victimization in Law Enforcement	17
National TRIAD Trainings	4
National Victim Assistance Academy	8
OVC "Help" Series	14
OVC Training and Technical Assistance Program	7
Promising Practices and Strategies in Corrections	11
Promising Practices for Law Enforcement	5
Promising Practices for Prosecutors	5
Promising Practices in Probation and Parole	5
Promising Practices in Professional Education	6
Promising Practices in Restitution	11
Promising Practices in Rural Areas	5
Promising Strategies and Practices in Using Technology to Benefit Crime Victims	13
Promising Strategies and Practices to Enhance Workplace Responses to Domestic Violence	12
Promising Strategies and Practices to Improve Services for White Collar Victims	11
Protecting Victims' Rights: A Prosecutor's Priority	8
Regional Seminars to Support a National School Crisis Response Capability	9
Resource Materials for Victims Organizations	14
Restorative Justice Regional Symposia Series	16
Rural Victim Services 2000 (Vermont)	18
School Demonstration Project	15
School Demonstration Projects to Assist Victims and Witnesses: Safe Harbors	15
Symposium on the Sexual Victimization of Youth	12
Topic Specific Videotapes	6
Training Lawyers to Respond to Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse	16
Training Mental Health Providers to Assist Crime Victims	4
Training of Trainers on Assisting Victims of Hate and Bias Crimes	8
Training of Trainers on Death Notification	7
Training of Trainers on Staff Victimization in Correctional Agencies	7
Training of Trainers on Victim Assistance in Community Corrections	7
Training of Trainers on Victim Impact Classes/Panels	8
Traumatic Grief: The Synergism of Trauma and Grief	10
Victim Assistance Handbook	13
Victim Services 2000 (Denver, Colorado)	6
Victim Services 2000 (Travis County, Texas)	14
Victims, Judges, and Partnerships for Juvenile Reforms	12
Victims of Gang Violence	10
Victims of Mentally Ill Offenders	17
Victims' Rights Sourcebook	13
Videoconference on Staff Victimization in Correctional Facilities	16
Violence Intervention Program of the LAC/USC Medical Center	15
Working With Grieving Children	9
Young Teen Girls Sexually Victimized by Older Men	12
February 12, 1998
This document was last updated on April 19, 2001