victims of crime

Crime Survivors, Inc. requested assistance with the development of a strategic plan that will assist in the understanding of how data can be used to inform ongoing policies and programs. IDEA Analytics was selected to fulfill the request and delivered a final strategy plan report in January 2022.

NCVC conducted a gaps analysis of OH-N’s service response to victims and witnesses in homicide cases in June and July with the assistance of Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings, and research and evaluation specialist from George Mason University. NCVC sent questionnaires to 51 Cleveland-area service providers and received nine responses. Dr. Call-Cummings conducted nine virtual service provider interviews, and NCVC conducted two interviews with victims/witnesses of homicide cases.

Traumatic events during childhood have an impact on the victim’s brain development, emotional regulation capacity, and behavior throughout the lifespan. Having the ability to assess an individual for the effects of childhood trauma better enables us to work effectively with them, and more effectively encourage compliance.

Participants will be able to:

Family Justice Centers provide a “one-stop shop” for victims of family violence (intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse). These co-located, multidisciplinary service centers reduce the number of places a victim must go to receive services following the crime. Services include, but are not limited to, assistance with protective orders, legal services, medical, counseling, safety planning, and more. This session will allow the audience to inquire about innovative practices within the Family Justice Center model.

The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) recently added two new special focus areas — mass violence and terrorism and vicarious trauma.

Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys for the webinar “Meeting with Victim Families” on Wednesday, October 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys for the webinar “Meeting with Victim Families.” This webinar will focus on how to be the best advocate possible for victims of capital crimes and their families, with emphasis on building effective, empathetic relationships with these families and guiding them through the judicial process. This presentation will include resources for prosecutors dealing with such capital litigation cases.

This national conference hosted by the National Center for Victims of Crime, National Training Institute, and National Crime Victim Bar Association will take place on December 4 – 6, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.

This webinar looks at the family’s and the victim’s perspective on the experience of trafficking. The effect of trauma on both family and victim, as well as the concept of ambiguous loss while the victim’s fate is unknown, provide the core of the presentation, in addition to a discussion of the specific challenges to the reunification and reintegration of the victim back into the family.

Join NCCJD as we delve into the stories that created statewide movements to pass legislation impacting people with disabilities in the criminal justice system as either suspects or victims of crime. Over the past two years, NCCJD has been compiling a database of such legislation in order to help criminal justice and disability professionals understand this issue from a national viewpoint and get an idea of what type of legislation is being passed and why. A brief overview of current findings will be discussed by NCCJD’s Program Manager.