Research
Advancing Services Through Technology
Research & Evaluation
Crime Victims Fund
Message From the Director
2023 Report to the Nation
2022 Texas Victim Services Association Victimology Research Symposium
College Station, TX
OVC FY 2022 Field-Generated Solicitation: Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime
Funding Opportunity: NIJ FY 2022 Evaluation of OJP Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
Funding Opportunity: NIJ FY 2022 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime
Funding Opportunity: NIJ FY 2022 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
Understanding the Effects of the Pandemic for Domestic Violence Victims
Hear from Federal Government representatives, researchers, and service providers about how COVID-19 has impacted the occurrence of domestic violence across the country as they cover—
- an analysis of domestic violence calls,
- the inequities experienced by underserved populations, and
- the challenges service providers experienced and their innovative responses to help those in need.
OVC and the Office on Violence Against Women hosted this webinar on Friday, October 29, 2021.
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Understanding the Effects of the Pandemic for Domestic Violence Victims
Tech Abuse in the Pandemic & Beyond: Reflections from the Field
Improving Justice for American Indian and Rural Victims of Crime Through Community-Engaged Research
Transgender and Non‐binary Sexual Violence Research Project
#commuter-campus-students-too: Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence on an Urban, Commuter Campus in New York City A Research-to Practice Fellowship Project
Message From the Director
Message From the Director
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established as part of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs in 1988 through an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA). VOCA and OVC institutionalized a decades-long movement to articulate and enforce the rights of crime victims in the justice system and to offer comprehensive services to victims...
Tribal Communities
Tribal Communities
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) suffer from one of the highest rates of victimization in the country. Cultural differences, remote locations, and challenging jurisdictional issues make providing victim services in tribal communities complex. In its work with tribes, OVC pays particular attention to government-to-government relationships with our tribal government grantees and to supporting tribes in providing culturally appropriate services for victims.
Tribal...
Terrorism and Mass Violence
Terrorism and Mass Violence
In recent years, the Nation has experienced a surge in incidents of mass violence and domestic terrorism. These tragedies have affected a range of communities—from small rural areas to large urban populations—and various locations, such as schools, workplaces, nightclubs, and public settings. As the frequency of these tragedies increases, OVC recognizes the need to become better prepared and equipped with the...
State Formula Grants
State Formula Grants
OVC administers two formula grant programs that support crime victim compensation and assistance, described above—the VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program and the VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. Every year, OVC awards each eligible state and territory a VOCA victim compensation formula grant to supplement state funds that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses resulting from crime, such as medical and dental...
Exhibits
Exhibits
Training & Technical Assistance
Training and Technical Assistance
OVC encourages service providers and allied professionals to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and abilities so that they can provide the best possible services to crime victims throughout the Nation. The OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) leads the agency’s efforts to provide such expertise- and capacity-building activities by offering a variety of instructor-led trainings, both in person and online...