Frequently Asked Questions

Information about drug-facilitated sexual assault can be found in Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces, an article in the National Institute of Justice Journal.

Additional information about drug-facilitated rape and sexual assaults is available in the National Institute of Justice-sponsored resource Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study.

Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) is a depressant drug that is sometimes used to perpetrate crimes, such as sexual assaults and rapes. Information about its use in drug-facilitated rape and sexual assault can be found in the following National Institute of Justice publications:

• Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces
• Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study
• Estimate of the Incidence of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault in the U.S.

Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) is a depressant drug that is sometimes used to perpetrate crimes, such as sexual assaults and rapes. Information about its use in drug-facilitated rape and sexual assault can be found in the following National Institute of Justice publications:

• Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces
• Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study
• Estimate of the Incidence of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault in the U.S.

The National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents, Third Edition provides detailed guidelines for criminal justice and health care practitioners in responding to the immediate needs of sexual assault victims.

Additional information is available on the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance website. Please also visit the Office on Violence Against Women website for additional information.

The National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) is a training classroom for professionals and volunteers who assist victims and survivors of crime. The NVAA utilizes a blended learning approach including a combination of highly interactive self-paced trainings and collaborative, facilitated webinars. Continuing education units (CEUs) are offered to participants for full participation. For more information, visit the NVAA section of the OVC TTAC website.

Through the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center, OVC offers practical skill-building sessions through its Trainings Catalog and National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA), an education and training classroom experience for professionals and volunteers who assist victims and survivors of crime. Continuing education units (CEUs) are offered for full participation and completion of all requirements for select trainings and the NVAA.

To sign up for the OVC TTAC listserv, fill out and submit the online request form. Once you have registered, you will receive notification of future OVC TTAC training events and announcements.

A program can apply directly to OVC for funding. A certain percentage of discretionary monies in the Crime Victims Fund is used to support national scope training and technical assistance projects to improve services to victims of crime. For available funding opportunities, visit the Current Funding Opportunities section of our website.

The Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system allows crime victims across the country to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders. Information is available 24 hours a day via phone, email, text message (SMS), the VINELink Mobile App, or TTY device. Please visit the VineLink website to register.

If you have not received your Victim Identification Number (VIN) or Personal Identification Number (PIN) for the federal Victim Notification System (VNS), please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, or the U.S. Attorney's Office handling your case.

For additional information, please visit the Victim Notification System website and the Department of Justice's Victim Notification Program website.