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State Victim Assistance Academies

Communities of Practice and SVAAs

Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Policy, Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored

State Victim Assistance Academies

Overview

To fulfill its long-term goal of encouraging victim assistance courses of study across the country, OVC introduced the State Victim Assistance Academy (SVAA) initiative in 1998. The purpose of SVAAs is to provide fundamental, comprehensive, and academically based education and training for victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, and allied professionals who routinely deal with crime victims.
 

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