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Examining Ethical Issues that Arise in Providing ED/hospital Care for Patients Experiencing Elder Mistreatment and Approaches to Address Them

Date Published

August 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Elder Abuse Geriatrics: Describing an Important New Medical Specialist

Date Published

August 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Coordinated Strangulation Incident Response Training for Law Enforcement Officers and Emergency Medical Personnel Lesson Plan

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Training (Aid/Material)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

What is the Office for Victims of Crime Fact Sheet

Date Published

2024

Series

OVC Fact Sheets

Publication Type

Factsheet

Agencies

OVC

Implementation of a screening tool for child sex trafficking among youth presenting to the emergency department-A quality improvement initiative

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Conceptualizing Task Force Sustainability

Date Published

February 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Interventions for adult survivors of intrafamilial homicide: A review of the literature

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Child Safety Forward Michigan: A final report detailing lessons learned and best practices for reducing child fatalities and serious injuries caused by crime victimization

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

New Tool Available To Measure Victim Service Outcomes

Use a new tool to measure victim service quality and outcomes, from the perspective of those receiving the services.

iMPRoVE (Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences)

This easy-to-use tool can help organizations serving crime victims and survivors to measure service quality and outcomes. Use this free platform to collect, understand, and analyze the ways your program affects those you serve. RTI International and its partners manage the iMPRoVE project with support from OVC, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office on Violence Against Women.

Developing Evaluation Approaches for an Anti-Human Trafficking Housing Program

Date Published

June 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Recommendations for Practitioners Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Forces to Combat Human Trafficking

Date Published

June 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Systems: Program Evaluation to the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime Final Report

Date Published

April 2022

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Best Practices for Training Frontline Violence Intervention Workers

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Building Victim Assistance Networks With Faith Communities: Lessons Learned by the Vermont Victim Services 2000 Project

Date Published

April 2007

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

OVC

Expanding Services To Reach Victims of Identity Theft and Financial Fraud

Date Published

October 2010

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

OVC

Crime Victim Compensation Program Initiative Fact Sheet

Date Published

July 2016

Series

OVC Fact Sheets

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Program Description (Model), Grants and Funding, Factsheet

Agencies

OVC

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Recommendations to Improve the Criminal Justice System Response to Child Victims and Witnesses

Date Published

June 1999

Series

OVC Others

Agencies

OVC

Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault in Indian Country

Date Published

December 2016

Series

OVC Videos

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Presentation (Multimedia), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

OVC

Victims with Disabilities: The Forensic Interview-Techniques for Interviewing Victims with Communication and/or Cognitive Disabilities (DVD and Guidebook)

Date Published

January 2012

Series

OVC Videos

Publication Type

Reference Material

Agencies

OVC

Service, Support & Justice: Law Enforcement Response to Crime Victims

Date Published

February 2012

Series

OVC Videos

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Agencies

OVC

Providing Services to Victims Viewing a Trial at Multiple Locations

Date Published

September 2006

Publication Type

Handbook

Agencies

OVC

Making Restitution Real: Five Case Studies on Improving Restitution Collection

Date Published

2011

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses

Date Published

June 2008

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts

Date Published

June 2008

Publication Type

Instructional Material

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored