Homicide victims/co-survivors

A Conversation with Roberta Roper

Listen to the latest Justice Today podcast episode, where OVC Director Rose and Roberta Roper discuss the evolution of victims’ rights from the lens of Roberta’s personal journey through the justice system following her daughter’s murder.

September 2022 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about National Preparedness Month, the 21st Anniversary of 9/11, National Campus Safety Awareness Month, and National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Kristina Rose at the 36th Annual National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children Conference

Director Rose highlights that victims count and their voices matter and how all survivors need options, access, and information in order to heal.

Missing or Murdered Indigenous People: Bringing Loved Ones Home

May 2022

Grassroots efforts working to increase national awareness and understanding of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis are highlighted in this video. Also referred to as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR), or other names specific to a Tribal community (such as Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives, MMDR, in the Navajo Nation); each acronym represents the generations of American Indians and Alaska Natives that have mourned missing or murdered loved ones. Working together can help bring healing and justice.

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Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)

These resources can equip victim service providers and allied professionals with tools to help assist relatives of missing or murdered Indigenous persons.

Bureau of Indian Affairs: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

This program investigates missing and murdered cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives in pursuit of justice for those impacted by violence.

U.S. Department of Justice: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons

This site highlights efforts by the Department to address the disproportionately high rates of violence experienced by Native Americans, and relatedly, the high rates of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons.

September 2021 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about National Preparedness Month, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, National Campus Safety Awareness Month, and National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services

The Directory is designed to help crime victims and service providers find nonemergency crime victim service agencies in the United States and abroad.

Losing a Loved One to Homicide: What We Know about Homicide Co-Victims from Research and Practice Evidence

Date Published

July 2019

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Privacy & Dignity: A Guide to Interacting With the Media

Date Published

2020

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OVC-Sponsored

Promising Practices: Multidisciplinary Responses to Complex Homicide Cases

Date Published

2020

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OVC-Sponsored

September 2020 Featured Resources

September is National Preparedness Month

President Trump has proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month. In his proclamation, the President states “we cannot always know when the next crisis will occur, but we can know that we will be prepared by committing ourselves to a culture of resilience.”

OVC’s Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources toolkit provides communities and...

OVC Handbook for Coping After Terrorism: A Guide to Healing and Recovery

Date Published

September 2001

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Coping With the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One or When You Are a Victim/Crime Survivor

Date Published

November 2005

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OVC

Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online

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Online

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Web

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Open

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OVC Help Series for Crime Victims: Homicide

Date Published

June 2012

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OVC

OVC Help Series for Crime Victims

Date Published

June 2012

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Victim Impact: Listen and Learn (Homicide, Story 1)

December 2008

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Victim Impact: Listen and Learn

The video in this series (NCJ 223072) features the first-person account of Peggy who shares her experience as victim of homicide and the ripple effect that victimization can have on family members and the community at large. A companion online only training curriculum is also available and includes a two part facilitator manual and a participant workbook.

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Victim Impact: Listen and Learn (Homicide, Story 3)

December 2008

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Victim Impact: Listen and Learn

The video in this series (NCJ 223072) features the first-person account of Myrtle who shares her experience as victim of homicide and the ripple effect that victimization can have on family members and the community at large. A companion online only training curriculum is also available and includes a two part facilitator manual and a participant workbook.

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Victim Impact: Listen and Learn (Homicide, Story 2)

December 2008

Series

Victim Impact: Listen and Learn

The video in this series (NCJ 223072) features the first-person account of Amy who shares her experience as victim of homicide and the ripple effect that victimization can have on family members and the community at large. A companion online only training curriculum is also available and includes a two part facilitator manual and a participant workbook.

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Discover publications, resources, and other information about homicide victims/co-survivors.

2018 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide

Date Published

March 2018

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OVC

National Mass Violence Center

This OVC-funded initiative provides evidence-based information, training, and other resources for communities so they can effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.

Research Brief: Homicide Co-Victimization

Date Published

July 2018

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Homicide victims/co-survivors

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