Information technology
Use of Technology
Victim service providers can use technology to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
OVC funds organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology in innovative ways to interact directly with crime victims and/or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longer-term help.
The following resources provide information on using technology in crime victim services.
Mobile Apps for Crime Victims and Providers
The following mobile applications (apps) provide information and resources about various types of victimization.
The inclusion of a mobile app on this page does not constitute an official endorsement, guarantee, or approval by OVC.
Before downloading any app, you may be interested in reviewing information from the Safety Net Project, a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
OVC-Funded Apps
CheckDEC
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Tech2Empower Project: Harnessing the Power of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime
National TeleNursing Center: Program Evaluation Final Report
National TeleNursing Center (NTC) Sustainability
Capturing Human Trafficking Victimization Through Crime Reporting
U.S. Department of Justice: Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP)
TAP fosters the exchange of critical data with Tribal law enforcement through national crime information systems. Through TAP, Tribal law enforcement agencies are better able to protect victims of domestic violence, register sex offenders, keep guns out of dangerous hands, and help locate missing people.
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Vision 21: Using Technology To Expand Access to Victim Services
Exploring Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Identifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors To Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention
Mobile Apps for Crime Victims and Providers Compiled by OVC
This section of the OVC site contains a list of free apps that provide information, support, and resources about various types of victimization. These apps were created by government agencies and non-profit organizations, and some apps were developed with funding support from OVC.
Office for Victims of Crime Snapshot Report: Data Summary From OVC's Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS), January 1 through December 31, 2012
Agency's Use of Technology Best Practices & Policies Toolkit
When using technology, both victim advocates and survivors need to consider safety, privacy, and security. This resource provides guidance for programs that provide services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking on best practices to help maintain the safety and security of crime victims and their personal information. The toolkit was produced by the National Network to End Domestic Violence's Safety...
Technology Safety & Privacy: A Toolkit for Survivors
This toolkit contains safety tips, information, and privacy strategies for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking related to the use of technology. The toolkit was produced by the National Network to End Domestic Violence's Safety Net Project which develops resources and information on the use of technology for survivors and the agencies that support them.
Innovative Practices for Victim Services: Report From the Field
Improving Human Trafficking Victim Identification-Validation and Dissemination of a Screening Tool
Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT)
Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services Final Report
Voice of the Victim: A Perspectives Spotlight Issue
Using Geographic Information Systems To Map Crime Victim Services: A Guide for State Victims of Crime Act Administrators and Victim Service Providers
Using Technology Safely and Confidentially to Improve and Enhance Victim Services
Techsoup.org
TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information and resources, we offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.