Child Victims with Disabilities: A Guide for Prosecutors
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Persons with disabilities
Just Ask: A Toolkit to Help Advocates, Attorneys, and Law Enforcement Meet the Needs of Crime Victims with Disabilities
Date Published
May 2020
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
National Deaf Hotline
This hotline offers help to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Deaf advocates are available to provide culturally-sensitive crisis intervention, education, information, and referrals to local services for Deaf survivors. Contact the hotline via video phone at 855-812-1001, email at [email protected], or live chat.
Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 – Statistical Tables
Date Published
November 2021
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
New Training Toolkit on Supporting Crime Victims with Disabilities
This new training toolkit provides best practices on how to effectively identify, reach, and serve victims of crime with disabilities.
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn (Crime Victim with a Disability)
December 2008
The video in this series (NCJ 223072) features the first-person account of Kimberly who shares her experience as crime victim with a disability 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 Assistance Training (VAT) Online
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Victims with Disabilities
Research shows that individuals with a disability are more than twice as likely to be a victim of violent crime as those without a disability.
Yet, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population because acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against people with disabilities often go unreported.
To support victims with a...
Human Trafficking
View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.
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
Human Trafficking Victims With Disabilities or Mental Illness
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Reference Material,
Issue Overview,
Bibliography
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
U.S. Department of Justice: Hate Crimes
This website provides information and resources on hate crimes resources for victims of crime, law enforcement, media, researchers, advocacy groups, and other related organizations. Visit this website for resources and services in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, and Japanese.
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn
Date Published
September 2008
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn Curriculum
Date Published
2016
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Examining Criminal Justice Responses to and Help-Seeking Patterns of Sexual Violence Survivors With Disabilities
Date Published
June 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response: Techniques for First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims Who Have Disabilities
Date Published
January 2011
Series
Publication Type
Training (Handbook/Manual)
Agencies
OVC
Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities: Community-Level Replication Guide
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OVC
Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities: State-Level Replication Guide
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC
Understanding the Needs of the Victims of Sexual Assault in the Deaf Community
Date Published
October 2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored