Accessing
Information: OVC Resource Center and Other Services
VICTIMS' RESOURCES IN THE INFORMATION AGE
The enormous growth of the Web and the advent of information technologies
have changed the way in which information about crime victims' issues
is made available to victims and survivors, researchers, advocates,
and practitioners. Today, victims and victim service providers
can instantly access an enormous amount of information specific
to their needs, including the latest research findings, statistical
reports, program descriptions, grant and funding sources, evaluations
on victim issues, promising practices, and referrals to professional
organizations in the victim-serving community.
For victims and victim service providers, information access begins
with the Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) at
the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), administered
by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ).
OVCRC is your primary source for crime victim information with
services accessible 24-hours-a-day through the Web. Information
and publications from all OJP agencies: Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC), National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and Bureau
of Justice Assistance, as well as the Office on Violence Against
Women (OVW) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Other online services include the Justice Information (JUSTINFO)
Electronic Newsletter, e-mail inquiries, the Calendar of Events
Database, and the Online Ordering Store. NCJRS also has highly
trained information specialists to personally answer questions
and direct individuals to the best available resources. Furthermore,
NCJRS offers allied professionals an opportunity to be placed on
its mailing list to receive up-to-date information via the Justice
Resource Update. Through online services and personal assistance,
NCJRS can help advocates know more to better serve the needs
of crime victims.
Accessing Resources
NCJRS Web site. Through www.ncjrs.gov, customers
can access publications; learn about funding opportunities; search
an online library, abstracts database, and calendar of events;
order publications; and post requests for assistance.
Justice Information (JUSTINFO) Electronic Newsletter. Stay
informed about news and resources from all OJP agencies, including
OVC, OVW, and ONDCP. This free, online newsletter is distributed
to you via e-mail on the 1st and 15th of each month. Subscribe
to JUSTINFO through the NCJRS Web site. Select customer services
at www.ncjrs.gov.
Information and Help. Customers who require technical
assistance or have questions about victimization, criminal and
juvenile justice, or other topics can post their requests at http://askncjrs.ncjrs.gov/.
Other Online Victim-Related Resources
To present the most comprehensive and timely information available
through this vast medium, OVC has substantially enhanced its online
resources. For example, OVC launched its award-winning Directory
of Crime Victim Services in July 2004 as an online tool to help
victims of crime find national and international assistance services
quickly and easily, and to help victim service providers make appropriate
referrals. OVC encourages victims and victim service providers
to visit this resource at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/findvictimservices/.
In addition, OVC's Web Forum allows you to tap into a national
network of people facing the same challenges and experiences that
you are. It's the perfect place for victim service providers
and allied professionals to gain peer insight and support related
to best practices in victim services. Make connections. Share ideas.
Change lives. Visit OVC's Web Forum at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/.
Many other agencies and organizations are now providing victim-related
information through the Web. Below is a list of sites that offer
information about selected crime and victimization topics. Please
note that this list is intended only to provide a sample of available
resources, and does not constitute an endorsement of opinions,
resources, or statements made therein. Further, neither OVC nor
Justice Solutions endorses any commercial products that may be
advertised or available on any site. For more information about
NCJRS, please call (800) 851-3420.
Federal Agencies/Resources
National Victim-Related
Organizations
National Criminal
and Juvenile Justice- and Public Policy-Related Associations
State Crime
Victim Compensation Programs
State VOCA
Victim Assistance Agencies
Federal and State
Corrections (Adults)
State Corrections (Juvenile)
Victims' Rights Compliance
Programs
Other Victim Resources
Legal Research/Resources
Media
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