National Center for Victims of Crime

Victim services - the National Center for Victims of Crime has a number of resources available to assist Victims of Crime directly. The victimconnect resource Center and the dc victim hotline assist Victims with learning about their rights and options confidentially and compassionately through a telephone based helpline, an online chat, and text messaging. The connect directory provides a fast and easy way for Victims to locate service providers specializing in specific areas of victimization in a wide variety of jurisdictions throughout the country. The Victims resource guide provides information on available Victims services across the country, and the tribal Victims services project ensures that tribal governments and law enforcement entities can access resources for Victims of Crime under their jurisdiction. The compassion fund collects and administers the distribution of funds received for Victims of mass casualty crimes.

Civil justice - the organization created and distributed, online and in print, unique informational products including fact books, directories, training manuals, research reports, policy briefs, and victim service materials to the public. We developed an extensive resource guide of public awareness materials for annual observances of National Crime Victims' rights week. The resource guide was used by victim service providers and allied professionals across the country to heighten public awareness of Crime victim issues. The problem of rape kit backlogs in forensic labs and untested rape kits in police and sheriffs' departments across the country is a National disgrace and an affront to sexual assault Victims. We undertook a project to ensure that the effort to reduce backlogs includes a victim-centered system response and service provision. We developed a series of recommendations regarding the coordination of the child welfare system and the nation's response to child Victims of human trafficking. We began a public education campaign to raise awareness of the criminal and civil satute of limitations for adult Victims of child sexual abuse.

Training and technical assistance - the National Center for Victims of Crime values education and training to improve the way Crime Victims are treated and understood. Our training activities and programs served as a resource for those who work with Victims, represent Victims' perspectives, raise awareness, develop services, and foster systemic change. The financial Crime resource Center helps advocates assist Victims of financial fraud. The state victim assistance academies resource Center is a National training and technical assistance effort to further and support the vital work of svaas across the country, whether just starting, already in operation, or looking to expand. The complex homicide project trains law enforcement entities across the country on best practices in working with survivors of homicide Victims.

Public policy - ncvc advocates for passage of laws and public policies that create resources and secure rights and protections for Crime Victims.

Public education - ncvc creates and distributes, online and in print, unique information products, including fact books, directories, training manuals, research reports, policy briefs, and victim service materials to the public.