Victims of Crime

    Balancing Collaboration, Confidentiality and Privilege on Human Trafficking Cases - Webinar 2

    The prevalence of human trafficking across the country is widespread—spanning small, rural jurisdictions to sprawling cities—and affects both domestic and foreign-born children and adults. Because of the coercive and violent nature of human trafficking, it is common for victims to experience overlapping forms of victimization, particularly domestic violence and sexual assault. Yet, many survivors are unrecognized, criminalized, or do not receive adequate services to address their complex needs.

    Join the Office for Victims of Crime Webinar on Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault

    May 26, 2015

    Please join the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) on May 28 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EDT for the “Getting Out of the Box: The Key Ingredients to Cultivate Collaboration” webinar. This webinar is the first in the five-part webinar series, , that offers strategies, practice tips, case studies, and resources to help domestic violence and sexual assault service providers improve outcomes for human trafficking survivors.

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    BJA Releases PREA Program: National PREA Resource Center FY 2015 Competitive Grant Announcement – Responses are due June 30

    May 07, 2015

    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for the ongoing operation of the National Prison Rape

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    Check Out the New BJA Resource – Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs

    April 23, 2015

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a publication titled Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs. The purpose of this publication is to assess the state of knowledge as determined by data collection, research, and evaluations of and related to BJA-funded programs.

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    Join NCJA’s Webinar – Internet Facilitated Sexual Offending

    April 16, 2015

    Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar, What Do We Know About Sexual Offending and Sex Offender Management and Treatment? Internet Facilitated Sexual Offending, on Monday, April 20 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT.

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    NCJA Webinar - What Do We Know About Sexual Offending and Sex Offender Management and Treatment? Internet Facilitated Sexual Offending

    Join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar that will focus on what is known about internet-facilitated sexual offending, including recent research about the motivations and other psychological characteristics of internet offenders, differences between child pornography and solicitation offenders, history of contact offending, risk of recidivism, and an overview of intervention models.

    Join BJA’s Webinars on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation

    March 19, 2015

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will be hosting two webinars on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Solicitation. The National SAKI webinar will be on Monday, March 23, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. EDT and will provide attendees with useful information about the SAKI. The National SAKI is a competitive grant program that will provide funding for the awardee to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs.

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    The 2015 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative National Training and Technical Assistance Program Solicitation Webinar

    In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is launching the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) and the SAKI National Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program to support jurisdictions across the country as they address the issue of untested sexual assault kits (SAKs) in their possession and engage in comprehensive sexual assault response reform. The purpose of this webinar is to share information about the 2015 SAKI National TTA Program Solicitation with interested applicants.

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Webinar

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) is a competitive grant program that will provide funding to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, or a governmental non-law enforcement agency acting as fiscal agent for the applicant to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs (excluding SAKs that have already been submitted to the crime laboratory).

    Read the COPS Office Publication – Interim Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

    March 12, 2015

    The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office has released a publication titled Interim Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The purpose of this publication is to identify best practices and offer recommendations on how policing practices can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust.

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