TTA Center

NamUs provides technology, forensic services, and investigative support to resolve missing person and unidentified remains cases.

The International Association of Forensic Nurses is the recognized authority on forensic nursing. The Association is the catalyst for universal access to forensic nursing care for patients impacted by violence and trauma.

The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) provides funding through a competitive program to enhance the criminal justice response to sexual assault and hold offenders accountable by maximizing evidence found in sexual assault kits (SAKs).

In collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance (Forensics TTA) Program offers a team of subject matter experts who provide expertise and assistance to grantees in support of BJA’s overall mission to strengthen America’s criminal justice system.

From first contact to reentry, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), along with its Connect and Protect program, supports criminal justice and behavioral health systems across the country. Through funding and other resources, JMHCP helps leaders as they safely divert people from the justice system and increase access to mental health treatment, innovative crisis services, housing supports, and more.

The Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) is a 40-hour training program designed to prepare police officers in their response to people experiencing crises related to behavioral health conditions (including mental health conditions and substance use disorders) and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

NACDL supports capital defense practitioners and death penalty reform through its Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI). The CCLI provides training and technical assistance to state trial-level capital defense teams.

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms (NRCDVF) was established in 2013 through a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) of the U.S. Department of Justice. This project’s goal is to enhance the implementation and enforcement of firearms prohibitions in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

SPARC is a federally funded project providing education and resources about the crime of stalking. SPARC aims to enhance the response to stalking by educating the professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable. SPARC ensures that allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking.

OVC TTAC is the gateway to current training and technical assistance for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims. Our aim is building the capacity of victim assistance organizations across the country.