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Victims of Crime
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs—the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency supports training designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC also sponsors an annual event in April to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW). OVC is one of five bureaus and four offices with grant-making authority within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVC's Divisions and Units include
Terrorism and International Victims Unit (TIVU)
Technical Assistance, Publications, and
Information Resources Unit (TAPIR)
Federal Crime Victims Division (FCVD)
State Compensation and Assistance Division (SCAD)
Special Projects Division (SPD)
You can learn more about this organization by logging on to their web site at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc You can call them direct at 1-800-983-9933. You may also log on to the Texas Attorney General’s web site at: www.org.state.tx.us. You can call for more information from the Texas Attorney General’s office at 1-800-252-8011 If you wish for additional national information concerning Victims of Crime you can log on to www.ojp.usdoj.gov/crimevictims.htm or give them a call at 1-202-353-1555.
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