National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW)
JUSTINFO Newsletter: August 1, 2020
Announcements
- Grantees: Prepare for the October 2020 grants and payment management system transition – see key transition activities and dates | OJP
- Nominations for the 2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards are due by August 31, 2020 | OVC
- Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica Hart selected Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities. as the 2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: April 15, 2020
Announcements
- $850 million available to help public safety agencies address COVID-19 pandemic | BJA
- Approximately $55 million available to fight human trafficking and help trafficking victims | OJP
- Nearly $70 million available from OJP program offices to support reentry efforts | OJP
- OJP announces recent grants awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program | BJA/OJP
- Public comments requested on the reinstatement and update of...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: February 1, 2019
Announcements
- Learn about the recent reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act | OJJDP
- Now available for download: 2019 National Crime Victims' Rights Week color palette and customizable poster | OVC
- Law enforcement leadership have two weeks to nominate federal, state, local, and tribal officers for the 2018 Badge of Bravery | BJA
Funding
JUSTINFO Newsletter: February 15, 2020
Announcements
- See the recently redesigned OJP.gov for enhanced search functionality, a new design, and more | OJP
- Sign up by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 21 to receive a complimentary printed copy of this year's National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme and Awareness Poster Kit | OVC
Funding
- Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense | Due: 4/6/2020 | OJJDP
- Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Support...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: January 1, 2020
Announcements
- 2020 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week resource materials now available – see the color palette, customizable Theme Poster, and Theme Poster source art | OVC
- Award nominations are now being accepted for the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery – submit nominations by February 15, 2020 | BJA
- BJS deputy director vacancy announced – applications due by January 6 | BJS
Funding
- STOP School...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: June 15, 2019
Announcements
- Find guidelines to help you write nominations for this year's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor – federal, state, local, and tribal public safety officers are all eligible | BJA
- Learn about the 10 locations added as part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime | BJA
- National Crime Victims' Rights Week will be April 19–25, 2020 – sign up to...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: March 1, 2019
Announcements
- Apply to join DOJ's National Public Safety Partnership and learn how to address violent crime in your jurisdiction – letters of interest are due by April 11, 2019 | BJA
- Comments sought on proposed new data collections and updates to others, including: Census of Jails, Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools, and more | BJS...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: March 1, 2020
Announcements
- Now available: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme/web artwork, theme poster, and sample proclamation | OVC
- Submit comments on the proposed reinstatement and update of the Annual Survey of Jails data collection by March 27 | BJS
Funding
- Crime Victim Compensation Program Assessment | Due: 4/20/2020 | OVC
- John R. Justice Program | Due: 4/20/2020 | BJA
- Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program |...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: March 15, 2019
Announcements
- Apply to join DOJ's National Public Safety Partnership and learn how to address violent crime in your jurisdiction – letters of interest are due by April 11, 2019 | BJA
- BJS is seeking a supervisory statistician – access qualifications and job duties and apply by March 26 if interested | BJS
- Registration now open for the 2019 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: November 1, 2019
Announcements
- 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme now available – Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope | OVC
- Comments requested on the proposed extension of a currently approved data collection: Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death | BJS
- Deadline approaching for the 2020 National Missing Children's Day awards – submit nominations by November 14 | OJJDP
- Submit comments...
JUSTINFO Newsletter: November 15, 2019
Announcements
- OVC's name is being used as part of an imposter scam targeting individuals throughout the country – learn what to do if you've been contacted | OVC
Funding
- Deadline approaching for National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Projects funding opportunity – view a recording of a pre-application webinar and apply by November 22 | OVC
- More than $100 million awarded to combat human...
OVC Office Welcomes New Director
On March 31, Jessica E. Hart was sworn in as the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). As the Director, Ms. Hart oversees nearly $9 billion in grants and other programs that are vital to victims as they rebuild their lives in the aftermath of crime.
Ms. Hart has over 10 years of diverse legal and public service experience, including positions within...
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Poster Kit (includes Theme Poster and Awareness Posters)
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Poster
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
Short clip of the 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video. The theme for 2020 is: Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. Video run time: 1:57 min.
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USAO MN PSA: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Public Service Announcement by Erica H. MacDonald, U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota, for National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Video run time: 24 seconds.
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2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
News Releases 2018
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11/29/2018
Most Violent Offenders Released from State Prison in 2016 Served Less Than 3 Years
11/21/2018
Justice Department Awards $56 Million to Support Law Enforcement Health and Safety
11/16/2018
Body-Worn Cameras Acquired by Nearly Half of State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies
10/25/2018
Fact Sheet: Office for Victims of Crime Awards $35 Million...
Ceremony Honors Victims' Rights Advocates
An unexpected hero who stopped a shooter in a diner, a lawyer dedicated to delivering services to victims in remote Indian County, a mother who lost her 18-year-old daughter to murder.
These are three of the 12 extraordinary individuals and one team honored during the annual ceremony for the National Crime Victims' Service Awards, which took place in Washington, DC, April 12. The Department...