National Crime Victims Rights Week - April 18-24, 2010

April 18–24, 2010

National Crime

Victims’ Rights Week

Each April since 1981, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has helped lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) by promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf.

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 trainings 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 seven components within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVC's Divisions include:
•Domestic and International Victim Assistance Services (includes the former:
  ◦Terrorism and International Victim Assistance Services
  ◦Federal Assistance
  ◦State Compensation and Assistance)
•National Training and Resources Division (formerly Training & Information Dissemination Division    (TIDD))
•Program Development & Dissemination Division (PDDD)

More details on OVC's divisions and are available on the OVC Fact Sheet.

U.S. Department of Justice
Office for Victims of Crime
810 7th Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

For more information click this link: http://www.ovc.gov/welcovc/welcome.html