Office for Victims of Crime.

This educational series, produced by OVC and the Office on Violence Against Women, is designed for federal, state, local, and tribal victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, and others who work with Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

National Criminal Justice Association webinar recording. Co-sponsored by the National Center for State Courts, this webinar will explore crime victims’ concerns, rights and services throughout pretrial justice.

This webpage offers a place where victim service providers and allied professionals can connect to peers, share ideas about best practices, and view current and past discussions on key topics.

Listen to this informative podcast, Crime Victims and Offender Reentry - National Institute of Corrections, from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). Aired on May 7, 2015, this radio show focuses on “promising programs throughout the country that are successfully integrating victims in the reentry process. The show also identifies resources and funding opportunities for jurisdictions wishing to improve victim services programming in their own areas.”

This Q&A from The PEW Charitable Trusts talks about reforms to improve victim services as part of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.

A series of eight fact sheets on topics related to crime victims and victims’ needs throughout the community corrections process. These fact sheets address a range of issues, including the role of community corrections in serving those victimized by crime, incorporating victim input into community supervision, victim notification, restitution collection and enforcement, family violence, and more.

This brochure highlights the advancements in post-conviction DNA testing and the increased likelihood of exonerations. It covers the topics of victim responses to testing or exoneration, victims' rights, victim notification and supporting the victim.

Carroll, Linda.

This blog post outlines five ways to respond helpfully to people who have suffered an enormous loss.

Over the past three decades, the rate of exonerations has more than doubled, growing from an average of 24 per year from 1989 through 1999 to an average of 52 per year from 2000 through 2010 (Gross & Shaffer, 2012). While significant strides have been made to identify and assist wrongfully convicted individuals in gaining their freedom and transitioning to life after exoneration, little is known about the experiences of victims during this process. In 2010, the U.S.

The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, a project of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, works with states and localities to develop the tools policymakers need to identify and fund effective programs that yield high returns on investment.