Frequently Asked Questions

FMVS is designed for OJP grantees from the US Territories.  If you are a grantee from Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa and receiving OJP funding, you are invited to register for this unique training opportunity.  Space is limited to 30 participants.  Registrants will be placed on a waitlist upon reaching maximum capacity.

The FMVS consist of six live virtual sessions; most sessions will be 1 hour and 30 minutes in duration (Session 1 and Session 5 will be 1 hour and 45 minutes). Attendees will be encouraged to access learning materials prior to the live session. The FMVS is designed to replicate the on-site training, which lasts about 15 hours, and will require approximately the same amount of time.

Yes. Upon successful completion of the FMVS, attendees will receive a certification that fulfills the condition of their grant award. After each of the six sessions, attendees will take a knowledge check quiz and will need a passing score of 70% for successful completion. At the conclusion of the FMVS, attendees will also complete an evaluation survey to provide their feedback.

You can register now for the OJP FMVS by clicking on the link below. Once registered you’ll receive a unique link to join every Live Session on the scheduled day and time. You will also have the opportunity save the dates and times for all five sessions on your calendar.

• REGISTER NOW for the OJP FMVS.
• To stay current on FMVS updates and announcements, join the OJP TFSC listserv.

Information concerning methamphetamine laboratory cleanup is available in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) resource, Voluntary Guidelines for Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup. Many state departments of health and/or environment also provide information on laboratory cleanup. You may be able to locate such information specific to your state by conducting a search of the state agency websites.

The Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) is Judge Helena Heath.

The NCJRS Virtual Library/Abstracts Database is not compatible with the program EndNote.

Many of the publications from NCJRS sponsor agencies and those housed in the NCJRS Virtual Library Abstracts Database collection are available at local libraries. NCJRS provides the "Find in a Library" service for you to search these collections. At times, it may be faster, cheaper, and/or more convenient to access documents found within the NCJRS Virtual Library at a local library.

From an abstract detail page, when you click on the Find in a Library link, NCJRS will send a formatted search to WorldCat, a consortium of over 10,000 libraries worldwide. On the WorldCat site, you can discover if the document you are interested in is available in a local library.

To learn more, view the Obtain Materials section of the Virtual Library Tutorial.

Yes, there are fees for interlibrary loans (ILL). ILLs within the United States have a fee of $15.00 per item while loans to Canada have a fee of $16.50 (USD) per item loaned. ILLs are only available to patrons in the United States and Canada. See the Interlibrary Loan section of our site for additional information about this service and how to request an ILL.

Resources may be borrowed from the NCJRS Library via interlibrary loan for a period of 6 weeks. An additional 6-week extension is available by request. See the Interlibrary Loan section of our site for additional information about this service.