Frequently Asked Questions

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline. RAINN supports programs to prevent sexual assault and help victims.

Questions pertaining to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) operating budget should be directed to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). Also see OJP's Significant Events in the Budget and Appropriations Process for a timeline of related events and terms and definitions.

The Elder Abuse Special Feature contains information and access to materials created and sponsored by federal agencies that focus on crimes committed against the elderly. Also see the following pages and sites for additional resources:

• Department of Justice: Elder Justice Initiative
• Office for Victims of Crime: Elder Justice

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.

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library Abstracts Database houses materials and resources produced and/or sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Prior to October 2014, the Library collected resources from a wide variety of sources (i.e., research organizations, journal publishers, etc.). These materials remain available through the NCJRS collection.

The collection covers the broad subject areas of criminal and juvenile justice, as well as related fields of study. Topics including corrections, law enforcement, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, and crime victims are comprehensively covered. Similarly, more focused subjects within these broad topics are also covered, such as technology in law enforcement, domestic violence, drug policy, and youth violence.

More detailed information about the collection can be located in the Library Collection Statement and Tutorial.