NCJ Number
192246
Date Published
February 1999
Length
675 pages
Annotation
This reports presents information from the National Symposium on Victims of Federal Crime presented by the National Organization for Victim Assistance, held February 7-12, 1999, in Washington, D.C.
Abstract
In 1999, the National Organization for Victim Assistance presented a symposium focusing on a variety of issues relating to those victims of Federal crimes. The symposium begins with a mini plenary, divided into two sessions, on the Oklahoma City bombing and the identifying, notifying, and tracking of victims from incident to trial and of a mass casualty crime disaster. This is followed by a brief description of ten laws under the Victim’s of Crime Act (VOCA): (1) crime victims fund; (2) crime victim compensation; (3) crime victim assistance; (4) child abuse prevention and treatment grants; (5) compensation and assistance to victims of terrorism or mass violence; (6) administrative provisions; (7) establishment of Office for Victims of Crime; (8) victims’ rights; (9) services to victims; and (10) closed circuit televised court proceedings for victims of crime. The Symposium then focused on nine track themes in the area of victims of Federal crime: (1) child victims; (2) white collar crime; (3) legal issues; (4) corrections; (5) military crime victims; (6) immigration international; (7) basic victim/witness; (8) law enforcement victim/witness; and (9) mass crisis with resource material submitted by the workshop presenters, such as testimonies, support articles, Federal legislative laws and information and overhead presentations. There were three plenary sessions: Criminal Justice; Federal Protocols and Resources; and “Observations from the Front Lines” which included various supporting resource material.