The Federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 broadened OVC's authority to assist victims of terrorism abroad. Examples include assistance for victims of U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, assistance for victims of bombing in Dharain, Saudi Arabia, and the development of a Federal protocol for responding to victims of terrorism abroad. Working in cooperation with the U.S. State Department to assist American citizens victimized abroad, the OVC has developed the International Victim Compensation Program Resource Directory and dispenses information to embassies and consulates regarding services to U.S. citizens victimized abroad. OVC is funding a 2-year project to improve the capacity of U.S. communities to provide more effective service to foreign travelers who are victimized in the United States and to assist other countries in improving their response to U.S. citizens who are victimized abroad. OVC is working in a number of areas to address the needs of victims who are trafficked across U.S. borders for exploitative purposes. Other OVC activities related to international victim services pertain to immigrant victims, United Nations interface, kidnapped children taken across international borders, commercially exploited children, rape victims, restorative justice for juveniles, and international visitors.
Office for Victims of Crime International Activities
NCJ Number
184924
Date Published
July 1999
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This paper describes the services provided by the Federal Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to American citizens victimized abroad, as well as to foreign nations victimized in the United States.
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