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This comprehensive CD-ROM provides extensive coverage of the work of the Office of Crime Victims (OVC) of the U.S. Justice Department. The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs-the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency supports trainings designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC also sponsors an annual event in April to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW). OVC is one of five bureaus and four offices with grant-making authority within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVC's Divisions and Units include Terrorism and International Victims Unit (TIVU), Technical Assistance, Publications, and Information Resources Unit (TAPIR), Federal Crime Victims Division (FCVD), State Compensation and Assistance Division (SCAD), and the Special Projects Division (SPD).

Nearly 16,000 pages are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included. Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #7250393 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-16
• Binding: CD-ROM
• 15670 pages