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Victims
of Crime Act (VOCA)
The Crime Victims Fund was established by the Victims of Crime Act of
1984
(VOCA). The fund dollars come from
criminal fines, penalties and special assessments, bequests or
donations from private
entities. VOCA funds are utilized to
provide direct services to victims of sexual assault, domestic
violence, child abuse, drunk driving, homicide, and other crimes.
The services should respond to the primary
and secondary victims. The services provided
should cover emotional and physical needs, the need to stabilize life
after
victimization, the need to understand and participate in the criminal
justice
system and provide safety and security for the victim.
For current applications, see the Applications
and Announcements page. To find information about previous
VOCA
awards, please see Past Awards page.
Violence
Against Woment Act (VAWA)
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 authorized the STOP (Services -
Training - Officers - Prosecutors) Program. The STOP
Program was reauthorized and amended by the Violence
Against Women Act of 2000. The STOP
Program promotes the development and strengthening of effective law
enforcement
and prosecution strategies to address violent crimes against women and
the
development and strengthening of victim services in cases involving
violent
crimes against women. Each individual
state prepares a strategy to carry out building and maintaining
partnerships between the criminal justice
system and victim advocacy organizations, encourages the community to
look
beyond traditional resources, and look to new/evolving resources to
respond to
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims.
For current applications, see the Applications
and Announcements page. VAWA forms are located in the Grant Report Forms page.
Sexual Assult Services Program (SASP)
The Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), 42 U.S.C. §14043g, and is the first Federal funding stream solely dedicated to the provision of direct intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault. The SASP encompasses four different funding streams for States and Territories, tribes, state sexual assault coalitions, tribal sexual assault coalitions, and culturally specific organizations. Overall, the purpose of SASP is to provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, police departments, etc.), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault.
Crime
Victim Reparations (CVR)
Nebraska's Crime Victim Reparations Program is to assist innocent
victims of crime who suffer bodily harm and have incurred a financial
loss as a direct result of a criminal act. For more information, please
see the Crime Victim Reparations FAQs. Claim forms can be found in this FAQ page.
Victim
Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)
VINE will monitor the custody status of adult inmates in all county
jails and state prisons and
provide updates 24 hours a day. For information, please see the Nebraska VINE Fact
Sheet. To register or find an offender online, please go to www.vinelink.com.
Statewide
Coalitions
Nebraska
Coalition for Victims of Crime
(NCVC)
For more information on services near you please
call 1-800-944-6282.
Nebraska
DV and SA Coalition
For more information on services near you please call
1-800-876-6238.
Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
For more information on services near you please call
1-800-444-6233.
Victims’
Guide to Nebraska’s Criminal Justice System
Victims Guide English (
Document Format
Booklet Format
)
Victims Guide Spanish (
Document Format
Booklet Format
)
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