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2010 National Crime Victims Rights Week Online Resource Guide

The 2010 NCVRW Online Resource Guide contains everything you need to host and promote National Crime Victims' Rights Week in your community in a new, more eco-friendly package. This year's theme—Crime Victims' Rights: Fairness. Dignity. Respect.—reflects on victims and their families, the professionals who serve them, and on the struggle for victims to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect. With the 2010 NCVRW Online Resource Guide, you can:

- Find the latest statistics on crime victimization.
- Download helpful hints on how to maximize communication and awareness and review suggestions for working with the media.
- Promote your event with NCVRW public awareness posters and other campaign materials.
- Place NCVRW Web ads on your Web site or view the 2010 theme DVD and PSA.

OVC Technical Assistance Guides

This series of four guides was originally developed for OVC and the grantees who received funding to serve victims of human trafficking. The guides have since been adapted for use by other grantees and organizations that provide programs for victims of any type of crime.

The guides include:

Guide to Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
Guide to Conducting a Needs Assessment
Guide to Hiring a Local Evaluator
Guide to Protecting Human Subjects

 

The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services: Abuse of Adults 60 Years of Age and Older

This report from the National Center on Elder Abuse provides an overview of the results from a national survey on elder abuse that was conducted in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. The data was collected by Adult Protective Services in 2003.
The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services: Abuse of Adults 60 Years of Age and Older

The Availability and Utility of Interdisciplinary Data on Elder Abuse: A White Paper

This report from the National Center on Elder Abuse seeks to create a clearer picture of the incidence and prevalence of elder abuse by looking at the data collected by health care and long-term care facilities, criminal justice, fiduciary, and legal service networks.
The Availability and Utility of Interdisciplinary Data on Elder Abuse: A White Paper