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In collaboration with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NIJ seeks proposals to conduct an evaluation of OVC's Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth State Demonstration Project. The OVC Vision 21 Systems of Care Demonstration Project will fund two State-level demonstration sites that will bring a broad network of relevant systems and professionals together to establish a comprehensive and coordinated...
Watch Caitlin Sulley discuss how action-research team in Houston went about making the action-research project investigating unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston as victim-oriented as possible. Ms. Sulley talks about the creation of a hotline for sexual assault victims to call and the police department's hiring of a justice advocate.
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Interview with Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Watch Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz discuss what Houston is learning about the role of notifying sexual assault victims when their rape kits are DNA-tested. In talking about the nationwide implications of the Houston action-research project, Dr. Busch-Armendariz says that the nation is ready to move beyond a focus solely on kit-testing to the larger discussion of how to tackle the complicated issue of sexual assault.
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Interview with Dr. Bill Wells, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University
Watch Bill Wells discuss the problem of unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston, including some lessons learned to-date. Dr. Wells also talks about the crucial role of victim cooperation in solving sexual assault cases and the Houston Police Department's hiring of a justice advocate to improve investigations.
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With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for an evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Service, Support & Justice: A Strategy to Enhance Law Enforcement Response to Victims (ELERV) Demonstration Project. ELERV is a strategy developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in conjunction with OVC to help law enforcement agencies implement agencywide changes in how law enforcement interacts with...
