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Dec. 9—ATLANTA — Georgia Office of Victim Services staff recently completed training to conduct Victim Offender Dialogues. Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) provides an opportunity for victims of ...
The percentage given to crime victim compensation programs [8] and for crime victim assistance [9] was lowered from 48.5% to 47.5%, while funds for demonstration projects, program evaluation, compliance efforts, training and technical assistance services to eligible crime victim assistance programs and for the financial support of services to ...
Thousands of crime victims each year are confronted with the difficult financial reality of state compensation programs that are billed as safety nets to offset costs like funerals, medical care ...
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, commonly known as the VCF, was a U.S. government fund that was created by an Act of Congress [1] shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
The Georgia Innocence Project is a non-profit legal organization based in Atlanta, Georgia that works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions in the Deep South. [1] The organization provides representation to Georgia prisoners whose innocence can be proven through modern DNA testing or other newly available evidence. [ 2 ]
The Office for Victims of Crime, established by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, administers the Crime Victims Fund. The fund is financed by fines paid by convicted federal offenders. As of September 2013, the Fund balance had reached almost $9 billion.
Georgia's Rental Assistance Program hit record numbers this week, helping to keep more than 35,000 tenants in their homes. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs administers the GRA program. ...
The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information, resources, and advocacy for victims of all types of crime, as well as the people who serve them. The National Center for Victims of Crime hosts the annual National Training Institute, designed to share current ...