Library of Documents

Category: Legal/Justice

» Office for Victims of Crime Training & Technical Assistance Center (Department of Justice): The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice is a gateway to current training and technical assistance for victim service providers and allied professionals who serve crime victims. This initiative focuses on building the capacity of victim assistance organizations across the country. They collaborated with the Department of Defense to develop their Advanced Military Sexual Assault Advocate Training.
» Protecting the Rights of Servicemembers: This Department of Justice brochure provides a brief explanation of the civil rights of servicemembers, as well as information about how to learn more or to file a complaint if servicemembers believe their rights have been violated.
» Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Annual Courts Inventory (Fact Sheet February 2016/Department of Veterans Affairs): This Department of Veterans Affairs fact sheet is the 2014 summary of Veterans Courts. It provides a brief overview of the Veterans Justice Program (VJP) which was founded in 2009. Every Department of Veterans Affairs medical center has at least one Veteran Justice Outreach (VJO) Specialist who works with Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) and other veteran-focused courts.
» Veterans Justice Outreach Program & Contacts (Department of Veterans Affairs): The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Justice Outreach Program began in 2009. Every VA medical center has at least one Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist who works with justice-involved veterans, community-based Veterans Treatment Courts, and jails.