International Information Links

 

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)

www.mincava.umn.edu/
The mission of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) is to support research, education, and access to violence related resources. The MINCAVA Clearinghouse provides a quick and user friendly access point to the extensive electronic resources on the topic of violence and abuse available online.
Please also see the Violence Resources Database which contains entries of print, video and multimedia materials on violence and abuse issues. The direct link is www.mincava.umn.edu/search/#trainingdb
 

Murder Victims' Families For Human Rights

www.murdervictimsfamilies.org
Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights is an international, non-governmental organization of family members of victims of criminal murder, terrorist killings, state executions, extrajudicial assassinations, and “disappearances” working to oppose the death penalty from a human rights perspective. The group has a commitment to ending the death penalty around the world
 

National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Centre - US

www.musc.edu/cvc/
The National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) is a division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Since 1974 the Faculty and staff of the NCVC have been devoted to achieving a better understanding of the impact of criminal victimization on adults, children, and their families. The many activities and contributions of the NCVC faculty to the crime victim and child abuse field have been recognised nationally and internationally. The program activities of the NCVC are focused in four major areas: scientific research, evidence-based treatment, professional education, and consultation.
 
 

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) - US

www.ncjrs.org
The National Crime Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a criminal justice clearinghouse and reference service that maintains specialised information centres for the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Program agencies, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. NCJRS is administered by the National Institute of Justice.
 
 

National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) - US

www.nvaa.org
The National Victim Assistance Academy is funded and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in collaboration with a coordinated group of co-sponsors. The Academy currently offers two distinct levels of training and education, the Foundation Level Academy and the Advanced Topic Series.
 
 

National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) - US

www.nw3c.org/home.htm
The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a non-profit organization funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, provides support to local and state enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime. 
NW3C training incorporates the best current practices of experts in the field of financial investigations and computer forensic and investigations courses. Experienced facilitators and instructors deliver courses that stress the practical application of theory and the active involvement of participants. Please visit the website at www.training.nw3c.org/default.htm
 
 

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) - US

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/welcome.html
This website includes resources for International victims and the OVC Resource Centre (OVCRC) - an extensive source for victims of crime information.
 

Rhode Island Justice Commission - Victims of Crime

http://www.rijustice.state.ri.us/voca/
 Rhode Island was the first state in the The U.S.A. to pass a constitutional amendment through a constitutional convention guaranteeing victims the right to participate in the criminal justice process. 
 
 

Solicitor General of Canada

www.sgc.gc.ca/
The Solicitor General Portfolio is responsible for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain Canada as a peaceful and safe society.
 
 

UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power - UN

www.uncjin.org/Standards/Compendium/pt1f.pdf
The Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power was adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 1985.
 
 

United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN) - UN

www.odccp.org/uncjin.html
This page is part of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) website, and includes a PDF of internet links in various categories.
 

Victims of Crime in Scotland

http://www.scottishvictimsofcrime.co.uk
Victim Support Scotland provides practical advice, emotional support and assistance to victims of crime. Victim Support Scotland can also put you in touch with others who can help

World Society of Victimology

http://www.worldsocietyofvictimology.org/
The World Society of Victimology is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization with Special Category consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Brought together by a mutual concern for victims, its world-wide membership includes: victim assistance practitioners, social scientists, social workers, physicians, lawyers, civil servants, volunteers, university academics of all levels, and students.

World Justice Information

www.wjin.net/PortalWjin/main.asp