VOCA Archive
The VOCA Archive is NAVAA’s collection of historical documents and materials related to the Victims of Crime Act and the Crime Victims Fund. It preserves key guidance, past program documents, and other records that show how VOCA and victim services have evolved over time. Advocates, policymakers, and legislators can use this archive to understand the development of VOCA, track changes in victim services policy, and draw lessons from the program’s history to inform future decision-making.
Reports
President’s Task Force Report on Victims of Crime, December 1982
President’ Task Force Report: Four Years Later
Crime Victims Fund Report: Past, Present, and Future, March 2005
New Directions From the Field (1998)
Vision 21 (2013)
- At a Glance
- Framework
- Accomplishments
- Center for Victim Research
- Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve
- Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth
- Multidisciplinary Responses in Complex Homicide Cases
- National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
- Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Initiative
- Tribal Victim Services Resource Mapping Project
- Using Technology to Expand Access to Victim Services
- Victim Services Mobile Applications
Department of Justice
- Justice Manual
- Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance, 2022 Edition
- DOJ Corporate Compliance
Office for Victims of Crime
- OVC Publications List
- OVC Publications Archive
- OVC Multimedia List
- Criminal justice system response to victims
- Enforcement of Victims’ Rights
- Prosecutor-victim interaction
Bureau of Justice Statistics
- National Census of Victim Service Providers and National Survey of Victim Service Providers
- National Crime Victimization Survey, 2023
National Institute of Justice
TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse)
- Federal Prosecution of White-Collar Crimes Receiving Less and Less Attention, May 23, 2025
- Corporate and White-Collar Prosecutions Hit New All-Time Lows in FY 2022, Jan 19, 2023
- White-Collar Crime Prosecutions for 2021 Continue Long Term Decline, August 2021
Congressional Research Service Reports
- Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance: Background and Funding
- The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime
- The Fluctuating Balance of the Crime Victims Fund
Government Accountability Office
- Costs of Crime: Experts Report Challenges Estimating Costs and Suggest Improvements to Better Inform Policy Decisions,” September 2017
- “Federal Fees, Fines, and Penalties: Observations on Agency Spending Authorities,” December 1, 2016
- “Services Provided to Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking,” July 19, 2007
- “Office of Justice Programs: Problems with Grant Monitoring and Concerns about Evaluation Studies,” Mar. 07, 2002
- “Fines and Restitution: Improvement Needed in How Offenders’ Payment Schedules are Determined,” June 29, 1998
- “National Fine Center: Progress Made but Challenges Remain for Criminal Debt System,” May 25, 1995
- “National Fine Center: Expectations High, but Development Behind Schedule,” August 10, 1993
- “Victims of Crime Act Grants: Better Reporting Needed for Compensation and Assistance Programs,” October 1991
Office of the Inspector General
- “Notification of Concerns Regarding the Need for Grant Recipients to Safeguard Victim Information When Using Various Technologies,” September 2025
- “Notification of Concerns Identified in State Administering Agencies’ Administration of Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Formula Grant Funds,” March 2025
- “Audit of Risks Associated with the Office of Justice Programs’ Management of the Crime Victims Fund Grant Programs,” September 2017
- “Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Accounting and Reporting of Funds Distributed from the Crime Victims Fund,” September 2013
- “The Department of Justice’s Victim Notification System,” January 2008
- VOCA\CVF sections of “Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Justice”
Biennial Reports
- 2023 Report to the Nation
- 2021 Report to the Nation
- 2019 Report to the Nation
- 2017 Report to the Nation
- 2015 Report to the Nation
- 2013 Report to the Nation
- 2011 Report to the Nation
- 2009 Report to the Nation
- 2007 Report to the Nation
- 2005 Report to the Nation
- 2003 Report to the Nation
- 2001 Report to the Nation
- 1999 Report to Congress
- 1997 Report to Congress
- 1996 Report to Congress
- 1988 Report to Congress
Committee Reports and Hearings
- Senate Report 115-220, Committee on Indian Affairs, “To Amend the Victims of Crime Act Of 1984 to Secure Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victims of Crime, and for Other Purposes,” April 9, 2018
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, “Restoring the Power of the Purse: Shining Light on Federal Agencies Billion Dollar Fines Collections,” November 30, 2016
- Senate Hearing 114-283, Senate Budget Committee, “Perspectives on Budget Process Reform: S. 1495, Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015,” June 9, 2015
- Senate Hearing 112-356, Senate Judiciary Committee, “Fulfilling Our Commitment to Support Victims of Crime,” April 13, 2011
- House Hearing, Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Hearing, FY2011
- Senate Hearing 111-459, Senate Judiciary Committee, “The Victims of Crime Act: 25 Years of Protecting and Supporting Victims,” April 28, 2009
- Senate Hearing 109-732, Senate Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee, Transcript “Crime Victims Fund Rescission: Real Savings or Budget Gimmick,” March 8, 2006
VOCA Funding Congressional Support letters
- Senate Letter, April 7, 2025
- House Letter, April 1, 2019
- Senate Letter, May 18, 2017
- House Letter, April 4, 2017
- House Letter, March 23, 2016
- Senate Letter, March 18, 2016
- Senate Letter, April 2, 2015
- House Letter, March 25, 2015
- Senate Letter, April 26, 2013
- House Letter, April 16, 2013
- Senate Letter, March 23, 2012
- House Letter, March 19, 2012
- Senate Letter 2011
- House Letter, May 19, 2011
- Senate Letter, April 1, 2010
- House Letter, March 17, 2010
- Senate Letter, May 6, 2009
- House Letter, April 3, 2009
- Senate Letter, April 4, 2008
- House Letter, March 17, 2008
- House Letter, May 2, 2006
- Senate Letter, April 6, 2006
Bills
Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act (2018)
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015
History
OVC – A brief history of the Victims of Crime Act (2024)