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Item Summary report on the survey of Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services(Justice Research and Statistics Association, 2021-12) Maryfield, Bailey; Tapp, Susannah; Brick, Bradley; Smith Howley, SusanThe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) receives funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to serve as the training and technical assistance provider for the Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services (LEV) Program. Through the LEV program, IACP supports law enforcement agencies in either establishing new victim services programs or enhancing existing programs. As part of this initiative, IACP partnered with the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) and the Center for Victim Research to administer a survey to law enforcement-based victim services programs. The survey, entitled the LEV Mapping Survey, aimed to gain knowledge of the landscape of law enforcement-based victim services across the country. Survey data were supplemented by information gained through interviews with a set of survey respondents. IACP recognizes that law enforcement agencies are providing victim services through a range of approaches but there is no real picture of where and how these programs exist across the country. Results from this survey will illuminate the current state of law enforcement-based victim services and identify needs for technical assistance and future research.Item Survey of Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services: Wave 1 research brief(Justice Research and Statistics Association, 2021-04) Maryfield, Bailey; Brick, Bradley; Tapp, Susannah; Smith Howley, SusanThe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), with funding from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), partnered with the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) and the Center for Victim Research to carry out several research activities under the Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services & Technical Assistance Program (LEV TTA). Through the LEV program, IACP supports agencies in either establishing brand new victim services programs in law enforcement agencies or enhancing existing programs. There is a dearth of research on law enforcement-based victim services, however, there is a lot of interest in this area. The research component to the LEV TTA program will help inform IACP's work and make sure agencies are supported with data and research assistance. This survey was conducted in two waves. The first wave targeted law enforcement-based victim services programs funded through the OVC Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services (LEV) Program and/or OVC Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding. It was administered between June 17, 2020, and September 16, 2020. After analyzing the results of the surveys and interviews, the project team identified additional areas to be explored through focus groups of directors of law enforcement-based victim service programs. These focus groups were convened in May and June of 2022.Item Survey of Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services: Wave 1 results(Justice Research and Statistics Association, 2021-04) Maryfield, Bailey; Brick, Bradley; Tapp, Susannah; Smith Howley, SusanThe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), with funding from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), partnered with the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) and the Center for Victim Research to carry out several research activities under the Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services & Technical Assistance Program (LEV TTA). Through the LEV program, IACP supports agencies in either establishing brand new victim services programs in law enforcement agencies or enhancing existing programs. There is a dearth of research on law enforcement-based victim services, however, there is a lot of interest in this area. The research component to the LEV TTA program will help inform IACP's work and make sure agencies are supported with data and research assistance. This survey was conducted in two waves. The first wave targeted law enforcement-based victim services programs funded through the OVC Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services (LEV) Program and/or OVC Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding. It was administered between June 17, 2020, and September 16, 2020. After analyzing the results of the surveys and interviews, the project team identified additional areas to be explored through focus groups of directors of law enforcement-based victim service programs. These focus groups were convened in May and June of 2022.Item What Constitutes Success? Evaluating Legal Services for Victims of Crime - A Conceptual Model(Justice Research and Statistics Association, 2020-10) Lugo-Graulich, Kris; Smith Howley, Susan; Brick, Bradley; Tapp, Susannah; Souza, KarenThe goal of this formulative work is to develop a conceptual model and theory of change for what constitutes "success" in the delivery of legal services to victims. This project, undertaken by the Justice Research and Statistics Association and the National Crime Victim Law Institute, is guided by three research questions: 1. How is effectiveness for a legal services program for victims of crime defined? 2. How should these outcomes be operationalized to measure the effectiveness of a legal services program focused on victims' rights enforcement? What are the pre-requisites for achieving these outcomes and their key measurable components? 3. What systems and data collection mechanisms must be in place to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of a legal services program focused on victims' rights enforcement?