This special issue of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) newsletter summarizes major findings and recommendations of a 1998 symposium on improving the law enforcement response to crime victims with disabilities. Symposium participants included researchers, advocates and public policy experts from disability rights and victim assistance fields. The newsletter examines the distinct issues and obstacles people with disabilities face, as well as recommendations for changes in policies and practices. Brief vignettes of innovative programs from around the country highlight promising practices now underway to make law enforcement and domestic violence services more accessible to people with disabilities. The newsletter features a resource section of organizations and training materials featured and a list of symposium participants.

Type of material: newsletter

Size/length: 16 pages

Series: OVC Bulletin, September 1998.

Cost: free

Format: print and Internet document

Recommended for: law enforcement staff, domestic violence and disability rights advocates

Copyright: © 1998, U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime

Available from: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Resource Center
U.S. Department of Justice
810 7thStreet, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20531

Phone: (800) 627-6872

Web site: www.ojp.usdoj/gov/ovc

Download from: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/factshts/pdftxt/disable.pdf