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F.A.Q: VOCA Overview

Background and general information about VOCA

1. What is VOCA?

2. When did VOCA begin?

3. Where does the money come from?

4. Where does the money go?

5. Who administers the program?

1. What is VOCA? - Top

VOCA stands for the Victims of Crime Act.

It is a federal law that provides financial assistance to support a variety of services and activities to assist crimes of crime.

- Updated: July 3, 2001

2. When did VOCA begin? - Top

VOCA was enacted by Congress in 1984. It was originally due to expire ("sunset") in four years but in 1988 Congress repealed the sunset provision and made VOCA permanent.

There have been numerous amendments and changes to VOCA since then.

- Updated: July 3, 2001

3. Where does the money come from? - Top

All of the money used for VOCA comes from various federal criminal fines, forfeitures, assessments and penalties. None of the money used by VOCA comes from taxpayer appropriations.

- Updated: October 3, 2001

4. Where does the money go? - Top

All the funds deposited into the Crime Victim Fund are used to support a variety of services to crime victims at the federal, state and local levels. Most of the funds are distributed to states who use those funds to provide financial support to local direct victim service providers, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and victim-witness assistance programs. - Updated: October 3, 2001

5. Who administers the program? - Top

At the federal level, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) in the U.S. Justice Department Office of Justic Programs (OJP) is responsible for administering the Crime Victim Fund and for overseeing and monitoring programs that receive Crime Victim Fund monies.

- Updated: October 3, 2001

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Background and general information about VOCA: 1. What is VOCA?; 2. When did VOCA begin?; 3. Where does the money come from?; 4. Where does the money go?; 5. Who administers the program?

1. What is VOCA? - Top: VOCA stands for the Victims of Crime Act.

It is a federal law that provides financial assistance to support a variety of services and activities to assist crimes of crime.

- Updated: July 3, 2001

2. When did VOCA begin? - Top: VOCA was enacted by Congress in 1984. It was originally due to expire ("sunset") in four years but in 1988 Congress repealed the sunset provision and made VOCA permanent.

There have been numerous amendments and changes to VOCA since then.

- Updated: July 3, 2001

3. Where does the money come from? - Top: All of the money used for VOCA comes from various federal criminal fines, forfeitures, assessments and penalties. None of the money used by VOCA comes from taxpayer appropriations.

- Updated: October 3, 2001

4. Where does the money go? - Top: All the funds deposited into the Crime Victim Fund are used to support a variety of services to crime victims at the federal, state and local levels. Most of the funds are distributed to states who use those funds to provide financial support to local direct victim service providers, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and victim-witness assistance programs. - Updated: October 3, 2001

5. Who administers the program? - Top: At the federal level, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) in the U.S. Justice Department Office of Justic Programs (OJP) is responsible for administering the Crime Victim Fund and for overseeing and monitoring programs that receive Crime Victim Fund monies.

- Updated: October 3, 2001

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