Professionals working with victims of crime may find the following training-related links of interest:

ABA Center on Children and the Law
A site dedicated to improving children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.

Bitter Earth: Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country (September 1999)
This OVC discussion guide (NCJ 179105) is an educational tool to increase the awareness of child sexual abuse in Indian Country among community members and non-Indian service providers. It provides a basis for discussion of this problem among members of tribal and American Indian organizations, tribal court and law enforcement personnel, victim advocates, child welfare and human services professionals, and community organizations. The guide accompanies the Bitter Earth: Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country video (NCJ 144998).

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Recommendations to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Child Victims and Witnesses (June 1999)
This OVC monograph (NCJ 178249) describes the best practices and programs that focus on the most effective response to child victims and child witnesses by all those who work in our criminal justice system.
ASCII (79 kb) or PDF (1.35 mb)

Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment (Revised Report: April 2004)
Developed by the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at the Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, with funding by OVC, these new guidelines recommend specific mental health treatment protocols—based on sound theory and clinical-anecdotal literature—to improve the treatment of child physical and sexual abuse. This document is available electronically from the National Victims Research and Treatment Center Web site. PDF (430 kb)

Children Exposed to Violence: Criminal Justice Resources (June 1999)
This OVC bulletin (NCJ 176984) is a companion piece to the OVC monograph "Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Recommendations to Improve the Criminal Justice System Response to Child Victims and Witnesses" (NCJ 176983). It provides information about the resources, tools, and services available to improve our individual and collective response to children who face crime and violence in their lives.
ASCII (64 kb) or PDF (105 kb)

I'm Going to Federal Court with Mark & Julie (1997)
This OVC activity book (PDF only) includes pages to color, games, puzzles, and information to teach child witnesses about the court experience they face. The book is a companion piece to the video Inside Federal Court (September 1995; NCJ 157156), which also instructs children and their families about the court process to build confidence and reduce anxiety about testifying.
PDF (10.35 mb)

National Center on Child Fatality Review (NCFR)
NCFR seeks to develop and promote a nationwide system of Child Fatality Review Teams to improve the health, safety, and well-being of children and reduce preventable child fatalities.