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Product Types

Below are the products that OVC commonly publishes. All materials, with the exception of some multimedia products, are available online and, in some instances, are developed as e-publications. E-publications are designed to be read using a computer or handheld device and are typically more elaborate than a PDF or a printer-friendly version of an online document. The majority of the products that OVC develops, aside from multimedia pieces, can be published as e-publications. For tips on writing e-publications, see Developing an E-Pub.

Brochures provide brief descriptions of programs or services and are published in various formats. They may be available in print for broad distribution at events and via mail.

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Bulletins provide information about training, promising practices, or findings and questions raised by symposia or focus groups. They may be components of informational or educational packages.

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E-books are electronic versions of printed books that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.

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Fact sheets briefly describe OVC's major programs and services in a succinct format. Their subject matter will often be covered in more detail in other, longer-format publications. They may be available in print to facilitate distribution.

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Guides (e.g., replication guides, resource guides, handbooks) emphasize the practical implementation of demonstration projects, pilot programs, tools, and other systematic service enhancements, offering service providers and allied professionals specific strategies and actions.

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Multimedia Products (DVDs, CD-ROMs) enhance public awareness of victim-related issues and provide information about training and technical assistance and promising practices to victim service providers and allied professionals who assist victims of crime.

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Public awareness kits increase awareness of victims' rights and issues and promote services that assist victims. Components may include fact sheets, ideas of interest to local news media, public service announcements, and reproducible art for print ads, posters, and fliers.

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Reports may be produced to summarize agency program accomplishments or document the proceedings of structured focus groups in which practitioners and experts share their knowledge, learn about related efforts, obtain feedback, and generate recommendations for OVC and the field. These reports define the issues under discussion; summarize literature findings; address methodologies used; discuss gaps, promising practices, and approaches; and recommend actions for the field and OVC.

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Toolkits provide practical resources for a variety of entities seeking to implement programs and other broad responses to crime victim issues. They often offer long-term strategies, guidance, and a variety of sample plans, checklists, and protocols that can be used as models for developing similar programmatic materials.

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Training curricula contain materials for teaching victim service professionals how to enhance their capacity to serve crime victims. Training packages include participant manuals, which describe basic concepts and specific practice-related information, and trainer's manuals, which include material in the participant manual along with annotated source material, lesson plans and objectives, and notes on audiovisual aids.

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