Reports and Statistics

American Indians and Crime
This report, written by Steven Perry and published by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics, highlights the crime rates and types of crimes committed against American Indian and Alaska Natives. This report represents a compilation and analysis of data on the incidents, prevalence, and consequences of violent crime among American Indians. The report uses data from a wide variety of sources, including statistical series maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Maze of Injustice: The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA
This report, published by Amnesty International, is the result of research conducted in three locations with different policing and judicial arrangements. It is a rather graphic and horrifying look at the failure to protect and prosecute American Indian and Alaska Native women from sexual violence. It details the systemic failure to punish those responsible and the barriers that Native women face.

Maze of Injustice: One Year Later
This report, published in 2008, details the impact of the original Maze of Injustice report, and highlight what steps have been taken to reduce sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. It outlines promising initiatives on the state, federal, and tribal level and highlights crucial areas that still need to be addressed.

Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What Is Known
This 2008 report provides an overview of the epidemiology of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women as well as an accounting of the criminal justice responses to this violence. It updates statistics of American Indian and Alaska Native women as well as highlights some of the barriers these women face. This report gives more statistical detail than previous reports, but highlights the need for better evaluation of programs to see if there is truly an impact on program effectiveness.

Funding Opportunities

Charity Channel (http://charitychannel.com)
Grants announcements, management articles, consulting support, volunteer management support, and board development information.

Rural Assistance Center (http://www.raconline.org)
Located at the University of Nebraska, this site provides information about rural entrepreneurship projects and a listing of available grants for rural areas.

The Grantsmanship Center (http://www.tgci.com)
Excellent resource for up to date announcements from the Federal Register. Excellent training resource for grant writers.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy (http://philanthropy.com)
Bi-weekly newspaper about the world of private foundations and funding. Excellent resource for trends and ethics discussions.

The Foundation Center (http://fdcenter.org)
The Foundation Center, most well known for their extensive libraries about private foundations. Used to be large and cumbersome tomes now is online and on CD.

Department of Justice (http://www.usdoj.gov)
The primary government agency providing assistance for law enforcement and victim advocacy.

Office of Justice Programs (http://www.ojp.gov)
A resource for victim assistance and law enforcement programming.

Federal Grants Notification (http://www.grants.gov)
E-mail each day with funding announcements.

Grants for Non-Profits (http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm)
An excellent resource for all kinds of funding information. Some of the information is centered on the Michigan area, but most is applicable to all areas of the United States.

Afterschool.gov (http://www.afterschool.gov/feddollar)
This database is sponsored by AfterSchool.Gov, part of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, gives you one stop for information about more than 100 sources of federal funding for after-school and youth development programming.

Office for Victims of Crime (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc)
This is the web site for most funding services for victims of crime from the Department of Justice.

Office on Violence Against Women (http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw)
This is the web site for funding and other resources for services for domestic violence and sexual assault victim services.

Victim Resources

National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
The nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them, their mission is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives by working with local, state, and federal partners.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Their mission is to work for major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and children by working on coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; and policy development and innovative legislation.

National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
The Hotline is a nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, information, and referral to victims of domestic violence, perpetrators, friends, and families.The Hotline answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates, government officials, law enforcement agencies, and the general public.

National Indian Women's Health Resource Center, Inc. (NIWHRC)
Envisioning American Indian and Alaska Native women living in balance within the sacred circle of life, this organization assists in achieving optimal health and well-being for AI/AN women, their families, and their communities.

National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
NNEDV is the leading voice for domestic violence victims and their advocates, and works closely with its members to understand the ongoing and emerging needs of domestic violence victims and advocacy programs to ensure those needs are heard and understood by policymakers at the national level. NNEDV offers a range of programs and initiatives to address the complex causes and far-reaching consequences of domestic violence. Through cross-sector collaborations and corporate partnerships, NNEDV offers support to victims of domestic violence who are escaping abusive relationships – and empowers survivors to build new lives.

Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (OVC)
An agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, OVC offers training and technical assistance to those who serve crime victims. OVC also offers information for crime victims to get the assistance they need. Statistical and research information is available to the general public as well.

Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice (OVW)
OVW provides national leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Created in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Oklahoma District Attorneys Council
This agency was created by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1976.  It is the administrative agency for the Crime Victims Compensation Board and the state administrative agency for several federal grants. There are links available just for victims and for victim services within the state of Oklahoma.

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, and publicizes the hotline's free, confidential services; educates the public about sexual assault; and leads national efforts to prevent sexual assault, improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.