Office for Victims of Crime
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The Office for Victims of Crime is a U.S. federal agency that administers programs and funding to support and advocate for victims of crime nationwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office for Victims of Crime canonical | 4 |
| Crime Victims Fund | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office for Victims of Crime Context triple: [Office of Justice Programs, hasPart, Office for Victims of Crime]
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A.
New York State Office of Victim Services
The New York State Office of Victim Services is a state agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to crime victims and their families throughout New York.
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B.
Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides federal leadership, funding, and research support to improve the nation’s criminal and juvenile justice systems and support crime victims.
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C.
Protective Services Bureau
The Protective Services Bureau is a specialized division of the United States Capitol Police responsible for safeguarding members of Congress, key facilities, and critical events associated with the U.S. Capitol.
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D.
Domestic Violence Unit
The Domestic Violence Unit is a specialized division of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia dedicated to investigating and responding to incidents of domestic and intimate partner violence.
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E.
Trust Fund for Victims
The Trust Fund for Victims is an institution linked to the International Criminal Court that provides reparations and support to individuals and communities affected by crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office for Victims of Crime Target entity description: The Office for Victims of Crime is a U.S. federal agency that administers programs and funding to support and advocate for victims of crime nationwide.
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A.
New York State Office of Victim Services
The New York State Office of Victim Services is a state agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to crime victims and their families throughout New York.
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B.
Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides federal leadership, funding, and research support to improve the nation’s criminal and juvenile justice systems and support crime victims.
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C.
Protective Services Bureau
The Protective Services Bureau is a specialized division of the United States Capitol Police responsible for safeguarding members of Congress, key facilities, and critical events associated with the U.S. Capitol.
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D.
Domestic Violence Unit
The Domestic Violence Unit is a specialized division of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia dedicated to investigating and responding to incidents of domestic and intimate partner violence.
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E.
Trust Fund for Victims
The Trust Fund for Victims is an institution linked to the International Criminal Court that provides reparations and support to individuals and communities affected by crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. federal agency
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government office ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OVC ⓘ |
| administers |
Victim Assistance Formula Grants
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Victim Compensation Formula Grants ⓘ discretionary grants for victim services ⓘ programs for victims of child abuse ⓘ programs for victims of domestic violence ⓘ programs for victims of drunk driving ⓘ programs for victims of human trafficking ⓘ programs for victims of mass violence ⓘ programs for victims of sexual assault ⓘ programs for victims of terrorism ⓘ training and technical assistance programs for victim service providers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fundingSource |
Crime Victims Fund
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linked to:
Office for Victims of Crime
federal appropriations ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Office of Justice Programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of Justice Programs
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U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
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| purpose |
administer crime victim assistance programs
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administer crime victim compensation programs ⓘ advocate for victims of crime ⓘ improve responses to crime victims ⓘ promote victims’ rights ⓘ support victims of crime ⓘ |
| responsibility |
conduct outreach to crime victims
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coordinate with other federal agencies on victim issues ⓘ develop national standards for victim services ⓘ distribute federal funds to victim service providers ⓘ implement federal policies related to crime victims ⓘ promote trauma-informed practices in victim services ⓘ provide information resources for crime victims ⓘ support research and evaluation on victimization ⓘ |
| sector |
criminal justice
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victim services ⓘ |
| supports |
crime victim compensation programs in states
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local victim service organizations ⓘ state victim assistance programs ⓘ territorial victim assistance programs ⓘ training for allied professionals who work with victims ⓘ training for judges on victim issues ⓘ training for law enforcement on victim issues ⓘ training for prosecutors on victim issues ⓘ training for victim advocates ⓘ tribal victim assistance programs ⓘ |
| website | https://ovc.ojp.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Office for Victims of Crime Description of subject: The Office for Victims of Crime is a U.S. federal agency that administers programs and funding to support and advocate for victims of crime nationwide.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Office for Victims of Crime
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
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oversees
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Office for Victims of Crime
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