<P> The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is a part of the Office of Justice Programs, within the U.S. Department of Justice . </P> <P> The OVC's mission is to provide aid and promote justice for crime victims . </P> <P> The office was created in 1988 in an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984 . </P>

Department of justice office for victims of crime