The Office for Victims Programs (OVP) houses a number of programs to support victims of crime. The programs include grant funding for victim service agencies, support for local victim compensation and Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) programs, victim rights compliance, supporting statewide anti-human trafficking efforts, and supporting statewide responses to sexual assault.
The Office of Research and Statistics, within the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), is seeking applicants from Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) or agencies that operate PSAPs to become a Colorado Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Alternative Response (AR) Peer Learning Site. Apply by March 1, 2024.
The Office of Research and Statistics, within the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), is seeking applicants from Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) or agencies that operate PSAPs to become a Colorado Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Alternative Response (AR) Peer Learning Site. Apply by March 1, 2024.
The Office of Community Corrections (OCC), within the Division of Criminal Justice, is accepting proposals from independent financial audit services to provide an analysis of the true cost of operating community corrections programs, including specialized programs, and recommending an appropriate reimbursement rate.
The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS), Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Office of Community Corrections is responsible for the execution and administration of all contracts, including the financial appropriation, for community corrections programming.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), within the Colorado Department of Public Safety, announce the launch of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives dashboard established by SB 22-150.
As detailed in SB 22-150, the dashboard includes:
(May 1, 2023) - The National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is May 1 to May 7, 2023. The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center offers timely information and a week of virtual gatherings. Check out and join the events at National Week of Action for MMIW.
(Jan. 4, 2023) - January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The State of Colorado is launching its 2023 campaign to raise awareness via street teams, outreach in unexpected places, and a critical message: Anyone can be a victim.
Human trafficking can be difficult to recognize. The public may not realize that people don’t always recognize that what they’re experiencing is human trafficking. The 2023 campaign puts into words that gut feeling that something isn’t right. It helps people identify human trafficking for what it is: a crime.
(Oct. 20, 2022) - Today, Governor Polis joined the Colorado School Safety Resource Center within the Colorado Department of Public Safety at the annual Safe School Summit to discuss strategies to make schools safer. The summit brings together important voices such as community leaders, school officials, parents, law enforcement and mental health professionals to learn and develop innovative strategies for school safety.