TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICETexas Crime Victim Clearinghouse (TXCVC)
The Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse (TxCVC) provides training and technical assistance to criminal justice and victim services professionals. The goal of the TxCVC is to provide focus, leadership and coordination necessary to continue and improve services so that victims are afforded a full measure of justice and all possible assistance. The TxCVC was established and operated by the Governor’s Office in 1983 until its official transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Victim Services Division (VSD) in March 1996.
TxCVC Services:
Victim Impact Statement (VIS):
- Victim Impact Statement (VIS) Form
- mandated to update the VIS form and VIS related materials after each legislative session
- responsible for collecting/maintaining yearly statistics on the numbers and types of persons to whom VISs are provided by each Texas county, VIS Quarterly Report
- collaborates with district and county attorney’s offices regarding the VIS form, including the VIS Recommended Processing Procedures (PDF)
For more information on the VIS form, please visit the Victim Services Division publications webpage.
Training and Technical Assistance:
- Victim Impact Statement Training
- In-Person Training Tailored to the Needs of the Requesting Agency/Organization:
Training Request Form - Texas Victim Assistance Training (TVAT) Online
- Texas Victim Assistance Training (TVAT) Academy
- Upcoming Webinars
- Recorded Webinars
Publications/Resources:
Brochures
Texas Victim Resource Directory
The Victim’s Informer newsletter
Toll-free hotline, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., (800) 848-4284 or (512) 406-5900
TxCVC Contact Information:
TDCJ VSD
Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse
8712 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 265
Austin, TX 78757-1032
Phone: (512) 406-5931
E-mail: tdcj.clearinghouse@tdcj.texas.gov
