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ABOUT LETTAC
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC) is a single, streamlined point of entry for OVW grantees and the field to request law enforcement TTA. LETTAC prioritizes inclusivity—including support for traditionally underserved jurisdictions such as rural and tribal communities—in assisting all law enforcement in best responding to, investigating, and prosecuting intimate partner violence and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes in a trauma-informed manner, supporting victim healing, safety, and justice.
About Our Federal Leadership: OVW
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), an office within the U.S. Department of Justice, provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW was created following the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994; VAWA was renewed in 2005 and again in 2013. Visit www.justice.gov/ovw for more about the Office; OVW-supported podcasts and blogs; funding information, guidelines, and resources; and links to information about the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. A listing of the OVW grant programs, designed to strengthen services to victims and hold offenders accountable, is available at www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs. LETTAC is supported with funding from several of these programs.
National Stakeholder Partnership
Through involvement, guidance, and insights from executives, innovators, and practitioners—your colleagues who, daily, address similar challenges, priorities, and opportunities—LETTAC is a one-stop shop and a by-the-field/for-the-field resource. LETTAC originated, was shaped, and continues to evolve thanks to the gracious contributions of representatives from all levels of government, all roles involved in addressing intimate partner crime (including prosecutors, line officers, civilian staff, campus police, and call center personnel), and all jurisdictions and localities served (including tribal nations and culturally specific communities and groups). Members of the LETTAC National Stakeholder Partnership help lead this collaborative advisory process.
LETTAC Background
The National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement
Training and Technical Assistance Consortium
(LETTAC) is
serving victims by supporting law enforcement
and transforming the current way training and
technical assistance (TTA) are delivered
to grantees and the field into a more efficient,
effective manner.
This is being accomplished by combining current
TTA
funds for law enforcement from several
OVW
grant programs into
one force-multiplying
Consortium—LETTAC—to
use a smart government approach, maximizing resources, minimizing
duplication, and promoting collaboration.
The fundamental intent of
LETTAC
is to serve as
the single connection point for all OVW law
enforcement grantees
and the field (including prosecutors, civilian
staff, and campus police)
to request training and technical assistance
(TTA)
to best respond to, investigate, and prosecute
cases of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking in
Tribal communities.
LETTAC
advances criminal justice solutions that are
trauma-informed and victim-centered; aid in the
successful prosecution of these crimes; prioritize
offender accountability; and support victim
healing, safety, and justice. This driving goal
is captured in the
LETTAC
tagline:
Serving Victims by Supporting Law Enforcement
This comprehensive goal will be facilitated through the
LETTAC
Resource Center
,
composed of three main components:
A training and technical assistance portal.
A clearinghouse with
resources including webinars, podcasts,
publications, and links to other online
assets. Users have the ability to combine
items of interest into unique toolkits to
reference and share.
An online learning center
(forthcoming) to provide quality training
to justice practitioners regardless of
geography, available travel budgets, or
prescribed time schedules.
These streamlined and efficient operational
and technological structures are
rooted in principles
including:
Ensuring inclusivity of
TTA
services and support
for justice colleagues:
In all law enforcement roles, including
prosecutors, campus police, civilian
personnel, call center staff, and
frontline officers.
In all jurisdictions/communities served,
including:
Those traditionally underserved and that
consistently experience challenges in
leveraging resources (such as tribal and
rural jurisdictions).
Culturally specific communities including
LGBTQ+,
Latinx, people with language access
considerations, and mature adults/elders.
People with disabilities, including deaf/hard of hearing individuals.
In addressing all
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
crimes (domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, stalking) and, in tribal
communities, trafficking and missing and
murdered Native American women and girls.
Streamlining a consistent process
for all requestors (including grantees and
the field at large).
Involving subject-matter experts, law
enforcement leaders and innovators, and
stakeholders—including those across
partners in federal bureaus and offices
—in
LETTAC
development to ensure adherence to the
program goals and principles.
Building for broadscale usability
by all levels of technology expertise and
independent of specialized equipment or
connectivity.
Maximizing
U.S.
Department of Justice and
OVW
investments
by leveraging existing resources, talent,
and technologies.
Remaining flexible and agile
to respond to new priorities, including the
Administration’s strategy to reduce violent
crime which includes fostering trust and
legitimacy in the communities served;
investing in community-based efforts;
strategizing enforcement priorities; and
capturing metrics and measures
to continually improve
LETTAC
activities as well as provide data for
OVW
and
DOJ
strategic planning.
Spotlighting grantees
,
innovative projects, and success stories
(and lessons learned) from the field to build
peer connections and the
LETTAC
community of practice.
Keeping at the forefront our
guiding North Star:
serving victims by supporting
law enforcement
.
LETTAC
uses the full range of strategies and modalities
to engage with and support the field, including:
Virtual or telephonic
TTA
Online or Web-based knowledge development resources
Resource development and dissemination
On-site
TTA
Listening sessions
Regional trainings or conferences
National trainings or conferences
Questions? We welcome your note.
Contact
LETTAC
.
Colleagues and Collaborations
Since 1995, OVW‘s Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program has provided OVW grantees with the training, expertise, and problem-solving strategies needed to meet the challenges of addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. OVW‘s TTA projects offer in-person and online educational opportunities, peer-to-peer consultations, site visits, and tailored assistance that allow OVW grantees and potential grantees (those entities that are eligible for OVW grant program funding) to learn from experts and one another about how to respond to crimes of violence against women effectively. In shaping its TTA Program, OVW receives input from its grant recipients, on a regular basis, so that the technical assistance (TA) provided by OVW and its TA providers can be refined as necessary to meet grantee needs. To continue to meet the needs of the growing grantee, potential grantee, and subgrantee communities, the OVW TTA Program and its TA providers must work together to continually enhance the existing and changing landscape of TTA. Learn more at https://www.ta2ta.org/.
