Form OJP-7390/6 VOCA Compensation Performance Report

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U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office for Victims of Crime
Washington, D.C. 20531

Victims of Crime Act
Victim Compensation Grant Program
State Performance Report

Report Timeframe
October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014
States receiving VOCA Crime Victims Compensation grant funds are required to submit an annual
performance report. The report covers the federal fiscal year ending September 30 and is due to OVC
by December 30 of the same year.
OVC Performance Report Instructions
Section I Instructions
Section I
State:
Contact Name:
Claims Data
Section II Instructions
Section II
Claims Data (See Instructions for definitions):
1. Number of new claims received during reporting period
(Place total on one line only, corresponding to your program’s general procedure):
a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime:
OR
b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as
separate claims:
2. Number of claims approved as eligible:
a. Number approved claims for victims 17 and under:
b. Number approved claims for victims 18 to 64:
c. Number approved claims for victims 65 and older:
3. Number of claims denied as ineligible or closed:
4. Number of Forensic sexual assault examination claims received
during the reporting period, if such claims are handled through
separate claims procedure. (See Instructions):

Payment Statistics By Crime Category
Section III Instructions
Section III
Payment Statistics By Crime Category:
Type of Crime
a. Number of Claims
b. Number of
Paid During
Domestic Violence
Reporting Period
Related Claims
(includes column
Paid During
b)
Reporting Period
1. Assault
2. Homicide
3. Sexual Assault
4. Child Abuse
(including sexual &
physical abuse)
5. DWI/DUI
6. Other Vehicular
Crimes
7. Stalking
8. Robbery
9. Terrorism
10. Kidnapping
11. Arson
12. Other (please
specify)
13. Total:
Indicate Total Expenses Paid by Service
Section IV Instructions
Section IV
Indicate Total Expenses Paid by Service
1. Medical/Dental (Except Mental Health)
2. Mental Health (Include Mental Health
Related Medications)
3. Economic Support (Lost Wages, Loss of
Support
4. Funeral/Burial (Include all funeral related
expenses)
5. Crime Scene Clean-Up
6. Forensic Sexual Assault Exams
7. Other: (Please specify types of expenses and
amount paid)
8. Total

c. Total Amount Paid
by Category
(include all
supplemental
payments)

Payment Statistics by Crime Category
Note: Click on the Certification side link to review the certification of your performance report.
Section V Instructions
Section V
Please respond to the following questions.
Additional information may be attached if necessary.
1. Describe the impact that VOCA Funds have had on your program’s ability to meet the needs of
crime victims.
VOCA Funds are essential in order for the Alabama Victims’ Compensation Commission to carry out its
mission of providing monetary compensation to innocent victims of violent crimes.
2. How do you measure your program’s efficiency and effectiveness in reducing the financial impact
of crime on victims? What are the results? For example, if your program measures average
processing time, please provide that data and a brief explanation of how that average is measured,
i.e., whether the processing time is measured through automated means or is estimated.
The Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission measures program efficiency and effectiveness
by examining the amount of time needed to complete compensation claims. This measurement is
recorded quarterly, and measures the average number of weeks needed to complete compensation
claims. The current processing time is 16 weeks. Additionally, all completed claims are reviewed for
accuracy and compliance with the agency administrative code, and monthly refresher sessions are held
for claim personnel. The desired result is to reduce the processing time and error rate.
3. Did your state use VOCA Administrative Yes
No
funds?
If your state used VOCA Administrative funds, please describe the impact these funds have had had on
your state’s ability to provide compensation or improve victim services.
Authorized Signature

MM/DD/YYYY

VOCA COMPENSATION GRANT PROGRAM
STATE PERFORMANCE REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS – DEFINITIONS
States receiving the VOCA crime victim compensation grant funds are required to submit an Annual
Performance Report that is provided by OVC. The Report requests specific information about claims for
compensation. The Performance Report covers the Federal Fiscal Year ending September 30 and is due to
OVC by December 30 of the same year. States must submit a Report each year.

DEFINITIONS
A victim is a person who suffers personal injury or death, directly or indirectly, or who suffers any
economic loss covered by the program. This definition includes family members and other indirect
victims.
A claim is an application or claim form received by the program from on or behalf of a victim or a family
member. The definition does not include supplemental claims or requests for benefits, but rather only
the initial claim filed.
Domestic Violence is a crime in which there is a past or present familial, household, or other intimate
relationship between the victim and the offender, includes spouses, ex-spouses, boyfriends and
girlfriends, ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends, and any family members residing in the same household as
the victim.
Forensic Sexual Assault Claims are claims made solely or primarily for payment of expenses relating to
forensic sexual assault exams and are handled by the program through a separate claims form and
procedure other than the regular compensation form and process.

SECTION I. STATE GRANT IDENTIFICATION
1-2. Complete items as indicated.
SECTION II. CLAIMS DATA
1a.b. Indicate the total number of claims or applications received during the reporting period, October 1
through September 30. Place the total on either line a, or line b, depending on whether (a) the program
usually counts only one claim per crime, regardless of the number of indirect victims or family members
receiving benefits from that claim; or (b) the program generally counts each victim and indirect victim as
a separate claim, so that more than one claim can be counted per crime. Do not include on line 1(a) or
(b) claims solely or primarily for payment of forensic sexual assault exams, if such claims are made
through a process other than your regular compensation claim. Include such claims only on line 4.

2. Indicate the number of claims that meet the state’s eligibility requirements/criteria, whether
payments are subsequently made or not. In other words, include claims that are determined eligible,
but for which no payment is made because there is not a compensable expense. Do not include forensic
sexual assault claims in any information provided on line 2 or 2a-c.
2a-c. Of the claims that meet the state’s eligibility requirements/criteria, indicate the number approved.
Indicate on lines a-c the age of victims receiving benefits. If your program counts only one claim per
victimization or crime, count the claim in the category relating to the direct victim’s age, i.e., in a
homicide case, count one claim in the category corresponding to the deceased’s age. However, if your
program counts more than one claim per crime, count each claimant separately, i.e., if a homicide victim
is between the age of 18-64, and more than one claim for that crime is declared eligible, including one
from a minor, count one claim in the 18-64 category and one claim in the 17 and under category.
3. Indicate the number of claims that your program has determined are ineligible for failure to meet
statutory requirements, or which your program has denied or closed because of lack of information or
for other reasons.
4. Indicate the total number of Forensic Sexual Assault Examination claims received during the
reporting period only if your program handles such claims with a separate form and procedure other
than your regular compensation claim form and process. If your program pays for forensic sexual assault
examinations through its regular claim form and process, leave this space blank.
SECTION III. PAYMENT STATISTICS, BY CRIME CATEGORY
For each of the listed crimes, report in column (a) the total number of claims in which payments have
been made during the reporting period, including claims involving domestic violence; and report in
column (b) the number of claims involving domestic violence in which payments have been made
(except crimes listed on lines 4,5,6, and 9). See definition of domestic violence above. Report in column
(c) the total amount paid to victims in each crime category, including supplemental payments.
2. and 5. Include drunk driving deaths on line 5 rather than on line 2.
3. and 4. Do not include on line 3 or line 4 any claims or payments made for forensic sexual assault
exams if such claims are handled through a separate claim or process other than a regular compensation
claim. Do not include on line 3 sexual assaults against children; these should be included on line 4.
Payments for forensic sexual assault examinations that are not part of a regular compensation claim
should be included only in Section IV, item 6.
4. Crimes against children perpetrated by either family or nonfamily members should be included in
column (a) of line 4.
12. Other: If possible, provide a listing of the crime categories you include in the “other” category.

SECTION IV. PAYMENT STATISTICS, BY TYPE OF SERVICE
Indicate the total expenses paid for the following services:
1. Medicine/Dental. Report the total amount paid for all medical/dental-related expenses, including
doctors, dentists, hospitals, physical therapy, ambulance, and other medically-related expenses such
transportation costs, prosthetic devices and pharmaceuticals.
2. Mental Health. These include payments made for mental health treatment, both in-patient and outpatient, including psychiatric care, counseling, therapy, and medication management.
3. Economic Support. Includes payments made to cover lost wages, loss of support, education
benefits, annuities, and other related subsistence payments.
4. Funeral/Burial. These include payments made for funeral, burial and all other related expenses.
5. Crime Scene Clean-up. Report all expenses related to cleaning a crime scene.
6. Forensic Sexual Assault Exams. These include amounts awarded regardless of whether each
payment is part of a compensation claim or paid through a separate process.
7. Other. If payments are made for services other than those listed in items 1-6, please identify the
type of service and the total amount paid for that service. Include an additional sheet if necessary to
identify other expenses.
8. Total. The totals reported on line 13 of Section III may differ from the totals reported on line 8 of
Section IV when payments for forensic sexual assault exams are included on line 6 of Section IV.
SECTION V. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS
Please answer each of the questions in this section in sufficient detail to provide a full description of our
program.
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