OJP staff provide training and presentations to criminal justice professionals on issues including victim rights, financial compensation, victim notification, post conviction issues and other customized training curricula. 

Minnesota Victim Assistance Academy

• Foundational level educational opportunity designed to improve the quality and consistency of victim services in Minnesota
• For victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, law enforcement, this training uses a multi-disciplinary approach to help restore the victim to whole and regain control of their lives.
• Comprehensive curriculum with academic credit and CEU's available for an additional fee. 
• Dates for the 2018 MNVAA Academy are tentatively set for:  October 10-12, 2018 with an evening reception on October 9th, and November 14-16, 2018.  Attendees are expected to attend all sessions on each date in its entirety.
  

Training and Presentations for Your Agency

The Office of Justice Programs can provide training on a variety of topics, including:

• Crime Victim Rights - basic and advance presentations
• Building Basic Identity Theft Advocacy Skills
• Data Practices and Crime Victims
• Ethics and Crime Victims in the Prosecution Process
• Crime Victim Reparations (financial compensation program for victims) 
• Juvenile Justice
• Research and Program Evaluation
• Law Enforcement Supervisor Management
• Informant Management
• Gang and Drug Trends in Minnesota
• Task Force specific topics upon request.