Abstract
The Nebraska Victim Assistance Academy (NEVAA) offers
interdisciplinary, academically-based foundation-level education
for professionals from all arenas who assist crime victims.
Victims of crime are some of the most vulnerable members of
our society, often stripped of inherent human dignity (US
Council of Catholic Bishops, 2000). Advocates, educators,
medical personnel, law enforcement and allied professionals are
often a victim’s lifeline; their first step in the healing process.
NEVAA was created through a federal grant from the Office for
Victims of Crime (which funds it through October 2014, after
which private funding will be needed) to help those who come
into contact with victims better serve them.