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Summary
This document describes the Automated Victim Notification System (VNS) used by the FBI and USAO to manage victim contacts in criminal cases, including during the Epstein investigation. It details the types of notifications generated and references a 2008 audit report highlighting issues with VNS templates and confusing notifications. The document also clarifies the roles of 'Victim Specialist' (FBI) and 'Victim Witness Specialist' (USAO).
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Subject of investigation |
At the time of the Epstein investigation, the FBI's Victim Specialist could use the VNS to generate seven different f...
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| Victim Witness Program Coordinator | USAO staff |
The USAO's Victim Witness Program Coordinator told OPR that the USAO provided annual mandatory office-wide training o...
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| Victim Specialist | FBI staff |
The FBI's Victim Specialist exports the victim information data from the FBI's case management system into the VNS da...
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| Victim Witness Specialist | USAO staff |
After a charging document has been filed and the "prosecution stage" begins, the USAO's Victim Witness Specialist ass...
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| FBI |
Both the FBI and the USAO manage contacts with crime victims through the Victim Notification System (VNS)...
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| USAO (United States Attorney's Offices) |
Both the FBI and the USAO manage contacts with crime victims through the Victim Notification System (VNS)...
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| Executive Office for United States Attorneys |
an automated system maintained by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.
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| OPR |
The USAO's Victim Witness Program Coordinator told OPR...
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| U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of the Inspector General Audit Division |
Source of Audit Report 08-04, The Department of Justice's Victim Notification System.
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Timeline (2 events)
2008-01
U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of the Inspector General Audit Division Audit Report 08-04, The Department of Justice's Victim Notification System published. The audit identified concerns with VNS templates and confusing notifications.
https://oig.justice.gov/reports/EOUSA/a0804/final.pdf
Relationships (3)
At the time of the Epstein investigation, the FBI's Victim Specialist could use the VNS to generate seven different form notification letters.
Both the FBI and the USAO manage contacts with crime victims through the Victim Notification System (VNS)...
Victim Specialist (FBI)
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different titles for similar roles
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Victim Witness Specialist (USAO)
The FBI and the USAO have different titles for the individual who maintains victim contact: the FBI title is "Victim Specialist," and the USAO title is "Victim Witness Specialist."
Key Quotes (3)
""victim/witness staff were 'ready to assist you with the details of victim notification, and other areas for which United States Attorney[']s Offices are now explicitly responsible under the act.'""Source
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""victim contact information and notice to victims of events ... shall, absent exceptional circumstances (such as cases involving juvenile or foreign victims), be conducted and maintained using VNS.""Source
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""VNS users cannot alter the format to ensure that it fits with the specific case for which it is being sent," and many users had noted that "information in notifications became confusing and sometimes contradictory when various types of notifications were combined in the same letter.""Source
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