We owe much to our task force members who took time out of their busy schedules to meet with the statf to discuss topics relevant to victims and victimization.

We are particularly grateful to the law enforcement agencies and community groups that participated in NOBLE's Minority Community Leaders Victims Assistance Training Workshops. Their comments and suggestions were instrumental in assisting the NOBLE staff to complete the handbook.

We would like to acknowledge the editorial support given to this document by Dr. Reginald Wells, Arlene Williams and Susan Paisner. We must also thank our administrative secretary, Synethia Thompson.

We could not have produced this report without the assistance of all those mentioned above. We, however, must take the full responsibility for its content.

Elsie L. Scott
Executive Director

Veda M. Shamsid-Deen
Project Director

Andrea Black-Wade
Program Associate