BOP Program Statement 1490.06 § 21

of professionalism and sensitivity at all times when dealing with

victims.

At the end of each fiscal year, each institution must submit a

"Best Efforts" Report to its Regional Office. The reporting

period is October 1st through September 30th. The Institution’s

"Best Efforts" Reports will be prepared and addressed to the

Regional Correctional Programs Administrator by November 1st.

Each Regional Office consolidates those reports and submits a

Regional "Best Efforts" Report to the Central Office,

Correctional Programs Branch, with attached copies of

institutional reports, by December 1st. Central Office VWP staff

will forward the Bureau’s "Best Efforts" Report to the Office for

Victims of Crime as mandated in the Attorney General's

Guidelines.

The “Best Efforts” Report submitted must include:

! The number of notifications made to victims to include

initial notifications and release related notifications;

! The number of inmates involved;

! Descriptive information or procedures which have been used

in illustrating program accomplishments (i.e., community

contacts, training efforts for staff);

! Exceptional cases handled that required contact with

victims/witnesses and other agencies;

! Inmate programs;

! Institution FRP collections; and

! Escape Notifications.