Statutes and Regulations

OCR's enforcement responsibilities are derived from civil rights requirements contained in the following several nondiscrimination statutes and regulations:

• The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, in OJP and COPS funded programs or activities. (42 U.S.C. § 3789d and 28 C.F.R. §42.201 et seq.)
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in OJP and COPS funded programs or activities. (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 28 C.F.R. §42.101 et seq.)
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in OJP and COPS funded programs or activities. (29 U.S.C. § 794 and 28 C.F.R. § 42.501 et seq.)
• Section 1407 of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability in VOCA funded programs or activities. (42 U.S.C. § 10604)
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as it relates to discrimination on the basis of disability in OJP or COPS funded programs or activities. (42 U.S.C. § 12132 and 28 C.F.R. Pt. 35).
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as it relates to discrimination on the basis of sex in OJP and COPS funded training or educational programs. (20 U.S.C. § 1681 and 28 C.F.R. pt 54).
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 as it relates to services discrimination on the basis of age in OJP or COPS funded programs or activities. (42 U.S.C. § 6102 and 28 C.F.R. § 42.700 et seq.)