Among the new features is a specialist home page for young
victims of crime which was developed in collaboration with young people who have previously sought help from
Victim First to ensure it is child-friendly and accessible.
New website for victims of crime... 'One stop' shop for support
Dame Vera's This new help me to my
victim and needs that as a Dame appointment will last for three years and her role will involve engaging with
victims of crime to build up a picture of how support services are working and how they could be improved.
Police by-election triggered as Baird accepts new role; pcc to become new victims commissioner
Matt Chester, head of
Victim Services, said: "
Victims are at the heart of everything we do and West Mercia's
Victim Advice Line is already demonstrating its value and benefits for
victims of crime, helping them get the support, advice and information they need so they can, as best as possible, get on with their lives.
Advice line helps 2,400 in a month
According to a police charge sheet, defendants Junior Sayee and Abraham Garduor allegedly declared
victim Exodus S.
Lawyer's securities charged for killing
ACJC and our partners do not think it is fair to require someone to be a
victim of sexual assault more than once before they can seek protection from their attacker.
What the state is doing to help further victims' rights
Criminology, victimology, and other scholars from Europe and Australia present 16 essays that interpret and develop the "ideal
victim" idea of the late Norwegian criminologist Nils Christie, in which he addressed the socially constructed concept of an idealized form of
victim status or identity, illustrating the importance of a victim-centered approach.
Revisiting the 'Ideal Victim': Developments in Critical Victimology
ISLAMABAD -- The number of human trafficking
victims around the world is on the rise while armed groups and terrorists are trafficking women and children to generate funds and recruit, according to the latest Global Report on 'Trafficking in Persons'.
Human trafficking on the rise in world: UN report
Alex Mayes, policy and public affairs advisor at the
Victim Support charity, said: "It's disheartening to see that so few
victims are offered the chance to make a
Victim Personal Statement.
Letting the victims DOWN; How people suffering from crime don't feel they're given sufficient support
49.5% of
victims thought that
victims' services did not help to recover from the impact of an incident at all 21.6% of
victims felt police did not keep them well informed at all about their case 83.5% of
victims said police did not give them the opportunity to make a
Victim Personal Statement N, cent of e in es l EARLY half of all
victims of crime say official support services don't help at all in getting over the trauma.
Letting the victims DOWN; How people suffering from crime don't feel they're given sufficient support
The government demonstrated increasing efforts by establishing a new
victim assistance center to provide specialized support services and maintaining good cooperation with civil society at the other
victim assistance center.
AZERBAIJAN: TIER 2
Community order for 12 months, fined PS60 with PS60
victim surcharge and PS100 costs.
COURT IN BRIEF
Victim support services have an important role in the care of crime
victims.
Predictors of engagement with support services in a sample of UK victims of violent crime
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Vera Baird is launching a new independent '
victim referral hub' called
Victims First Northumbria to replace some of their services previously provided by the charity
Victim Support.
Tyneside victims of crime will turn to new service as Victims First Northumbria is launched; Victim Support offices on Tyneside could close as a new 'Victims First' service for the region opens
Victim Support chief executive Javed Khan said the charity welcomed many aspects of the draft
Victims' Code.
Guide planned to help victims