Victims Flashcards
1
Q
What must Victims be informed of under the Victims Right Act 2002, Section 12?
A
- Investigation process
- charges laid or reasons for not charging
- victims role as a witness
- steps victim may take to guard identity
- date, time and place of relevant events
- any outcomes of prosecutions
2
Q
Victims Right Act 2002, section 7 - treatment?
A
any person who deals with a victim must treat them with courtesy and compassion and respect their dignity and privacy
3
Q
Victims Right Act 2002, section 8 - access?
A
a victim of an offence should have access to services that address their needs, welfare, health, counselling, medical or legal
4
Q
Section 7 & 8 of the Victim’s Act is a Victim……………
A
- a person suffers emotional harm through or by means of an offence comitted by another
- a parent or legal guardian who suffers emotional harm (except if they are charged/convicted/found guilty or pled guilty of offence)
- a person who has experience domestic violence
- a child or young person residing with a person who has experienced domestic violence
5
Q
Name the Victims of section 29 offences that can be registered on the VNR?
A
- a sexual or serious assault
- resulted in serious injury, death or a person being incapable
- ongoing fears on reasonable grounds that physical safety or security for them or once or more of their family
