Victims

Question 1

Q. Who is a victim

Answer 1

A. The person offence is committed against.
Through offence suffers injury or loss or damage to property.
Parent or guardian of a victim.
Unless they are the offender.
Member of immediate family of victim if they die or rendered incapable unless they are the offender.

Question 2

Q. A victim is not…

Answer 2

A.
Person charged with, convicted of, pleads guilty to the offence or related offence, including principal, accessory or party to the offence

Question 3

Q. Under sec 7 and 8 a victim

Answer 3

A.
Victim that suffers emotional harm from an offence:
- Parent of child victim
- Person or child of, that experiences domestic violence
- Immediate family of murder victim
- Robbery or extreme violence witnesses
- Fearful community where serious criminal acts are being committed

Question 4

Q. Victims nominated support persons can be:

Answer 4

A.

• Partner (unless offender).
• Person victim nominates by written notice.
• Parent, close relative or social worker.
• Appointed attorney.
• Welfare guardian of the victim

Question 5

Response Level Bronze:

Answer 5

• Report and follow policy for crime type e.g Family violence
• Gather details and ask about any other offences
• Make Victim support referral and other agencies
• Consider support person
• Cocooning area around victim
• Provide prevention advice letter
• Ask how they want to be contacted

Question 6

Response Level Silver:

Answer 6

• Bronze response and…..
• Referral to relevant partner agency
• Face to face visit
• Follow up phone call
• Arrange prevention tasking if required

Question 7

Response Level Gold:

Answer 7

• Silver response and…
• Face to face visit to discuss, CPA, consent to engage in cocooning, target hardening e.g personal alarms,
• Victim intervention Plan
• Update actions taken in NIA

Question 8

When section 29 of the Victim rights act applies you must advise the victim immediately that they can go on the VNR. Section 29 offences include:

Answer 8

• Sexual assault or serious assault (injures or above)
• Resulted in serious injury, death or person made incapable.
• Offence that leads victim to have ongoing fears for their physical safety or that of their family.

Question 9

Police must advise the victim that the offence comes under sec 29 of the Victim Rights Act asap and ask if the wish to go on the VNR. The register will inform the Victim when:

Answer 9

The offender is:

• Granted Bail
• Released from Prison
• Escapes custody
• Granted home detention
• Dies

Question 10

Under the VNR the victim can be involved in:

Answer 10

• Providing their views on whether the Defendant be granted bail
• When the Defendant comes up for a Parole board hearing
• When the defendant is being considered for deportation
• Opportunities to make claims under the Prisoners and Victims Claims Act 2005.

Question 11

Court Victim’s Adviser help explain how the court system works and explain their rights to the Victim. During defended cases they also:

Answer 11

• Show the victim through the court room beforehand
• Consider their safety by providing a separate room to wait in away from the public.
• Fast track family violence matters
• Immediately access information from the court regarding the defendant’s bail or remand in custody

Question 12

Police should not make a Victim Support referral when :

Answer 12

The incident involves an attempted suicide