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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
Time: 9:48 pm
Time: 9:48 pm
Results for victim services (scotland)
1 results foundAuthor: APS Group Scotland Title: Victims in the Criminal Justice System: Phase II Summary: This is the second joint inspection by the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland (HMICS) into how victims are treated within the criminal justice system in Scotland. The first joint report, covering cases where no court proceedings were commenced, was published in October 2010. In 2001 the Scottish Government document ‘The Scottish Strategy for Victims’ hereinafter called the Strategy was launched. It was developed in response to developments throughout Scotland, Europe and internationally, including the United Nations declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power. The Strategy was strengthened by the development of National Standards for Victims of Crime which was launched by the then Scottish Executive in 2005. The three main objectives of the Strategy are: 1. To ensure information provision to victims (both in respect of the criminal justice system generally but also concerning the case in which they are involved); 2. To ensure provision of emotional and practical support to victims; 3. To achieve greater participation by victims in the criminal justice system. The Scottish Police Service and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have both committed to the Strategy which, as with our first report, provided the baseline for our inspection. This phase of our inspection deals with cases in which court proceedings were commenced at a summary level either in the Sheriff Court or Justice of the Peace Court. The writing of the report is ‘timeline’ based from the initial reporting of a crime to the police through to prosecution and post trial handling. We examined two types of crime namely assaults and thefts including housebreaking. Three police forces and their associated Procurator Fiscal Areas were examined during the fieldwork phase. These were Lothian and Borders (City of Edinburgh), Dumfries and Galloway and Fife. Details: Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2011. 68p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 2, 2012 at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/362303/0122607.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/362303/0122607.pdf Shelf Number: 124364 Keywords: AssaultsCourt Procedures (Scotland)TheftVictim Services (Scotland)Victims of Crime (Scotland) |