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Results for victims of crimes (australia)
2 results foundAuthor: Victim Support Agency (Victoria, Australia) Title: A Victim's Voice: Victim Impact Statements in Victoria. Findings of an Evaluation into the Effectiveness of Victim Impact Statements in Victoria Summary: The primary rationale for introducing Victims Impact Statement (VIS) legislation in Victoria was to give victims the opportunity to have input or a voice in the sentencing process. At a broader level, this opportunity aims to be therapeutic for victims and to promote increased satisfaction by victims with the criminal justice system. This report was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of VIS. Details: Melbourne: Victoria Department of Justice, 2009. 143p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: Australia URL: Shelf Number: 117389 Keywords: Sentencing (Victoria, AustraliaVictim Impact Statements (Australia)Victims of Crimes (Australia) |
Author: McGregor, Kiah Title: ACT Victims of Crime Referral Project: Final Report Summary: The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) was contracted by the Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing) and Victim Support ACT to conduct a research project that examines the experiences of victims referred by police to support services and the operation of the referral process in the Australian Capital Territory. The findings of the research were presented to Victim Support ACT and ACT Policing in late 2009 and included a number of policy-focused recommendations to enhance the experiences of victims of crime in the Australian Capital Territory. The publication of the research findings not only ensures transparency, but it establishes a baseline upon which improvements to policies and programs concerning victims of crime in the Australian Capital Territory can be measured. The tender guidelines for this project specifically outlined several activities that were to be covered in the project. These included: conduct a statistical description of victims reporting incidents to police within a 12 month period; conduct a survey of a sample of victims who identified their expectations of police and support agencies; undertake key person and stakeholder interviews; examine victim support referral models in Australia and other jurisdictions, with a view to determining current best practice; conduct an environmental scan and gap analysis of victim liaison and victim support services in the Australian Capital Territory; identify policy options for victim referral including any cost/resource implications and the identification of possible performance indicators for the options. This report presents the findings of the research that were presented to ACT Policing and Victim Support ACT in December 2009. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2013. 63p. Source: Internet Resource: Technical and Background Paper Series no.55; Accessed March 7, 2013 at: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tbp/41-60/tbp055.html Year: 2013 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tbp/41-60/tbp055.html Shelf Number: 127856 Keywords: Victim ServicesVictims of Crimes (Australia) |