Victims

Question 1

What is explained Under section 4 of the VRA 2002?

Answer 1

A victim is;

1. A person whom an offence is committed by another person
2. A person who through or by means of an offence committed by another person suffers physical injury or loss of or damage to property
3. A parent or legal guardian of a child or a young person who is a victim unless they are charged with, found guilty of, or pleads guilty to the offence
4. A member of immediate family of a person who as a result of an offence does, or is incapable unless they are charged with commission, found guilty or pleads guilty to the offence

Question 2

What is section 7 under the VRA 2002

Answer 2

Any person who deals with a victim should treat the victim with courtesy and and respect their dignity and privacy

Question 3

What is section 8 under the VRA 2002

Answer 3

A victim or member of victims family who has welfare, health, counseling, medical or legal needs from offence should have services responsive to those needs

Question 4

What is section 11 under VRA 2002

Answer 4

A victim must as soon as practicable after contact with an agency be given information about programmes or services available to them

Question 5

What is section 12 under VRA 2002

Answer 5

Victim must as soon as practicable be given information about progress of investigation

Question 6

What is the purpose of the GRM

Answer 6

It determines the polices level of response (bronze, silver, gold) the victim may receive, it defines consistent practice standards for police to determine appropriate responses with victims

Question 7

What is a section 29 specied offence

Answer 7

An offence of;

• sexual nature
• serious assault
• resulted in serious injury to a person, death or person becoming incapable
• other kind has led to the victim ha ring ongoing fears on reasonable grounds for their safety or 1 or more members of their immediate family

Question 8

What is victim focus framework

Answer 8

The aim is to reduce repeat victimization across the country by making victims the primary focus of the police response and to prevent victimization

Question 9

Describe the victim history scorecard

Answer 9

This is a calculated score of the level of victimization over the previous 12 months indicated by traffic light green, amber or red