Victim Code Of Practise 2021

Question 1

What is right 1 of the victims code ?

Answer 1

To be able to understand and to be understood

Question 2

What is right 2 of the victims code?

Answer 2

To have the details of the crime recorded without unjustified delay

Question 3

What is right 3 of the victims code?

Answer 3

To be provided with information when reporting the crime recorded without

Question 4

What is right 4 of the victims code?

Answer 4

To be referred to services that support victims and have services and support tailored to their needs

Question 5

What is right 5 of the victims code?

Answer 5

To be provided with information about compensation

Question 6

What is right 6 of the victims code?

Answer 6

To be provided with information about the investigation and prosecution

Question 7

What is right 7 of the victims code?

Answer 7

To make a victim personal statement (VPS)

Question 8

What is right 8 of the victims code?

Answer 8

To be given information about the trial, trial process and a victims role as a witness

Question 9

What is right 9 of the victims code?

Answer 9

To be given information about the outcome of the case and any appeals

Question 10

What is victim 10 of the victims code?

Answer 10

To be paid expenses and have property returned

Question 11

What is right 11 of the victims code?

Answer 11

To be given information about the offender following a conviction

Question 12

What is right 12 of the victims code?

Answer 12

To make a complaint about a victims rights not being met

Question 13

How should officers and staff treat victims of crime?

Answer 13

• Be treated with respect, dignity, sensitivity, compassion and courtesy
• Make informed choices that are fully respected
• Have their privacy respected, under the relevant privacy and data protection laws
• Have services provided to assist them and their family to understand the criminal justice process

Question 14

When dealing with a vulnerable victim what is the maximum amount of time allowed by the victims code of practise for police to inform them of a suspect being bailed?

Answer 14

1 day

Question 15

Unless entitled to enhanced services under the victims code of practise, a victim must be informed that a suspect has been released with no further action within?

Answer 15

5 days

Question 16

What right is under the victims code of practise when being interviewed by the police?

Answer 16

To have number of interviews limited to those that are strictly necessary for the purpose of the investigation