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New Rights in 2015 for Victims of Crime in Europe! “T ogether for the Victims ”

New Rights in 2015 for Victims of Crime in Europe! “T ogether for the Victims ” . Good Morning Hungary David McKenna, President, Victim Support Europe. Victim Support Europe. Continued European legislation Focus on the development of support services Monitoring and reporting

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New Rights in 2015 for Victims of Crime in Europe! “T ogether for the Victims ”

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  1. New Rights in 2015 for Victims of Crime in Europe!“TogetherfortheVictims” Good Morning Hungary David McKenna, President, Victim Support Europe

  2. Victim Support Europe • Continued European legislation • Focus on the development of support services • Monitoring and reporting • Impact assessment

  3. Victim Support EuropeServices • Free • Confidential • Training for all • Independent

  4. Background to Directive • Lisbon Treaty • Stockholm Programme • EC Victims’ Package • Reports from - LIBE, FEMM, EESC, CFR • Adopted by Parliament 4 October 2012

  5. The Directive • Applies to all victims of crime • Regardless of whether it is reported • Covers family members • Provides rights to • Protection • Support • Participation

  6. The Key Rights • Information from the very beginning • Formal Acknowledgement of the offence • Case Specific Information • Support to Understand and be Understood • Interpretation and Translation • Victim Support Services

  7. In criminal proceedings the right to • Be Heard and Give Evidence • In the Decision not to Prosecute • Legal Aid when a party to proceedings • Reimbursement of expenses • The Return of Property • A Decision on Compensation from Offender

  8. Cross Border Victims Rights • Have a statement taken • Make the complaint in their own state • Have their complaint passed to the state where the crime was committed • Make use of video conferencing from abroad in order to be heard • Make the complaint in a language the victim understands • Support given in country of residents – referrals vital

  9. Rights to Protection • Apply to Victims and family members • Includes from retaliation and intimidation • Extends to protection in questioning and testifying • From offenders and in premises such as courts • Legal representation during interviews

  10. Rights to Privacy • During proceedings • Protection of Privacy • Including images • Extends to family members • Requests media self regulation

  11. Vulnerable Victims Measures • Always to include Children • All Victims to be individually assessed • Vulnerability to be Identified • Special Measures to be made available • The Views of Vulnerable Victims taken into account

  12. Special Measures • Interviews in premises designed for Victims • Interviewers trained for this purpose • Possibility of victim to have supporter • Possibility to give evidence remotely • Prevent the unnecessary questioning • The court being closed to the public

  13. Training • Officials to be trained in needs of Victims • Judges, prosecutors and lawyers to be offered training in victim awareness • Victim support organisations and other services to victims provided with training

  14. Proportion of victims wanting support who received it(EU/ICS/ICVS 2005)

  15. Thank you!!! Questions ???

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