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Hungarian Victim Support - introduction & developments

Hungarian Victim Support - introduction & developments. dr. Gábor Veisz Head of Victim Support Unit Office of Public Administration and Justice Fehér Gyűrű Közhasznú Egyesület conference Budapest, 4 Sept ember 2013. Legal framework 1.

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Hungarian Victim Support - introduction & developments

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  1. Hungarian Victim Support-introduction & developments dr. Gábor Veisz Head of Victim Support Unit Office of Public Administration and Justice Fehér Gyűrű Közhasznú Egyesület conference Budapest, 4 September 2013

  2. Legalframework 1. • Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings • Council Directive2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims • Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA • Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA

  3. Legalframework 2. • Act CXXXV of 2005on Crime Victim Support and State Compensation (Victim Support Act 2005) • Act XXXI of 1997 on the Protection of Children and GuardianshipAdministration • Decree No. 354/2012 (13 Dec.) of the Government on the Identification of THB Victims • Decree No. 17/2007 (13 March) of the Min. of Justice and Policingonthe V/S Duties of thePolice and theBorderGuard • Decree No. 32/2011 (18 Nov.) of the Min. for P/A&J ontheChildHearingRooms of thePolice & Order No. 1/2013. (8 Jan.) of thePolice HQontheChildHearingRooms • Order No. 2/2013 (31 Jan.) of thePolice HQonthe V/S Duties of thePolice

  4. Institutionalframework forVictimSupport

  5. Task design local V/S units • offeringhelp • administrative (instant monetaryaid,certificates) • assistance (assertion of interests, psychologist) • assisting authority duties for compensation • cash payments • awareness raising, dissemination of information • implementation of projects KIH • office work • non-cashpayments • methodology • trainings • integrated IT system • statistics • internal and foreign relations

  6. The support system

  7. Assistance 1. Information • low-entry level assistance • for anyone • without formalities • presonalized information on: • rights and duties in the criminal procedure • victim support and other available services • other help organisations • how to avoid repeated and re-victimisation • available 24/7 on free of charge Victim Line (06 80 225 225)

  8. Assistance 2. Assertion of interests • helping victims to exercise basic rights • helping victims to access health care, health insurance and social services • legal aid, psychologist • no deadlines • no formalities • must certify victimhood (until 2015)

  9. Assistance 3. Instant monetary aid • emergency aid to cover housing, clothing, nutrition, travelling, medical and piety costs related to crime • based on momentary neediness: if such costs cannot be paid by the victim as a consequence of the crime • a certificate issued by the criminal authority is needed • 5 day deadline (from the date of perpetration) • application form • max. amount 91.633 Ft (2013) ~ 300 € or 260 £ • NOT compensation

  10. Assistance 4. State compensation • eligibility criteria: • victims of certain violent and intentional crimes, if their physical integrity or health has been seriously damaged as a direct consequence of the act • certainrelatives who were living with the victim • whom such a victim is or was obliged to maintain • who has arranged for the funeral of such a victim • based on neediness (610 €/capita), 3 months’ deadline • application form, mandatory attachments, certificate • max. amount ~4.580 € or 3.880 £ (2013) or regular instalments

  11. Assistance 5. • psychologist • not yet available nationwide (in 14 counties + the Capital) • personal or group crisisintervention • assisting counselling • duties within the signalling system • if experiencing children’s vulnerability or • domestic violence

  12. Assistance +1 … that still needs further developement • emotional help • effective practical help (assertion of interests) • individual assessment, case management • identification of THB victims • supervision for co-workers • renewing training system • effective use of volunteers

  13. Further duties laid by Victim Support Act 2005 • assertingprevail of victims’ rights • informationleaflets • annualreport • co-operation and contactwithco-partners (victimprotectionnetwork of thepolice, investigatingauthority, prosecutors, judges, Immigration Office, consularservices, municipalauthorities, healthinstitutions, socialinstitutions, auxiliarypolice, NGOs, churches)

  14. Co-operation with NGOs • important role in increasing efficiency • framework agreements, single initiatives or projects • different in regions, adjusting to local specificities, opportunities, activity • White Ring • auxiliary police • charities (e.g. Red Cross, Maltese Charity Service) • specialised organisations (e.g. Street Caregivers, IOM)

  15. Programmes by victim support services 1. • general activities – awareness raising (in senior clubs, schools) • non-competition based programmes • THB coordination mechanism • Sziget Festival • Foresee research Group’s project on peacemaking circles • maintaining TEtt programme

  16. Programmes by victim support services 2. • competitionbasedprogrammes • interdisciplinaryco-operation • programmesfocusingon a specialgroup of victims (e.g. homesteadprotectionprogramme, peerhelperprogramme for elderlypeople, „village-walker”, „conversingpolicemen”, programmefordormstudents) • presenceinthemedia, „road show”, trainings

  17. Programmes by victim support services 3. Békés county project • consortium of 3, 2 years, in Békés county • prevention (providingpotentialvictimswithinformation and havingthemprepared) • specialclasses for appr. 7.000 pupils & parents, teachers • 30 hrspeerhelpertraining for 60 highschoolstudents and 95 parents • co-operationprotocol • socialworkerundergraduatesasvolunteers

  18. Programmes by victim support services 4. Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county project • consortium of 3, 2 years, in SzSzB county • prevention (providing potential victims with information and having them prepared) • self-knowledge training for 14-18 y old high school studs • presentations in senior clubs and in appr. 200 towns/vill.s • co-operation protocol, interdisciplinary training for professionals • training for further victim-related professionals (in health care, schools etc.) in the 8 largest towns of the county

  19. Learning foreign good practices • taking part ininternationalprojects • „MakingJustice Systems More Restorative” • „Form a Chain, BreaktheCircle” – fightingdomesticviolence (ISEC) • „Form a ChaintoSafeguardChildren” – helpingchildvictims of domesticviolence (ISEC) • participatingininternationalconferences • participatingininternationalorganisations

  20. Thank you for your attention! dr. Gábor Veisz Head of Victim Support Unit Office of Public Administration and Justice veisz.gabor@kih.gov.hu

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