Research and public policy series

No. 19: Victims' needs, victims' rights : policies and programs for victims of crime in Australia

Bree Cook, Fiona David and Anna Grant
ISBN 0 642 24119 8 ; ISSN 1326-6004
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 1999

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Abstract

An overview of the current situation regarding services for victims of crime in Australia is presented. This report provides a comprehensive outline of the structure of victims services in each Australian State and Territory, in order to give an accurate picture of the nature of the services existing nationally.

Contents

• Title (PDF 11kB)
• Foreword (PDF 10kB)
• Acknowledgments (PDF 9kB)
• Contents (PDF 14kB)
• Executive summary (PDF 15kB)
• Introduction (PDF 12kB)
• Chapter 1: Crime victimisation in Australia (PDF 45kB)
• Chapter 2: The impact of crime on victims (PDF 87kB)
• Chapter 3: Responses to victims of crime (PDF 114kB)
• Chapter 4: The development of victim support in Australia (PDF 37kB)
• Chapter 5: An overview of services in Australia (PDF 99kB)
• Responses and policy opportunities (PDF 29kB)
• Conclusion (PDF 10kB)
• Appendix 1: Participants (PDF 20kB)
• Appendix 2: Legislation relating to victims of crime (PDF 52kB)
• Appendix 3: Declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power (PDF 23kB)
• References (PDF 35kB)