What is the Victim Support Unit?
The Victim Support Unit is committed to the best interests of victims of crime by actively supporting them, identifying their needs and advocating their rights. The Unit, through its parish offices island-wide, assists victims of crime to manage the emotional trauma associated with and caused by crime.
What support is offered by Victim Support?
What we do. Our services help people affected by all types of crime and we provide free confidential support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for people affected by crime and traumatic events — regardless of whether they have reported the crime to the police or when it occurred and for as long as it is needed.
What is the role of victim support?
The Victim Support Unit was established to ensure effective prevention, investigation and excellent service delivery when dealing with cases of gender-based violence and in particular with femicide, property grabbing, spouse battering and sexual abuse of girl children.
How do Victim Support help the police?
Compassionate, professional staff and volunteers tailor what they do to meet the individual needs of anyone affected by crime. Sometimes we can provide all the support someone needs over the phone, and provide immediate help and information including: information about police and court procedures and what to expect.
What is child diversion in Jamaica?
Child diversion is the process of implementing measures for dealing with children who are alleged, accused of, or recognised as having infringed the penal law, without resorting to formal judicial proceedings.
What is the opposite to a victim?
Opposite of a person harmed or killed as a result of an unfortunate event or action. assailant. antagonist. perpetrator. attacker.
Is Victim support part of the police?
We’re not part of the police, courts or any other criminal justice agency, but work alongside them to support victims of crime.
Are victim support the police?
Victim Support is the national charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales. You don’t have to report a crime to the police to get their help and can get support at any time, whenever the crime happened. They are not a government agency or part of the police.
Why do victims of crime need support?
The initial shock often protects people from difficult emotions and the behaviour may be very rational and the victim may seem to be coping. According to studies, many victims of crime, their loved ones and the witness of a criminal case may benefit from professional help that is outside their own social network.
Is Victim Support free?
We offer free and confidential support to help you move beyond the impact of crime.
What causes juvenile delinquency in Jamaica?
Disconnect from family, school and society are also emerging as leading factors contributing to delinquent youth behaviour in Jamaica. However, schools with dangerous environments and overworked teachers were less likely to connect with students than safe schools with a caring staff, according to the World Bank report.
Why is there a special Victim Support Unit?
It is for this reason that the Government through the Ministry of Justice established this special Victim Support Unit to ensure that the system of Justice maintains a keen focus on the needs and rights of victims. What will the Unit offer?
What is the children in court project in Jamaica?
That there are persons in and around their communities who can provide assistance when needed. Children-in-Court Project. The Victim Services Division (VSD) Children in Court Programme was designed with the goal of assisting child victims of crime through the Jamaican Justice System.
What are the duties of a victim services volunteer?
The Primary functions of a volunteer include: Identification of victims at the community level and assisting in determining the appropriate intervention for cases. Counselling and mediation or making referrals where necessary. Assisting in the development and the review of policies related to the management of the Victim Services Division.
What does VSD do for victims of crime?
The VSD seeks to provide opportunity for healing and therapeutic intervention in order to assist the Ministry to balance justice for all victims of crime. This mandate is carried out through our fourteen (14) parish offices island wide. Emotional support Counselling and mediation.