a natural person who has suffered harm, including physical, mental or emotional harm or economic loss which was directly caused by a criminal offence, as well as the family members of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence and who have suffered harm as a result of that person's death.
… orders against violent partners, protecting the victim from homelessness and pinning accountability on the … reporting to the police, for example by talking to the victim or helping them access support services. Guidance on … unprepared to provide remote support and worried about victim confidentiality. There was not enough personal …
… to intervene. Securing the cooperation and consent of the victim is a key enabler of witness intervention. Witness intervention can include talking to the victim, helping them access support services, or assisting in … who tend to have a less close relationship with the victim and perpetrator. In healthcare and social-care …
… shares or has shared the same residence with the victim.” EIGE has collected new data to populate these … partner violence, such as the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, is often missing. Data … the incidence of this problem is higher in Malta (1 victim of intimate femicide per 100,000 women) than in …
… they are most needed, our guide can help police improve victim safety. In the long run, this can help to improve … strategy be developed in close cooperation with the victim. It should take their specific situation and needs … data disaggregated by sex and the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator on women victims of intentional …
… victims’ individual safety needs, including the victim’s gender and gender identity or expression, ethnicity, … to the individual characteristics and safety needs of the victim. Risk assessment must incorporate information about … of each individual. The personal characteristics of a victim (94) are crucial in identifying victims’ individual …
… efficient interventions, responding to the needs of the victim in a respectful, professional and gender-sensitive manner. Key elements for adopting a victim-centred approach to risk assessment In adopting a victim-centred approach to risk assessment, police leadership …
… agencies. Key elements for applying the principle of victim safety in risk assessment In applying the principle of victim safety in risk assessment, police leadership should … basis. Risk assessment facilitates women’s entry into the victim support system in accordance with national procedures. …
… of confidentiality might have to be breached (e.g. when a victim is at serious risk), in accordance with national … should inform the assessment of risk, including the victim, the perpetrator, case history files and information …
… should be involved in addition to the police — specialist victim services, social services, child protection, health … ). The police are often the first point of contact for the victim and are called upon to respond to their immediate … to police mandates. However, strategies to ensure victim safety and perpetrator accountability are likely to be …
… property; use of a weapon to threaten a partner. The victim’s own assessment of her safety and risk levels should … the risk assessment tool or, alternatively, allowing the victim’s assessment to raise the risk level identified. The … and available sources of information including the victim, the perpetrator, case files and other agencies, …
… violence must meet the requirements set out below. The victim’s own assessment of their safety and risk levels are … flexible and draws on all the information known about the victim and their situation. If using an actuarial risk … based on alternative sources of information, including the victim’s own assessment and the police officer’s professional …