Sentences with phrase «needs of victims of crime»

Repairing harm may be the only way to truly address the needs of victims of crime.

Meeting the needs of victims of crime is a responsibility that we share, of course, with the provinces and territories.

«I especially want to thank the New York State Senate Republican Conference for their tireless efforts to promote public safety and respect the needs of victims of crime in the State of New York,» he said.

With figures from the British Crime Survey showing that twice as many people believe the criminal justice system is fair to those accused of committing a crime (80 %) than meets the needs of a victim of crime (36 %), there is a clear need to ensure the rights of victims are protected.

Not exact matches

She said «really aggressive» pursuit of hackers was needed to discourage the efforts, and that even the most well - defended companies «could fall victim to these crimes.»

My point, who cares, your religion is not what I want deciding if we need jobs or a way to create them or how victims of crime who are uninsured get medical bills paid or using your religion to decide who deserves what time in prison and who gets a slap on teh wrist.

She is founder of «Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors» and appears to have done some much needed advocacy for victims of truly terrible crimes.

She had years of knowledge and experience on the subject, and she had needed it all, especially with Alex. Her latest problem child had been questioned more than once about a string of rapes in New York City, a brutal series of crimes where the perpetrator gained the confidence of his targets — and intimidated them — by claiming he was a middleweight contender, then employed drugs to subdue his victims and had his way.

No one wants to think about being the victim of a crime, but you need to if you want to prevent it.

If Iraq wants to show that, unlike Isis, it actually cares about victims, justice, and rule of law, it needs to develop a plan to fairly prosecute people for the full range of crimes they committed, and with a clear role for victims» voices.

«Society needs all victims of crime to feel safe reporting them to the police.

«The people who say they're against this bill need to look victims of serious crime, terrorism and child sex offences in the eye and tell them why they're not prepared to give the police the powers they need to protect the public,» she said.

«We need to recognize the pervasive nature of the crimes of child sexual abuse by passing the Child Victims Act,» Fairstein wrote.

SCIENCE DAILY - Feb 13 - A research, which was carried out by Professor Monica Whitty of University of Leicester and Professor Tom Buchanan of the University of Westminster, argues that the police, policy - makers, doctors and dating companies need to take into account the emotional state of those who have been conned, in order to prevent the crime, bring criminals to justice and support victims effectively.

The truth about these crimes needs to be provided for the protection of victims of those crimes but also people and society (national and international) in general: the identity formation taking place in schools touches upon individual and collective (national) identities at the same time, the objectives of education under international human rights law demand putting a student, an individual, in the centre of the learning process to fully develop his personality and at the same time take into account the demands of democratic society in state and in the world — the world in which a person needs to manage and which needs good peaceful citizens.

«They need our protection as they are often the victims of horrendous crimes which include being shot, poisoned, caught in snares, abandoned or attacked by dogs.

Usually, in order to make a successful CICA compensation claim, you need to have been an innocent victim of violence and that you reported the crime to the police quickly and cooperated with the police throughout their investigations, attending court if necessary.

As a lawyer who represents families in inquests, death investigations and victims of crime, I understand the need for medical evidence.

For the scales of justice to balance for crime victims, civil remedies may be needed in addition to criminal prosecutions.

A person who believes they need protection because they have been the victim of a crime involving stalking or harassment or sexual assault.

This area of Florida premises liabilty law is known as «negligent security» and it allows a crime victim to obtain money damages (pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, long term medical care needs, etc.) from the owner and / or operator or any other person or entitly in control of that commercial establishment.

What had motivated the creators, was the observation that most advice from lawyers on legal rights of the victims of a crime felt like it was written mainly for the use of other lawyers, rather than to help inform the general public, who were in fact the people most in need of the information.

During this experience Bull noted that most advice from lawyers on legal rights and the victims of crime came in documents that felt like they were written mainly for the use of other lawyers, rather than to help inform the general public, who were in fact the people most in need of this information.

Victims of car wrecks also need to understand that you can pursue a civil lawsuit whether or not criminal charges are filed or the driver is found guilty of a crime.

A good piece of advice if you have been harmed as a crime victim, is to at least speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer before you file a claim to learn about some of the issues that can arise with these claims, including the type of evidence needed to prove a claim and the type and amount of damages you can recover.

We will continue to work with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure that they have the funding they need to offer much - needed services to victims of crime.

A one - stop shop for crime victims (survivors) to access the resources and services they need to support the rebuilding of their lives.

Fellows and law students will provide legal services, outreach, and education to address legal needs resulting from human trafficking and a variety of civil legal issues arising from victimization, such as family law, education, employment, immigration, and consumer protection, as well as enforcing crime victims» rights.

Response: We recognize the need for heightened sensitivity to the danger facing victims of crime in general, and victims of domestic abuse or neglect in particular.

The NPRM would have allowed covered entities to disclose protected health information about a victim of a crime, abuse or other harm to a law enforcement official, if the law enforcement official represented that: (i) The information was needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim had occurred; and (ii) immediate law enforcement activity that depended on obtaining the information may have been necessary.

Comment: One commenter questioned under what circumstances proposed § 164.510 (k) would apply instead of proposed § 164.510 (f)(5), «Urgent Circumstances,» which permitted covered entities to disclose protected health information to law enforcement officials about individuals who are or are suspected to be victims of a crime, abuse, or other harm, if the law enforcement official represents that the information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred and immediate law enforcement activity that depends upon obtaining such information may be necessary.

For this reason, insurance companies add the «Graded Death Benefit» clause to their final expense policies so that they can avoid insuring someone who is simply days away from dying from a natural cause (heart attack, cancer, stroke, etc, etc...) Now, since nobody can predict an accidental cause of death such as a slip and fall, motor vehicle accident, victim of crime, etc, etc... these types of deaths would be immediately covered without needing to survive beyond the 2 or 3 year waiting period (the graded death benefit).

In America, when an unknown person needs a name (such as the unidentified body of a victim in a crime), the person is called «John / Jane Doe».

The Aventura Crime Prevention Unit arrived at Katz Hillel Day School of Boca Raton a day before Erev Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to load boxes of desperately needed items for the victims of Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys.

Experts with experience in mass crime victim compensation and the needs of crime victims will also be asked to serve in a volunteer capacity.

A Circle of Healing for Native Children Endangered by Drugs U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (2015) Highlights best practices and successful programs that help meet the needs of Tribal children, families, and communities healing from substance abuse related trauma.

42 U.S. Code § 13001b (a) Establishment of regional children's advocacy program The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to --(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be expVictims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to --(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be expvictims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be expvictims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be expvictims» to be exploited.

For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of crime and family violence the solutions to that problem are seen to lie in strategies that attend to the needs of all members of the community, particularly in «healing» rather than punishing the victimisers.