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Adopting a Restorative Justice Approach to Help Victims Move Forward
Restorative justice gives the opportunity for people harmed by a crime and the people responsible for the harm to share how the crime has affected them. In this video, the Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner share how they have worked in partnership with organisations across the county to create a restorative community which help victims recover from what they have been through.
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Working in Partnership to Ensure Victims are Heard and Supported Throughout Justice Proceedings
43% of victims would report a crime again based on their previous experiences of the criminal justice system. In this video, the Victims Commissioner for London discusses the importance of working in partnership to create a single point of contact for victims, helping ensure their voice is not lost as they go through criminal justice proceedings.
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Working with Local Stakeholders to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation
An estimated 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. In this video, Barnardos break down safeguarding systems to highlight the complexities of exploitation and how systems can seem overwhelming for young people. Building upon this, they address the importance of working together to meet children’s needs and improve services.
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Supporting Victims and Witnesses to Achieve Good Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
68% of victims feel the wait before their case goes to court is too long. In this video, Naomi Burke is the Head of the Witness and Care Unit at Surrey Police discusses special measures and the importance of supporting vulnerable victims early in criminal justice process to help achieve good evidence later in court.
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A Whole-System Approach to Diverting Young People from Crime and Refocusing their Identity
According to the Office for National Statistics, there has been a 10% increase in knife-enabled crime in the past year. In this video, Jonathan Toy, Service Manager for Community Safety discusses the whole system approach they have in place that works as a preventive programme to meet individual’s needs and tackle serious youth crimes.
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Educating Young People on Sexting and Online Safety
According to The UK Council for Child Internet Safety, the prevalence of children engaging in creating and sharing indecent images of themselves is a growing concern. In this video, Herabans Kaur from The Queen Mary University discusses the action of Spite for Schools, a community project that educates students on the issue and illegality of distributing intimate images through a holistic approach.
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Government Update: The Fraud Strategy
Fraud is one of the most common crimes in England and Wales, with cases accounting for more than 40% of all crimes reported. This government update outlines some of the key points in the Fraud Strategy which aims to reduce the number of cases by 10% on 2019 levels before the beginning of 2025.
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Creating Accessible Services for Disabled Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Disabled women are twice as likely to experience abuse than non-disabled women. In this video, Ruth Bashall, Policy and Projects Advisor, at Stay Safe East shares some of the challenges disabled survivors of domestic abuse face and what changes need to be made to make services more accessible.
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Outlining the Long-term Effects of Image-based Abuse and its Impact on Victim’s Lives
Between 2020 and 2022, over 60,000 pieces of sexual content were reported to the Revenge Porn Helpline. In this video Folami Prehaye, Founder of Victims of Image Based Crime shares her own experiences of image based abuse and highlights both long and short term impacts on victims to illustrate how organisations can provide trauma-informed support.
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