The Overland and Nixon period has seen a significant escalation in crime in Victoria, including the doubling of serious crimes. The Overland and Nixon period has also significantly blurred the lines between policing and politics as well as largely demoralized our police force causing attrition. Furthermore, if Overland has behaved in an unprofessional manner and [...]
[ Read More ]Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services, Victoria
Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services provides a totally free, prompt, professional and complete compensation and counselling service to victims of crime in Victoria.
Crime Compensation can be up to $100,000.00. Compensation to a primary victim of crime can be to $70,000.00 and a secondary victim of crime to $60,000.00.
Complete our ONLINE ENQUIRY FORM now for immediate assistance or FREECALL 1800 000 055 for advice.
Are You Eligible?
You may be eligible for crimes compensation and other support if :
- You have been directly injured as the result of a crime in Victoria
- You have suffered either physically or psychologically
- The crime was reported to police and you have a police statement
- The crime was committed in Victoria in the last 2 years*
- You are related to a crime victim
Crimes that may have impacted you or others include : physical assault, sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, domestic abuse, violent robbery, aggravated burglary, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, stalking, threats to kill, workplace assault, murder, culpable driving, dangerous driving, bullying, breach of intervention order or any other crime committed against a person. Matters such as childhood sexual abuse and ongoing domestic violence may have occurred beyond 2 years*.
NEWS AND INFORMATION
Monthly Archive for June, 2011
If you are a victim of crime and would like to post information about your incident, such as help to locate the assailant or witnesses or any other relevant information, you can post such information on our wall at 163 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. This is a very visible location with many motorists and pedestrians passing [...]
[ Read More ]Violent crimes in Victoria have doubled over the past ten years. The previous state Labour Government went out of its way to avoid reporting these alarming figures and in doing so has allowed such crimes to significantly escalate. The current state government has acknowledge that there is a serious crime problem in Victoria and appears [...]
[ Read More ]It is not uncommon to see victims seriously harmed by individuals aged under eighteen years, and often operating in gangs. These crimes are often no less serious and no less intentional than a crime committed by an older person. For those who suggest that mandatory jail terms will deprive such individual’s of their most fundamental [...]
[ Read More ]What is all this fuss about the validity of the Crime Poll? As the current state government has indicated it will be used to listen to community views and to help guide new policy. This is nothing new, and in fact, exactly how a government should act, on community sentiments. I applaud the state government [...]
[ Read More ]Many people are victimized by crime and many crime victims have subsequent medical and mental health needs. The majority of crime victims neither report their crimes nor seek needed health care services after victimization. In Victoria there are currently around 40,000 victims of serious crime each year yet only around 6,000 seek support from government funded victims of crime [...]
[ Read More ]The criminal justice system can have both a positive and a negative impact on the mental health of victims of crime. The justice system by allowing victims to confront assailants with the damage that they have caused may hold the prospect of allowing them to come to terms with their experiences. Reaching a court settlement may be part of [...]
[ Read More ]Brodie’s Law has broadened the definition of bullying behaviour to include: acting in any other way that could reasonably be expected to cause a victim to engage in self-harm. Below is a summary of the legislative changes. I think that the current state government should be commended on this initiative as well as the many others [...]
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