November 1, 2012 | Victims of Crime

Student Victim Support Centre

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A university in England is the first to establish a Victim Support Outreach Centre on campus. Organizers said that “The project is about giving victims of crime on campus more support…students tend not to report crimes to the police, so they don’t always access the support available”. The units will also be manned by volunteer…

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Victims of Bullying – Long Term Effects

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Recent statistics reveal that 25% of children will be a victim of bullying, with 77% of victims being mentally, physically and verbally bullied. A new study at Sam Houston State University has found that being a victim of bullying early in life may have significant outcomes in later life. The study revealed victims of bullying had…

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Abduction – Doncaster

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On Sunday the 27-10-12 at around 4.30 pm a twenty-four-year-old female was abducted from the Doncaster Shopping Centre and forced into a motor vehicle. The female threw herself out of the vehicle along Tram Road and sustained a fractured skull. The motor vehicle involved was described as a dark-blue Holden Commodore with tinted windows. For…

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Stabbings – St Kilda

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On the 30-10-12 at around 7.00 pm a thirty-four-year old male victim was violently assaulted at a St Kilda Rooming House by several male assailants. The victim sustained serious head injuries and was unconscious when paramedics arrived and was treated at The Alfred Hospital. One assailant has been charged to date. On the same day…

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