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Welcome to the Victims Of Crime | Compensation, Counseling & Support Services archives. Currently the archives are spanning 431 posts and 43 comments, contained within the meager confines of 4 categories. Through here, you will be able to move down into the archives by way of time or category. If you are looking for something specific, perhaps you should try the search on the sidebar.

Sexual Assault – Sunshine Amusement Centre

Published on May 18, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

On the 16-05-12 at around 6.30 pm a young girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a twenty-one-year-old male who has since been charged and is currently in custody. If you have been the victim of a sexual assault or similar crime call Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services for advice and support on 1800 [...]

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Published on May 18, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are support programs offered by employers to help their staff deal with problems that might adversely impact upon them, such as traumatic experiences including armed or violent robbery and physical or sexual assaults either in the workplace or elsewhere. Where a crime has been committed against a person Victims of Crime Counselling and [...]

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Armed Robbery – Middle Park Victoria

Published on May 17, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

On the 16-05-12 a woman was getting out her very expensive sports vehicle in Middle Park when two male assailants approached her carrying a machete and a large knife, with one of the assailants holding the knife to her throat, before stealing the motor vehicle. If you have been the victim of an armed robbery [...]

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Flaws in Accessing Victims of Crime Compensation

Published on May 17, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

A recent investigation by the Australian Capital Territory’s public watchdog has revealed that victims of crime are battling systemic flaws that are preventing them from getting crime compensation by the ACT government. The ACT government currently imposes a strict $650.00 cap on fees allowed to be paid to lawyers representing victims of crime in their [...]

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Victims of Crime Support

Published on May 17, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: .

In a report tabled in the Western Australian Parliament on the 16-05-12 the Auditor General found that in 2010-11 of the 26,063 reported individual victims of crime in WA only 5700 used victim support services. In Victoria there were about 40,000 serious crimes reported against people with only about 5,000 successfully applying for assistance through [...]

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