Victims of Crime in Victoria – Support, Assistance & Reforms

Sarah Langley St Augustine’s College in Kyabram. Between 2011 and 2012 in Victoria, there were over 50,000 offences recorded as ‘a crime against the person.’ These crimes do not just affect the victim, as the community often suffers too. Financial burden, grief, and damages are all real consequences, and can take substantial funds and time…

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Domestic Violence Witnessed by Children

Police have responded to 70,000 domestic violence incidents where children were present since June 2007, with more than 18,250 incidents during 2011 – 2012. In metropolitan Victoria Casey, Hume and Brimbank had the most police call-outs for domestic violence where children were present while in rural Victoria Ballarat had the highest. Zoe Price, Safe Futures,…

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