A GPS-infused Panic Button is being trialled in Brazil, a country in which domestic violence is a widespread problem. The Panic Buttons are being given to domestic abuse victims who obtain restraining orders against their abusers. The electronic devices use GPS technology to quickly signal that a victim needs help, and they transmit images that…
DetailsIn 2005 Forum Sentencing was introduced in NSW as one alternative to jail for young adults. The objective of Forum Sentencing was to get victims and young offenders talking to each other and in doing so develop an intervention plan together to reduce the likelihood re-offending. Recent research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 27-08-13 at around 11.30 pm a masked male armed with a meat cleaver entered the service station on Springvale Road in Glen Waverley and stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing on foot. Later that same week, on Thursday the 29-08-13, at around 7.00pm it is believed that the same assailant returned and…
DetailsFrom 2012 to 2013 there have been more than 60,000 family violence cases reported to Victoria Police, an increase of 21.6%. Family violence accounted for more than 30% of all crimes against the person and is partly responsible for a 12.5% increase in abductions and kidnappings during the past financial year. According to police 40%…
DetailsThe crime rate in Bendigo has increased by an alarming 16.7% during the last financial year. Police indicate that alcohol and other drugs are factors but are not quite sure why it is such a growing problem. Assaults in that central business district area of Bendigo have seen an increase while assaults around licensed premises…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 28-08-13 at around 11.20 pm a twenty-four-year-old female was waiting in her motor vehicle at boom gates in Sydenham when an unknown female assailant opened the unlocked front passenger door and entered the motor vehicle. The assailant then threatened the female driver with a knife at which time the victim fled her…
DetailsOn Friday the 23rd August 2013 at around 10.30 pm three masked male offenders burst into the Campbellfield Sexyland store with a drawn shotgun. A female staff person was held at gunpoint during a robbery and forced to open the cash register. An assailant armed with a crowbar removed the cash and the three assailants…
DetailsOn August the 16-08-13 at around 5.40 pm a thirty-four-year-old male victim was approached outside the Noble Park Primary School in Leonard Avenue by two men who demanded his wallet. A struggle ensued during which the victim was slashed to his left hand with a broken beer bottle. The assailants fled with the victim’s wallet…
DetailsRecorded crime rate has increased by 1.6% in Victoria. The total number of offences is up by 3.4% or 13,479 to a total of 406,497 offences. Crime against the person has increased by 5.3% or 3903 to a total of 58,312 offences. Crime against property has decreased by 3% or 3294 to a total of…
DetailsA recent American study found that more than 30% of teenagers have experienced dating violence from 2011 and 2012. Dating violence was defined as physical, sexual or psychological/emotional violence within a dating relationship. 40% of teenagers reported experiencing some form of violence at the hand of their partners. More than 30% of teenagers reported perpetrating dating violence.…
DetailsIf you have an unwanted mobile phone please consider donating it to victims of domestic violence. Donated mobile phones provide victims with a vital communication tool which may have been damaged or stolen and which they are unable to replace due to financial hardship. A mobile phone provides victims of crime with a sense of…
Details1. Lack social support.
2. Limited financial resources.
3. Limited work experience.
4. Child custody and support factors.
5. Unable to take a pet with them.
6. Afraid of being alone.
7. Family or community pressures.
8. Guilty for believing they caused the abuse.
9. The relationship may seem healthy at times.
10. Fear of provoking additional violence.
On Saturday the 24th August at around 7.00 pm an offender entered the office of a restaurant on Chapel Street in South Yarra stealing cash. During the burglary two staff members entered the office and the offender engaged them in a conversation before leaving the premises. The offender was last seen walking north along Chapel…
DetailsThe rate of rape increased by 12.5 per cent, in 2011/12, in the city of Glen Eira. The rate of rape increased from the rate in 2010/11, while all other crimes to the person have reduced in prevalence. The total crimes to a person in Glen Eira decreased by 10.9 per cent during this period. Rape…
DetailsFinancial grants are available to non-government not-for-profit organisations who are currently working with victims of crime in Victoria provided by Victims of Crime Counselling & Compensation Services (VOCCS). The total amount of funding is up to $10,000.00 annually. Relevant organizations should make submission detailing how monies are intended to be used to further support victims…
DetailsOn Sunday the 25-08-13 at around 2.30 am some six males and two females boarded the Night Rider bus bound for Frankston and as the bus was full the group remained standing in the aisle and were being boisterous and noisy, knocking into each other and others. A twenty-six-year-old female from St Kilda complained to…
DetailsOn Friday the 23rd August just before 9.30 pm a male offender entered a home on Dudley Park Road in Cobram while the owners of the home were entertaining friends. A fifty-one-year-old male disturbed the offender while he was rifling through property and a struggle ensued during which the victim was stabbed multiple times to…
DetailsPolice in Windsor Canada will be making available GPS-enabled alarms to high-risk victims of domestic violence. The alarms will be able to alert police of the victim’s location when they feel threatened. The alarm is the same size of a small pager and is integrated with Google maps so that police dispatchers can immediately direct…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 21-08-13 at around 9.00 pm a police officer was stabbed on the Midland Highway in Batesford. The police officer, a senior sergeant, was treated in The Alfred hospital and is in a serious but stable condition. A twenty-three-year-old male from Grovedale has since been charged and will face Melbourne Magistrate’s Court today.…
DetailsVolunteers wanted to support and assist victims of crime. Volunteers should be aged over eighteen years and will require to have a police check. Individuals who have experienced crime and understand its impact and who are prepared to share their experiences and insights in supporting others would be most preferred. Also, if you are able…
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