POL2601
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: March 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, VICTIM EMPOWERMENT AS A METHOD OF CRIME PREVENTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS .................................................................................... 3
Victim Empowerment .............................................................................................. 3
Crime Prevention .................................................................................................... 3
Victim Support ........................................................................................................ 3
Restorative Justice ................................................................................................. 4
VICTIM SUPPORT AND VICTIM EMPOWERMENT ................................................. 4
BASIC RIGHTS OF VICTIMS .................................................................................... 5
The Right to Dignity and Respect ........................................................................... 5
The Right to Information ......................................................................................... 5
The Right to Protection ........................................................................................... 5
The Right to Compensation and Restitution ........................................................... 5
The Right to Access Justice ................................................................................... 6
BROAD GUIDELINES FOR DEALING WITH A VICTIM ............................................ 6
Immediate Crisis Intervention ................................................................................. 6
Trauma-Informed Care ........................................................................................... 6
Confidentiality and Privacy ..................................................................................... 6
Ensuring Active Participation in the Justice Process .............................................. 7
Connecting Victims with Long-Term Support Services ........................................... 7
BENEFITS TO VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM .......................... 7
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................... 8
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 8
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Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
Unique #:
Due Date: March 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, VICTIM EMPOWERMENT AS A METHOD OF CRIME PREVENTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS .................................................................................... 3
Victim Empowerment .............................................................................................. 3
Crime Prevention .................................................................................................... 3
Victim Support ........................................................................................................ 3
Restorative Justice ................................................................................................. 4
VICTIM SUPPORT AND VICTIM EMPOWERMENT ................................................. 4
BASIC RIGHTS OF VICTIMS .................................................................................... 5
The Right to Dignity and Respect ........................................................................... 5
The Right to Information ......................................................................................... 5
The Right to Protection ........................................................................................... 5
The Right to Compensation and Restitution ........................................................... 5
The Right to Access Justice ................................................................................... 6
BROAD GUIDELINES FOR DEALING WITH A VICTIM ............................................ 6
Immediate Crisis Intervention ................................................................................. 6
Trauma-Informed Care ........................................................................................... 6
Confidentiality and Privacy ..................................................................................... 6
Ensuring Active Participation in the Justice Process .............................................. 7
Connecting Victims with Long-Term Support Services ........................................... 7
BENEFITS TO VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM .......................... 7
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................... 8
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 8
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