Description
Legal rights to which victims of a crime are entitled to under national law.
Alternative labels
crime victim legislation
legal rights of a crime victim
crime victim’s rights
crime victim right
rights of crime victims
legal rights of crime victims
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Crime victims’ rights is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Optional knowledge
Crime victims’ rights is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Social worker: Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.
Victim support officer: Victim support officers provide assistance and counselling to people who were victim of or have witnessed crimes such as sexual assault, domestic abuse or anti-social behaviour. They develop solutions according to the different needs and feelings of persons.
References
- Crime victims’ rights – ESCO
