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Welcome to the Victim Support blog. This is the place for news, comment and analysis on matters affecting victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system.
Bookmark this page, and check back regularly, as we’ll be updating our blog every week.
What is this blog for?
We are writing a blog because we think that improving the experiences of victims and witnesses involves talking about it. All our work is based on real people’s experiences, and we want as many people as possible to contribute to and hear about our work.
The blog will contain news on issues relating to the criminal justice system, as well as Victim Support’s policy positions. We will also publish insightful analysis to shed some light on crime and victimisation trends, as well as data on the criminal justice system itself.
11 November 2011
Victims are sidelined in the criminal justice system. This is perhaps the most unfortunate failing of our justice system – and yet the easiest to fix.
27 October 2011
Dan's story highlights the way in which many people with mental health problems have issues dealing with the criminal justice system.
24 October 2011
The Ministry of Justice has recently undertaken a review of all surveys of users of the Justice system, looking at how to most efficiently collect relevant and timely data to meet key evidence needs.