- YOU HAVE BECOME A CRIME VICTIM: CONSEQUENCES AND REACTIONS
- CRIME VICTIM’S RIGHTS
- RIGHT TO ACCESS PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
- PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO BE HEARD DURING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DECISION TO END CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
- ACCESS TO MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO LEGAL AID
- REIMBURSEMENT OF NECESSARY EXPENSES
- PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- REIMBURSEMENT OF DAMAGES
- CRIME VICTIM, WHO HAS RESIDENCE IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
- RIGHT TO PROTECTION
- VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF CRIME
- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- WHO IS WHO
- JUDGE
- PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
- POLICE OFFICER
- PERPETRATOR, REFERRED TO UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGSAS THE ACCUSED, DEFENDANT OR CONVICT
- SOLICITOR OF THE PERPETRATOR OF CRIMINAL OFFENCE
- CRIME VICTIM
- REPRESENTATIVE (REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INJURED IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)
- WITNESS
- EXPERT WITNESS
- INTERPRETER
- PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES
- COURT OFFICER, HEAD OF OFFICE, SENIOR COURT OFFICER
- CONFIDANT
PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES
The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs subsidise the work of subjects providing support to victims of criminal offences by means of grants from the state budget.
Subject intending to provide support to crime victims and acquire a grant from the state budget must get accredited in one or both of the services, those being
a) providing legal information and
b) restorative justice services.
Psychological and social counselling can be provided to crime victims by licensed subjects which were authorised to provide social counselling and social prevention services on the basis of registration decision in accordance with the law concerning provision of social services.
In the Czech Republic the support to victims is provided by non-governmental organisations, with Bílý kruh bezpečí being at the top of providing complex services to crime victims (see www.bkb.cz).