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Lesson 8

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Lesson 8 Victim empowerment

• Victim empowerment refers that people/ victims can manage and control their lives
• Therefore it is seen as an approach facilitating access to a range of services for people who have
suffered harm
• Services in the restorative justice framework aim to be accessible, integrated and culturally
sensitive
• Victim empowerment operates at different levels including a variety of people/groups
• The focus is on crime prevention
• Does victim empowerment prepare the victim for the CJS process?
• Empowerment is also linked to resisting repeat victimization and helping victims become
survivors
• Victim empowerment is a philosophy
• Please watch this YouTube video:
• Bing Videos
• SAPS lists various services available to the victim
• The services police officials provide must comply with National Instructions
• The integrated Victim Empowerment Policy (VEP) is a programme of the National Crime
Prevention Strategy (NCPS)
• Please read the following:
• Victim Empowerment | SAPS (South African Police Service)
• How are victims dealt with? Who are the role players?
• Which governmental departments form part of the VEP?
• The VEP cannot be without purpose, what does it entail?
• The Service Charter for Victims of Crime in SA is an important role player when promoting
justice for all
• Read the following:
• Service Charter for Victims of Crime (npa.gov.za)
• Three different victim support models exist, what does each one entail?
• Current services available for victims of crime were primarily offered by nongovernmental
organisations (NGOs)
• Services were fragmented, did it change over time?
• Since the SAPS are the first on the crime scene, what services do they provide?
• Victim support centres with multidisciplinary services have been set up in some communities
• Thuthuzela Rape Care Centre is such an example
• They offer a variety of services
• What did research find wrt the services?
• Please watch this YouTube video:
• Bing Videos

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