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UN DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF
JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME &
ABUSE OF POWER (1985)
VICTIMS OF CRIME
The expression ‘victims of crime’ refers to
any person, group or entity who has
suffered injury, harm or loss due to illegal
activity of someone. Such a person may be
called a ‘primary victim’ of crime. Besides,
there may also be ‘secondary victims’ who
suffer injury or harm as a result of injury
or harm to the primary victim.
3) Community Protection –
Community surveillance provides best
opportunities to the offender to
rehabilitate and reform himself and
channelize his energy into productive
activities. For victim, community’s
protection and assistance greatly helps
in his return to normal life, forgetting
the past and look for the bright future.
It provides him moral strength to
withstand the sufferings and
consequences of his victimization.
VICTIM’S ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMME
The UN hand book on ‘Justice for
Victims’, published by Centre for
International Crime Prevention, New
York in 1999, has outlined a
comprehensive victim assistance scheme
for the redress, relief and rehabilitation of
the victims of crime.
The main objectives of the Victim’s
Assistance Programme are:-
i. The governments and voluntary social
service organizations should come
forward to assist the victims of crime in
their restoration and rehabilitation.