Web resource:	http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?a=internetBridgingPage&Media_ID=117044
Type:	Report
Title:	Code of practice for the investigation of sexual crime
Authors:	Victoria Police
Keywords:	Sex crimes;Policing;Policies;Sexual violence;Sexual abuse;Public policy;Sexual assault
Type of violence:	Sexual violence
Year:	2016
Publisher:	Melbourne
Notes:	Victoria Police regards sexual offending as extremely serious criminal behaviour. There is often a continuing threat to the victim's safety and well-being and to that of the community. The aims of this Code of Practice are to: * Increase the confidence of sexual crime victims and the public in police management of sexual crime and minimise trauma experienced by sexual crime victims during the investigation * Provide a coordinated approach to the handling of sexual crime cases by Victoria Police, Centres Against Sexual Assault (CASAs), forensic medical services and other victim support services * Increase the apprehension of offenders * Maximise successful prosecutions * Achieve good practice through consistent, transparent and accountable response to, and investigation of, sexual offences Open source
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20222
Appears in Collections:	Reports

Items in ANROWS library are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.