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People who have been the victim of a crime have only two weeks left to complete an online survey to help improve the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.
The survey, closing on 23 December 2024 and organised by the Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime, is designed to capture the evidence of how victims are treated in the criminal justice system and to inform recommendations for improvements.
The survey, which is open to victims of all crimes and is now in its second year, is anonymous which means respondents will not be identified.
Anyone who would like to request the survey in a different format or needs assistance to complete this form over the telephone, can contact the Commissioner for Victims of Crime office at haveyoursay@cvocni.org or on 028 9052 6607.
Survey participants can stop participation at any point and if any victims need support to deal with the impact of the crime they are responding about they can contact one of the support services available whose details can be found here https://www.cvocni.org/useful-organisations.
Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime Geraldine Hanna said:
“My job is to be the voice for victims of crime and I am keen to hear from people right across Northern Ireland.
“Results from last year’s survey have helped to inform the work priorities for my office and quantify the scale of the issues faced by victims of crime so we can better make the need for the system to change to political leaders and leaders of the Criminal Justice System.
“I’m encouraging as many people as possible to come forward and complete this survey, because I want everyone to have the opportunity to tell those in positions of power what’s important to them.
“I would like to hear from anyone who has been a victim of crime and/or reported a crime to the police from 2019 onwards. We often hear the individual experiences of victims of crime in the media which helps to highlight problems with the system.
“Most importantly this is an opportunity for those who have experienced the criminal justice system as a victim of crime to use their voice to make the system better, for everyone.”