Police welcome new Victim Support service
Police welcome new Victim Support service
Victim Support today launched a new Contact Service, hosted within Police National Headquarters in Wellington.
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Police refer hundreds of victims to Victim Support every year. The Contact Service will handle all these calls and respond to urgent call outs within 45 minutes.
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The Contact Service was launched by Minister of Police Judith Collins, Victim Support Chief Executive Tony Paine and Police Commissioner Howard Broad.
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The Commissioner acknowledged the strong partnership between Police and Victim Support. He said it was part of a slow but sure development in Police to make victims central to the criminal justice process.
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He also acknowledged the many police employees who had contributed to the grass roots development of Victim Support in a voluntary and professional capacity.
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