Charter Of Victims Rights Ireland
Charter Of Victims Rights Ireland
The Department of Justice published the Charter of Victim's Rights in 1999 and the government at the time saw it as a significant development, that it was seen to be addressing the need for information for victims and their families. It's not legally binding but it does set out what the victim can expect to receive from the system. "The charter drew together for the first time, all the elements of the criminal justice system from the crime victim's perspective"
The charter was arranged in seven sections and included statements from public sector services such as the gardai, the probation services, the courts, the prisons services, the state prosecution service and the coroner service, Victim Support also contributed to the charter but it was criticised because its existence and purpose wasn't widely known outside of these a agencies. McGovern said because the agencies held the information specific to them there needed to be a more co-ordinated multi-agency approach so victims could easily access all of the relevant information they needed to ensure they could access the services available.
The gardai for example then published their own victims charter which has been updated to take into account victims' expectations and new developments. It sets out the service and delivery standards with the gardai say they are committed to delivering to victims. (www.victimassistanceireland.com). In the UK the publication of the first Victim's Charter was in 1990.
"While the 1990 Charter for Victims Charter was written with the aim of improving services for victims of crime and was principally targeted at service providers, it was justly accused of falsely raising victims' hopes by addressing services standards in the language of rights".
A second charter was published in the UK in 1996 and clarified the meaning of the 1990 charter and was described as needs and not rights based compared to the services established in the US which have been rights based and enshrined in law. Goodey outlines that in the US Victims Rights Acts were implemented as statutory legal instruments. Research carried out in relation to the compliance of EU states to the 1985 Council of Europe Recommendation on the Standing of Victims in Criminal Law and Procedure by Brienen and Hoegan(2000) served to highlight the importance of grounding in law rights which are promoted and also it pointed to monitoring standards of service provision for victims.
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