Provide amendments to the support and financial compensation to crime victims

This bill expands and refines

existing regulations on the rights of

victims of crime, including through the introduction of

provisions of Directive 2012/29 / EC of the European Parliament and

the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum

standards on the rights, support and protection of victims

crimes and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220 / JHA

Council. The specific objectives of the Bill are linked to

improving awareness of victims on their rights under

Zakona support and financial compensation to victims of

crimes (ZPFKPP), the guarantee of free access

all victims of criminal offenses to

organizations providing free psychological counseling

practical help to extend the heavy intentional

crimes for which is provided for financial compensation from the

state, improving the effectiveness of the scheme for financial

compensation, particularly in cases where compensation is

provides maintenance of minors as

and regulation of interaction with the state

non-governmental organizations providing free

psychological counseling and practical help to victims

of crime.

The bill amending the Law on

support and financial compensation to victims of

Crime has the following objectives:

 Extension of bodies, organizations and

persons providing information about rights

victims in ZPFKPP.

 Provide free access for all victims

of indictable offenses to organizations providing

free psychological counseling and practical support

ZPFKPP.

 Extension of heavy intentional

crimes for which ZPFKPP provides financial compensation.

 Improving the effectiveness of the scheme to provide

financial compensation ZPFKPP.

 Regulation of interaction of the state with

non-governmental organizations providing free

psychological counseling and practical support ZPFKPP.

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