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ContentContent Victim of a CrimeVictim of a Crime The Rights of a Victim of a CrimeThe Rights of a Victim of a Crime How Not to Become a Victim of a How Not to Become a Victim of a

Crime?Crime? Help the Victim of a Crime Help the Victim of a Crime Trafficking In Human BeingsTrafficking In Human Beings When Children Become VictimWhen Children Become Victimss of of

CrimeCrime ReferencesReferences

Victim of CrimeVictim of Crime

Victim of crime is a person who Victim of crime is a person who directly or indirectly experienced directly or indirectly experienced physical or mental harmphysical or mental harm or or financial damages. financial damages.

The Rights of VictimThe Rights of Victimss of of CrimeCrime

A A victim of crime can give evidence.victim of crime can give evidence. A A victim of crime can argue the other victim of crime can argue the other

party party in court.in court. A A victim of crime can have hisvictim of crime can have his/her/her

attorney in the case.attorney in the case. A A victim of crime havictim of crime hass a right to take part in a right to take part in

the trial. the trial. A A victim of crime can argue victim of crime can argue against the against the

courtcourt ruling.ruling.

How not to become a How not to become a victim of crime?victim of crime?

Do not walk in the evening alone.Do not walk in the evening alone. Do not travel to foreign countries Do not travel to foreign countries

alone.alone. Tell anybody if you go somewhere.Tell anybody if you go somewhere. Do not trust unknown people.Do not trust unknown people. LLearn self- defense.earn self- defense.

Help the Victim of a Help the Victim of a CrimeCrime

It is very important to help a victim It is very important to help a victim of a crime. One of the best programs of a crime. One of the best programs in Lithuania is ,,Social and legal in Lithuania is ,,Social and legal protection of the victim of a crime protection of the victim of a crime program”. program”.

The main aims of this program are to The main aims of this program are to protect the victims of a crime, to give protect the victims of a crime, to give them social and legal help, to solve them social and legal help, to solve their problems.their problems.

Trafficking in Human Trafficking in Human Beings Beings

One of the most cruel crime against One of the most cruel crime against a person is human trafficking. a person is human trafficking.

Trafficking in Human Beings is some Trafficking in Human Beings is some kind of slavery.kind of slavery.

Every year 120 Every year 120 000000 people are people are trafficktrafficked across Europe.ed across Europe.

About 3000 of them are women from About 3000 of them are women from the the Baltic countries.Baltic countries.

In Lithuania 1200 women In Lithuania 1200 women are are trafficked trafficked every year.every year.

Usually women are useUsually women are usedd for sexual for sexual abuse. abuse.

When the Children When the Children Become VictimBecome Victimss of a of a

CrimeCrime Children are very Children are very

sensitive, so sensitive, so everything what everything what they experienced is they experienced is very important for very important for their growth.their growth.

StatisticStatisticss shows shows that if child that if child experiences experiences violence or violence or becomes the victim becomes the victim of a crime usually it of a crime usually it happens at home.happens at home.

Last year in Last year in Lithuania Lithuania werewere registered 816 registered 816 reports of crime reports of crime against children. against children.

Everybody Could Become Everybody Could Become the Victim of a Crimethe Victim of a Crime

ReferencesReferences

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orodos.htmorodos.htm http://www.google.lt/http://www.google.lt/

(2008 04 24)(2008 04 24)