• Akita-Rinko Police Station
  • 2020.01.31
  • Content number889

Victim support measures

About mental damage

Crime victims often present not only their immediate consequences, but also the resulting persistent mental and physical symptoms.

Therefore, the problem of mental illness is serious, and there are many victims who have severe stress disorder caused by crime and need psychiatric assistance.

Trauma (truma trauma)

Generally, it refers to a mental injury caused by a shocking event that cannot be dealt with individually, such as damage from a crime or accident, natural disaster, damage from a war, death of a family member or friend, and the like.

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

In general, those who have suffered trauma due to events such as incidents

  • Often re-experiences the pain, such as remembering an incident or dreaming about it
  • Avoid actions and situations that remind you of incidents, such as keeping you away from the scene of an incident.
  • I'm always nervous and can't sleep or jumpy for a long time

That means.

In the police

  • murder
  • injury
  • Physical crime such as rape
  • A runaway case
  • Traffic fatal accident

Police officers (victim support staff) who have designated other incidents separately from investigators

  • attendant
    • Hospital arrangements and attendance when a doctor's consultation is required
    • Witness to watch live commentary
    • Transfer to home
  • Hearing
    • Consultation of worries
    • Interview and preparation of victim's record or assistance
  • Description
    • Delivery of "Victim's Guide"
    • Explanation of criminal procedure
    • Explanation to family, company, school
  • Regular victim contact
  • Cooperation with the Public Prosecutor's Office, introduction of private victim support groups, outside counselors, etc., handover

We take measures such as victims.

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Akita-Rinko Police Station