Places to take victims of violent crime for counseling
| •Police and hospitals are main source of support
that people are thinking of for rape victims and violent crime victims
(although hospitals to a lesser extent) |
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| •This even though Q said ‘medical’ and
‘counselling’ |
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| •People probably don’t know of any more
specialised services - and police seen as main source of assistance
regardless of specific need. |
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| •Even for financial support, 63% said police. |
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| •86% said police for crime prev info. |
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| •Most commonly ID shelters were state run (57%)
and NGO/volunteer (24%) |
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| •People see SAPS as main source of support to
victims, regardless of specific need |
|
| •SAPS must get a lot of non-policing requests
for help |
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| •Collaborative approach between service
providers is NB |
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| •Referrals by SAPS are NB - something that
should be tested in service survey |
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| •Those that do actually provide the specific
services need help in advertising better |