Dobra praksa u Francuskoj Marion Chalaux Konferencija „Žrtve kaznenih djela – unapređenje sustava zaštite kroz individualiziranu procjenu potreba“ 22. i 23. rujna 2016.,Zagreb, Hotel Dubrovnik, Ljudevita Gaja 1, dvorana Centrum (I. Kat) Dobra praksa u Francuskoj Marion Chalaux

France’s experience in implementing victim’s rights Focus on Article 9 and Article 22 of the Victims’ Rights Directive

Article 9: Support from victim support services 160 associations in France 163 Victims’ support desks Budget 2016 : 25 M€ for Victims’ support General guidelines set up by the Victims’ support office of the French Ministry of Justice : Professionnalisation of NGOs’ staff (lawyers, psychologist, social workers) EVVI training Restorative justice programs Emergency phone for battered women Victims’ of terrorism specific support …

Legislative solution Implementation process Experimentation in 7 pilot sites : EVVI Project granted by COM Between May and December 2014 Restitution conference the 23th of April 2015 in Paris Legislative transposition : Law of the 17th of August 2015 Decree of the 26th of February 2016 Instruction of the 20th of April 2016

Presentation of assessment tools EC framework questionnaire 3 standards questionnaires set up 1 for the first assessment focusing on: Nature of the offence Characteristics of the victim 2 for detailed assessment (1 for adults, 1 for minors) in 3 parts covering: Vulnerability of the victim Dangerousness of the perpetrator Victim’s situation and follow-up.

Presentation of assessment procedure Information of victim about IA First IA by the police officer Decision of the judiciary to conduct a detailed IA Detailed IA by a victim support NGO Report sent to the judiciary, integrated in the criminal file Update of the IA if necessary Protective measures : for the inquiry for the trial after the trial social protective measures

Obstacles, lessons learned Raising awareness Methodological sheet (Oct. 2015) for magistrates practice about IA Specific funding for NGOs Agreements model downloadable on the MJ’s website Specific trainings organised by NGOs’ federation and selected magistrates Difficulties The slow legislative process The understaffed police and justice services The slowness of stakeholders acculturation (police services, Associations’ staff) Possible solutions Keeping on raising awareness and training stakeholders Considering an innovative approach of IA in order to set up specific support for the most vulnerable victims

Conclusion Victims of terrorism : among the most vulnerable victims (Recital 16) primarily targetted by IA Improvement of the victim support system following the terrorist attacks in France enhancing their protection IA and protective measures should contribute to all victims of criminal offences

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