Compensation & Counseling Services
The Crime Victim Support Association is based in Melbourne and is run by victims of crime and is a non-government agency whose aim is to assist any person who becomes a victim of crime in Victoria to ensure that their needs and rights are met.
To contact the Crimes Victim Support Agency go to www.cvsa.asn.au.
There is an organization in Victoria Called People Against Lenient Sentencing (PALS). PALS believe that often the sentence does not fit the crime, particularly in such ases as childhood sexual abuse.
PALS aim is to give victims a voice when sentences appear to be blatantly inadequate and inconsistent with social expectations.
If you have been a victim of crime and believe that the sentence given to the offender was inadequate or inappropriate you may wish to contact People Against Lenient Sentencing at www.palsforjustice.com.
There is an organization in Victoria called Working Against Culpable Driving (WACD). WACD is a support service run by the family members of individuals who have been tragically killed as the result of culpable driving. Their objective is to both provide support and information to other families during such difficult times.
WACD is also working towards reducing the number of preventable deaths on our roads by promoting a number of innovative proposals, such as Alcohol Interloch Devices.
Working Against Culpable Driving can be contacted at www.culpabledriving.org.
There is an organization in Victoria called the Victims of Crime Advocacy League (VOCAL). VOCAL is comprised of people who themselves have been crime victims and who believe that more needs to be done to address the rights of victims of crime.
At present VOCAL is attempting to address a range of issues, including the law relating to Double Jeopardy and Oral Impact statements.
The objective of VOCAL is to provide support and information to victims of crime and their services can be located at www.vocalvictoria.com.au. If you would like to be involved with the work of VOCAL, namely in addressing community concerns relating to victim’s rights, please also contact VOCAL as they are always looking for new members.