Assistance to victims of crime

Assistance to victims of crime Abstract This master's thesis deals with the assistance to crime victims and it is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the theory of victims and defines its basic terms such as primary and secondary victimization. It also describes the history of the victim and points out the most common stereotypes in the area of attitude to victims. The main part of the thesis describes the legislation. It deals particularly with the Victims of Crime Act which strengthened the victim's position in criminal proceedings and extended their rights. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the definitions of the victim and the vulnerable victim that are contained in the act. Consequently, the purpose is to compare the terms of the victim as a subject of a special care and the injured party as a subject to criminal proceedings. The fourth chapter thoroughly analyzes the six fundamental rights of the victim, which are enshrined in the Victims of Crime Act. The thesis points out that the right to information, which on the other hand means an information duty for the Police of the Czech Republic, law enforcement authorities and entities registered in the register of aid providers, is not pursued sufficiently. The police authority provides victims with the police caution of several..