Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a multi-million-pound service for victims of crime in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Victim Care Hub, designed and funded by the Commissioner, is a brand new approach to supporting victims across the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary area. 4 Victim Care Hubs have been embedded in police stations geographically spread across the 2 counties, bringing policing and support for victims under one roof for the first time. The Hubs provide emotional and practical support to victims and will guide them through the criminal justice process, enabling the police to focus on frontline duties and reduce demand on the 101 service. The service, delivered by national charity Victim Support was unveiled at a launch event yesterday (Tuesday). The innovative new approach reaffirms the Commissioner’s ambition to deliver the best possible service to victims of crime in line with the Victims Code. Victims will be able to receive emotional and practical support and information such as case updates, coordinated victim care, options for restorative justice, and support throughout the process of reporting a crime and seeing it through the criminal justice processes. 
PCC Donna Jones has said:
“As Commissioner, I am committed to finding ways to improve the police service for those living in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. From the thousands of conversations I have had with the public it was clear to me I needed to overhaul the approach to victim care. Not only to ensure victim’s rights are met, but to also fulfil my mandate to the public by increasing police effectiveness by reducing the demand on officers and the 101 service to provide updates to victims, and putting that care in the hands of specialist professionals. “The criminal justice service can be complex and victims need a guiding hand to help them navigate the process easily. This new model will help free up officer time by reducing calls to 101 and time spent by police officers answering queries, and by assisting victims with investigation updates. “The co-location of the services is key. The hubs are in police stations, staff are working alongside police officers and Witness Care Units. This will allow for greater collaboration and deliver my vision of a whole system approach to help victims cope and recover, and truly places victims at the heart of justice.”
Rebecca Chaplain, Area Manager for Hampshire and Isle of Wight at Victim Support, commented:
“We are thrilled to be delivering this much-needed service for victims of crime in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This funding will allow us to build on the support we offer locally to include those aged under 4. “By working more closely with the police, we can ensure that victims receive regular updates on their cases. We also want victims to know that, as an independent charity, they can access our services regardless of whether or not they have reported to the police. We look forward to working closely with the Police and Crime Commissioner, alongside other local charities, to deliver the best possible support to victims.”
Maybe more effort could be applied to stop more of the crimes occurring in the first place?
Or investigate the crimes that have occurred.
Maybe if we returned all newcomers to wherever their dna swab show they truly belong, then a huge percentage of these ‘victims’ would not need mopping up, and shrinks to help them get over their terrible ordeal by those who treat woman as object in their own land and even worse when here.
What, slice me up and spread me to all four countries of the UK? Bit harsh don’t you think? What about my small Scandinavian bit (which most of us so called ‘English’ possess)? But, but….my family’s been here for GENERATIONS! Now you tell me I have to leave cos I don’t truly belong? Maybe this is where I tell you that a fair amount of indigenous islanders originated from Jutes, a Germanic tribe from northern Europe. Oops…..Engage brain before gob dear.
While in favour in principle of the tea and sympathy approach I seriously hope that as a lot of our money is being spent on this the data is collated into reports and used to direct funding for policing to where the greatest impact is…victims. For example, on disturbing someone who was attempting to get into where I sleep, ignoring stuff to steal en-route I felt as if the attack was more….personal. Police did not attend, the answer being phone back if he gets in, but don’t tool up to defend yourself because we’ll then arrest you. Waking up every 15 minutes during the night for a year is very, very impactful. Tea won’t cut it. Some back up might.
Friend and neighbour called 999 at 0130 (Mar 2nd) and reported vandals breaking a window and vandalising her car AT THAT TIME. As off 1555 there has been no visit by the police or a plastic pc.
New way of helping victim numbers to fall is to ignore them.
Really ? And what about the victims of police corruption ? I don’t suppose that is included as the police investigate themselves don’t they plus everyone is too scared to report it in the first place !.
So where will the Victim Care Hubs actually be located, if there are only four? Will the Isle of Wight be entitled to one? I just hope it won’t be attached to the new “Police Station” in Cowes that is only open once a week for a few hours.
The PCC doesn’t do detail like that .. just a photo op and then gone .. has a great tutor .. Pop up Bob …
Blah Blah Blah……….
If you had a brain then would try and get the elderly off the roads
This useless, lying, woman couldn’t deliver a letter, let alone anything useful.