Red Raincoat NZ Trust

Providing Aid and Rehabilitation to Victims of Homicide

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Local relevant sites

Sensible Sentencing Trust campaigning for tougher sentences for violent offenders, more rights for victims of crime and balancing the scales of justice. This is the organisation from which Red Raincoat Trust sprang
Tanya Burr Memorial site created in loving memory of a young woman recently murdered in a home invasion in Rotorua.
VOICE Victims Of Invasive CrimE, the group started by Greg Stenbeck and others that is pressing for longer sentences and less parole
Voters Voice a campaign to make Citizens Initated Referenda binding on the Government. Download a petition form here. If this had been in place in 1999, there would have been no need for...
Norm Withers' Law and Order Referendum site campaigning for the Government to carry out the wishes of 92 percent of New Zealanders
Mowson.org A new NZ initiative to stimulate some realistic thinking about law and order issues in NZ
Citizens For Justice A site dealing with wider justice issues in NZ
CPS Training preventing child abuse and ensuring NZ becomes a safer place for children
The National Neighbourhood Support site
Neighbourhood Support in Hastings
Neighbourhood Support in Kauwerau
No Excuses A very good crime reduction programme for youth
ToughLove A support group for parents of misbehaving youth
Teen Tracker A private investigation agency tailored specifically to work with parents who have concerns for the wellbeing and welfare of their teenagers.
PRYDE The Youth Drug Education group (Hugs not Drugs)
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design NZ site
Netsafe an impressive local Internet Safety site.
Crime.co.nz, a local crime site with Police involvement Has a lot of useful links
Auckland Police Lots of info, plus a downloadable trespass notice
Police Resources page lots of useful info, including up to date statistics
NZ Department of Courts Some useful information
NZ Corrections And here
NZ Justice Ministry Lots of excellent in-depth Reports and data
Institute of Criminology at Victoria University.
Australia and NZ Society of Criminology Australian based but with representation locally.
Common Sense NZ an interesting site with articles on a range of topics including justice, with, dare we say it.... a common sense approach!

Overseas Victim Support related sites

Enough is Enough an Australian anti-violence group.
People Against Lenient Sentencing an Australian Sentencing Lobby group.

Victim sites

Victim Support New Zealand
Auckland Rape Crisis for victims of one of the foulest of crimes
An NZ site for Accident Victims and those dealing with the ACC, an area which does overlap with that of crime victims somewhat.
New South Wales Victims of Crime Bureau formed as a result of excellent legislation there in 1996.
Justice for James Bulger set up on behalf of the victims' family in the UK.
Victim Support in Adelaide Australia
Victims of Crime Association of Queensland Australian State Government site.
Parents of Murdered Children excellent victim site in the US
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families another site for families of victims in the US
Canadians against Violence (CAVEAT), an excellent Victims Support group in Canada
Balancing the Scales an excellent report on victims rights in Canada
One of the positive outcomes, a good victims rights law in Alberta
From Pain to Power A USA Victim Support Group
Office for the Victims of Crime A US Government Initiative. Were that our Government were half so responsive..
National Center for Victims of Crime USA
Justice Information Center Victims Pages USA
Justice For All An excellent private victims lobby group in the USA
Parole puts a clear, concise case against parole of violent offenders, backed by research data
Murder Victims USA
Crime Victims United of California USA, obviously.
Crime Victims United in Oregon
Condemned.org actively removing child porn from the internet, a very commendable cause
Sexual Abuse Index A comprehensive child abuse prevention resource.
"Violence and the remaking of a Self" The personal Testimony of a rape victim.
And last but definitely not least, a very interesting initiative enabling victims to track an offender anytime, anyplace. This is how parole information should be done. VINE Group, plus a similar initiative in the UK, the Criminal Records Bureau. Such online offender databases are common in the US, such as this one at crime.com.

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