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Carers and support people https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/your-role/carers-and-support-people It can be hard to know what to say or do for young victims of crime, especially as you are also likely to be distressed about what has happened.
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Information and support for victims https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/your-role/information-and-support-victims Your role and the prosecution Victims and
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Information and support for witnesses https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/your-role/information-and-support-witnesses If you have given a statement to the police or an investigator about a crime, and the CDPP prosecutes the matt
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The courtroom https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/going-court/going-court/courtroom Court cases can be long and complicated. They're not like on TV.
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Staying Safe https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/going-court/going-court/staying-safe Victims and witnesses need to feel safe when going to court and giving evidence, and when the accused is given bail. Find out how the justice system protects you.
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What is the role of the Witness Assistance Service? https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/people-involved-prosecution-process/what-role-witness-assistance-service Our Victims and Witness Assistance Service (WAS) staff have social work backgrounds.
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What is the role of prosecutors? https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/people-involved-prosecution-process/what-role-prosecutors The CDPP prosecutes crimes against Commonwealth law.
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What is the role of investigators? https://victimsandwitnesses.cdpp.gov.au/your-role-and-prosecution/who-else-involved-cdpp/what-role-investigators What is the role of investigators? The investigator is the main person looking into whether someone has broken the law or not, for example the police.