Project Title: BeneVict “Analysis of benefits of full implementation of the Victims’ Rights Directive”
Donor: European Commission
Coordinator: Victim Support Europe AISBL (VSE), Belgium
Project starting date: 1 July 2022
Project duration: 30 months
Countries: Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Serbia, Latvia, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Cyprus, Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Malta
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
The BeneVict project aims to support the EU and Member States (MSs) in their future action on common values and implementation of the EU Victims’ Rights Strategy, as well as to support MSs in the development of their own national strategies.
ACTIVITIES
- Assessment of the current state of play in the practical implementation of the Victims’ Rights Directive across the EU-26
- Identify data collection practices of the 26 Member States
- Development of a Victim Rights Index
- Quantify the cost of victimization in four selected Member States – Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden -
- Identify and quantify benefits of victim support the four selected Member States
- Propose recommendations for further investment in victim support
- Identify lacunas in the knowledge and skills of stakeholders, victim support professionals, law enforcement, justice etc.
- Inform the upcoming EU and Member States action in the field of victims’ rights
- Build an approach to using research results to build effective engagement with stakeholders
- Increase the capacity of stakeholders to respond to victims’ needs
- Dissemination activities and publications
