"ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM OF CRIME
Anyone can be a victim of crime. This can be a traumatic experience.
A crime can have physical, psychological, economic and social consequences.
If you have been the victim of a crime or know someone who has, this website may offer you help and assistance.

Here you can find information about:
Your rights
How criminal proceedings work
Where to find help and support
This website highlights your rights at every stage of the criminal justice process, from the beginning when you first contact the police, to the end when an offender might be released.

We hope that you will find this app helpful.
We have tried our best to explain everything you need to know in simple and clear terms, while still providing you with as complete and comprehensive information as possible.

We have written the information on this app using plain English guidelines. We have also included a list of plain English explanations of legal and other technical terms in the glossary. This is so information can be easily understood by everyone.
The information on this app cannot replace legal advice. Laws can change and there can be differences between cases, so the information on this website may not always apply to your case.
You might not see yourself as a victim. You might identify as a survivor of a crime. We are using the word victim for this website but we recognise and respect that not all people who suffer from crime identify with this word.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties compiled the contents for this site as part of the INFOVICTIMS III project. This project was funded by the European Union’s Justice Programme (2014–2020). The European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use of the information available on this website."