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A Study on the Improvement of Crime Victim Support Activities at the Prosecution Service

Recently, victim support measures have shown rapid development. The main focus of this thesis is to increase the use of victim support measures and provide more care for the victim in the process of support. Firstly, active support activities dig out hidden victims and support them without waiting for the application from the victim. When it comes to the interpretation of victim support provisions, we need to keep in mind the phrase, 'in doubt, pro the victim'. Secondly, victim-centered activities is badly needed in the process of support. When the victim applies for support, he does not need to fill out the application by hand any more. On behalf of the victim, a staff fills out the application using a computer. When it is difficult for the victim to visit the prosecutors' office, we go victim's home directly and support him. Thirdly, instead of general publicity activities, we go directly to the target of public relations and explain support measures in detail. Fourthly, regarding the professionalism of the staff, instead of one-time cramming training, we have a monthly research seminar that involve reading and discussing papers related to the victim. Fifthly, we have signed with the MOU with NOVA(USA), NNVS(Japan), and VSE(EU), so even if one becomes a victim in one of the nations, he can get local support by mutual cooperation. It is this researcher's wish that in order to achieve qualitative growth keeping with quantitative growth of victim support, creative and victim-centered active support activities should be performed much often.