Manual on Assistance to Tourists Who Are Victims of Crime, Part 2: Workbook

• NCJ Number: 198882
• Author(s): J. E. Bruinink; G. J. Slump
• Date Published: May 1997
• Length: 55 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Netherlands Ministry of Justice
• Corporate Author: Van Dijk, Van Soomeren en Partners
• Sale Source: Van Dijk, Van Soomeren en Partners
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Netherlands
• Note: See NCJ-198881 for Part 1; downloaded January 31, 2003.

Annotation

This document serves as a manual to explore the basic knowledge required to assist tourists who are victims of crime in the Netherlands.

Abstract

Foreign tourist can easily become the victim of a crime or a traffic accident in the Netherlands, and the ways in which the victim handles the crime or accident and its legal repercussions can be essentially the same as for the victim’s Dutch counterpart. After discussing the various psychosocial and physical effects confronting victims of crime or traffic accidents in the Netherlands, the authors detail the ways in which the shocking event may be dealt with by the victim, highlighting the Dutch legal system, aspects of the loss experienced by the victim, and possible financial compensations for the victim. Noting that the target group for the Netherlands’ program of assistance for tourists who are victims of crime is individuals who have already filed a report with the police, the authors discuss specific characteristics of assistance, detailing intercultural communication, assistance networks, the maintenance of law and order, documents of identity, finances, transportation, health, accommodation, and the limits to victim assistance and referral. The authors suggest that the best way to organize the various problems associated with assisting victims of crime is to generate a comprehensive checklist of assistance measures. The authors present a discussion of the various questions they deem important to ask crime and traffic accident victims, including questions concerning the loss of documents and/or money, the theft of personal possessions, transportation, accommodation, food, and rest issues, as well as questions involving insurance, death, language problems, emotional, legal, compensation, other financial issues, and traffic accidents.