Information for Professionals

If you’re a support worker, or your organisation has contact with victims of crime, the Victims Centre has a range of free publications available for order.

• Log in to our online portal, Blue Star(external link) and follow the prompts to place your order (select Victims Information tab)
• If you do not have a username or password, you can register via the portal here(external link).

If you need any help ordering publications, email publications@justice.govt.nz

There's a lot of research on victimisation in New Zealand and reports on crime statistics.

There are a number of guidelines and standards produced by justice sector agencies that are relevant to people working with victims of crime.

If you have any suggestions about what should be included in this list, please email the Victims Centre(external link).

The government is doing a lot of work to improve the experience of victims of crime in the criminal justice system. Here are some of the major pieces of work.