Publications - Miscellaneous
You can order any of these publications free of charge.
Booklets |
 | A guide to the media for victims of crime (pdf 320Kb)
(A5 booklet) If you are a victim of crime you may find yourself the centre of media attention. This booklet is designed to inform you of your rights and to assist you in dealing with the media. |
Information sheets |
 | Victims Registers (PDF, 98kb)
(2pp A4 sheet) Provides information for victims of crime about victims registers. Information is provided about the purposes of the victims registers and the contact details of the three agencies who hold victims registers: Corrective Services NSW, the Justice Health Forensic Executive Support Unit and Juvenile Justice. |
 | Mental Illness and Serious Crime (PDF, 139kb) (4pp A4 sheet) Explains how a person who has committed an act of violence can be found not guilty by reason of mental illness, within the criminal justice system in NSW. Topics covered include: What happens when a person with a mental illness has been arrested? What does not guilty by means of mental illness mean? What happens after a finding of not guilty by reason of mental illness is made? What is a forensic patient? What is the Mental Health Review Tribunal?
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