If you are a victim of a street attack

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If you are a victim of a street attack

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY:

1. The first thing you should do is, overcoming pain, a natural sense of shame for your appearance, dirty and torn clothes, as soon as possible get to the place where there are people and a working phone, and report the fact of crime to the internal affairs.

2. Call an ambulance or, calling the police with a message about the incident, provide information about yourself, the place and time of the incident, signs of the criminals, and also state that you need medical help, even if you are not sure that you were injured during the attack.

3. If the attack caused your health serious harm, immediately contact an ambulance; however, if possible, do not postpone the meeting with law enforcement officials for a long time. Remember that time in such situations is very expensive!

• Try to stay until the police and ambulance arrive at the crime scene or at the place where you called the police. Remember: as practice shows, most crimes of this kind are revealed precisely in hot pursuit.
• After the arrival of the police officers, you need to recall and describe the attacker's appearance as accurately as possible - height, physique, and body shape.
• Describing the face of the criminal, try to remember what impression he made on you: for example, did it look haggard, swollen or, conversely, disposed to itself, evoked sympathy? The color of hair and eyes is recommended to be described only by one parameter: dark or light. It is necessary to complete the portrait of the criminal with a description of the clothes, their style, color, etc.
• Give an accurate description of the property stolen from you, name it exact or approximate value, remember all the distinctive features of the stolen things.
• Report any injuries and health problems to the doctors and submit the received medical documents to law enforcement agencies.
• Do not be afraid or ashamed to contact doctors and police officers with complaints about your physical and mental health.
• Be sure to write down the name of the police unit and the names of the employees who arrived at your call, as well as the name of the substation and the name of the doctor of the ambulance team.

WHAT TO DO DURING THE WEEK:

You yourself (if your health condition allows), your lawyer or your loved ones should:

• check if a criminal case has been opened. Verification period by oral or written application is 3 days. In exceptional cases, at the request of the investigator or inquiry officer, the period may be extended to 10 or 30 days.
• If you have been refused a criminal case, you have the right to familiarize yourself with all the materials of the audit, as well as appeal the refusal to initiate a criminal case in court at the location of the body that carried out the verification of your application.
• Write a statement to the interrogating officer (investigator) on recognizing you as a victim. Only after the investigator issues the relevant decision can you fully use all the rights of the victim. It is important to remember that the victim has responsibilities. If your property has been damaged, you need to evaluate it, as this may affect the qualification of the crime. If a property, physical or moral harm has been caused to you by a crime, then you must bring a civil lawsuit to compensate for such harm. To make a claim for compensation for harm you need to contact the inquiry officer (investigator). Remember that the amount of harm caused must be justified. If property has been stolen (for example, a mobile phone), you need to submit documents confirming its value, or contact the store where similar goods are sold to determine the value of the stolen. In the initial determination of moral harm, it must be assessed in terms of both physical and moral suffering. The final amount of compensation for harm shall be determined by the court.
• Contact a psychologist and tell him about the misfortune that happened to you. Here, in the specialist’s office, you can’t be afraid to throw out all your emotions about what you have experienced, tell about your feelings, doubts, fears, ask for advice, ask any question. Psychological and psychotherapeutic counseling will give you the opportunity to receive preventive and clinical care for the development of neurosis and post-traumatic stress disorder.

WHAT IT IS NOT ABLE TO DO:

• You should not pretend that nothing happened to you. Believe me, this will not make you feel better. You must understand that the person who committed the crime and went unpunished will do it again and again. If you do not stop him now, then who knows, it is possible that the next time the victim of his attack will be one of your friends or relatives.
• Do not take the application. Very often, after filing the application, relatives or friends of the suspect turn to the victim with a request to collect the application in exchange for money or some other good.
• You should not be afraid of threats and believe in the promises of material compensation for the harm you have suffered, bypassing law enforcement and judicial authorities.
• You should know that, according to Art. 76 of the Criminal Code, reconciliation of the parties is possible only if the crime was committed for the first time and if it is a crime of small or medium gravity.
• Remember that reconciliation of the parties is the right of the parties, and not the obligation of the inquiry officer (investigator) or the court.

Source @ Everyday cops​