{"id":12170,"date":"2022-12-23T20:05:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T20:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/?page_id=12170"},"modified":"2024-03-16T14:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:46:41","slug":"criminal-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/en\/criminal-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12170\" class=\"elementor elementor-12170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67fae98e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67fae98e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Criminal Law: An Overview<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c110bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c110bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed067c6\" data-id=\"ed067c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f5b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16f5b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385104e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"385104e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victim\u2019s Control over the Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e646c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e646c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b69065\" data-id=\"0b69065\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218c387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"218c387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After reporting criminal harassment or sexual assault to the police, police may arrest the accused. The Crown prosecutor is responsible for pressing charges and overseeing the court process. The Crown prosecutor has most of the control in determining how a charge will move forward. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, according to the <em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em> victims of a crime have a right to:<\/p><ul><li>Information<\/li><li>Participation<\/li><li>Seek restitution<\/li><li>Protection<\/li><li>Make a Complaint<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details, please see the <strong><em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em><\/strong> Section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b02bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b02bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01ca9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c01ca9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free \u2013 there is no cost associated with making a criminal complaint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95ec09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a95ec09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long does the process take?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82126c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82126c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process of convicting the accused of a crime can vary and may take years. There is a rule at common law that says trials should not take more than 18 months from the time a person is charged, and most trials are completed before this time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba3f16\" data-id=\"bba3f16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fff28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86fff28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-nurse.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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aria-expanded=\"false\">Accused<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1532\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1532\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Appearance Notice<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1533\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1533\" aria-expanded=\"false\">No Contact Order<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1534\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1534\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Crown Prosecutor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1535\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1535\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Peace Bond<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1536\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1536\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victim<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1537\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1537\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Complainant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Accused<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person who is charged with a crime.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1532\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Appearance Notice<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1532\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1532\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A document telling the accused to go to court at a specific time to answer charges laid against them.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1533\" aria-expanded=\"false\">No Contact Order<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1533\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1533\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An order given to the accused stating they cannot communicate with the victim directly or indirectly (such as by phone, email, through social media or through another person).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1534\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Crown Prosecutor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1534\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1534\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lawyer who works for the government and decides whether to approve charges against the accused. At court the Crown prosecutor is responsible for presenting evidence of an alleged crime and proving it to a Judge beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1535\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Peace Bond<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1535\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1535\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A court order intended to prevent a person from harming another. Peace bonds are an agreement to keep the peace and be of good behaviour toward a specific person. Sometimes a peace bond may also prohibit direct or indirect contact with that person.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1536\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victim<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1536\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1536\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone who has suffered physical or emotional harm, property damage, or economic loss because of an alleged or proven crime. During the criminal process, a person is usually only considered a \u201cvictim\u201d if the accused person is found guilty of the crime. Before that, they are often referred to as a \u201ccomplainant\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1537\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Complainant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1537\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1537\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone who alleges to have suffered physical or emotional harm, property damage, or economic loss because of an alleged crime.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e67657\" data-id=\"2e67657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72c3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f72c3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5b97ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5b97ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a575c31\" data-id=\"a575c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5690e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5690e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does the Criminal Code Apply to My Situation?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91a464e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91a464e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc2046d\" data-id=\"cc2046d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0231f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0231f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stalking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stalking.jpg 900w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stalking-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stalking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stalking-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25c8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25c8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 264 of the <em>Criminal Code<\/em> prohibits harassment, commonly referred to as stalking. Anyone who follows someone from place to place or to their home may be found guilty of Criminal Harassment. Typically, this involves repeated unwanted contact or instances of stalking, but if the accused has engaged in conduct that made the victim fear for their safety or the safety of those around them then this may only need to occur once.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sections 265 and 271\u00a0of the <em>Criminal Code<\/em> prohibits sexual assault and attempts at sexual assault. Anyone who touches or attempts to touch someone in a sexual manner without consent may be found guilty of sexual assault.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da7801d\" data-id=\"da7801d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0b8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc0b8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting to the Police<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02bf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02bf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start the process of asking that criminal charges be brought to the person who sexually harassed you, the first step is to file a report with the police. If you decide to report sexual harassment of the police you will be asked to:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>provide a description of the occurrence (what happened: who, what, when, where, etc.)<\/li><li>provide a statement that may be audio or video recorded<ul><li>The recording can take place in a mutually agreed upon safe location<\/li><li>This recording may be used as evidence later, for example at a trial<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>clarify details through interview questions<\/li><li>provide the names of any suspects, witnesses, and bystanders<\/li><li>provide any physical evidence, such as photos of injuries and clothing<\/li><li>keep in touch with the investigator\/detachment<ul><li>contact them if you remember more details or information that might help the investigation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a158f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3a158f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93bfa38\" data-id=\"93bfa38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45dcf9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45dcf9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want your report to be investigated and the police agree an investigation is warranted, the police will:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>gather evidence, such as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/en\/relationship-violence\/information-sexual-assault-survivors#kit\">Sexual Assault Examination Kit<\/a> statements, witness accounts, etc.<\/li><li>conduct interviews with you, the subject of the complaint, as well as possible witnesses<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The police will then take the information and evidence gathered and compile a report on the events. They will send this report to a Crown prosecutor who will decide whether to press charges. If the Crown prosecutor needs more information, they may investigate the complaint further before deciding to press charges.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Crown prosecutor decides to approve charges, the police may serve the accused with an <strong>Appearance Notice<\/strong>. An appearance notice is an official document telling a person they must appear in court at a specific time and place to respond to a criminal charge.\u00a0 The police may also order the accused to have no direct or indirect contact with the victim (stay away from them) throughout the criminal process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4925d0f6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4925d0f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29eeb7c9\" data-id=\"29eeb7c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa05a07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fa05a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting to the Police: FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-230577d7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230577d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5af4c5 animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1e5af4c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b585c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"46b585c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I bring someone to the police station for support? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7411\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you can have a friend or family member with you when reporting a crime to the police.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a Sexual Assault Evidence Kit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7412\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sexual assault kit is medical evidence gathered by a nurse or doctor. <strong>A sexual assault evidence kit is completely voluntary<\/strong>, if you consent to having one you will be referred to a hospital or support centre to have one done by a doctor or nurse. You can have a friend or family member with you throughout this process, if you have no one available for support the hospital will provide someone to stay with you while a medical professional gathers the sexual assault evidence kit.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical professionals use a sexual assault evidence kit to collect and save biological evidence, such as:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>bodily fluids<\/li><li>blood<\/li><li>hair<\/li><li>skin transfer from the perpetrator<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This evidence is collected using swabs, blood samples, DNA samples and photographs. Once collected, it can help convict the offender when the case goes to court. Collecting these samples in a kit is most effective within one week of the assault. It is also recommended that you avoid brushing your hair or showering until after the kit is gathered.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process for the kit is voluntary and requires your consent.\u00a0<strong>You can stop the process at any time<\/strong>. While the evidence collected through a kit may help support elements of the crime, police can investigate even if an examination kit is not used (including if a survivor declines) or used outside the five-day timeframe.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> If you are unsure about involving the police you can have a hospital or support centre gather a sexual assault evidence kit and ask for the police not to be involved. The hospital or support centre will store the kit for a minimum of 6 months.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to have a sexual assault evidence kit gathered you should go to the emergency department at one of the hospitals listed below and ask for a SANE nurse (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information please see Horizon Health Networks <a href=\"https:\/\/horizonnb.ca\/services\/emergency-department\/sane-sexual-assault-nurse-examiner-program\/\">SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Program page.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Horizon Health Network:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital<\/li><li>Miramichi Regional Hospital<\/li><li>The Moncton Hospital<\/li><li>Saint John Regional Hospital<\/li><li>Upper River Valley Hospital<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vitalit\u00e9 Health Network:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Campbellton Regional Hospital<\/li><li>Chaleur Regional Hospital<\/li><li>Edmundston Regional Hospital<\/li><li>Enfant-J\u00e9sus RHSJ\u2020 Hospital<\/li><li>Grand Falls General Hospital<\/li><li>H\u00f4tel Dieu Saint-Joseph de Saint-Quentin<\/li><li>Tracadie Hospital<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc3920 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5dc3920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b98ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1b98ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Crown Prosecutor has decided not to press or approve charges, what are my options?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2891\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can still ask for a <strong>Peace Bond, <\/strong>which will help prevent the accused from causing further harm. A peace bond may require the accused to:<\/p><ul><li>not visit you at home or at work;<\/li><li>not call you on the phone;<\/li><li>not write you letters or send you messages;<\/li><li>not drive by your house;<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ask for a peace bond, go to the nearest police or RCMP station. Tell the police why you want a peace bond. The police will ask you to give a statement in writing stating why you believe you may be harmed. Be as specific as possible about your fear. If the police go forward with the peace bond when you ask for one, the respondent will be summoned to either refuse the peace bond or voluntarily agree to it. If they refuse, a court date will be set, and you will be expected to take the stand and answer questions about why you want a peace bond.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to ask for a peace bond, please review PLEIS-NB\u2019s publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/index.php?page=peace_bonds_restraining_orders_criminal_law\">Peace Bonds &amp; Protective Orders<\/a> for more details.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Police did not tell the accused to stay away from me during the trial process, how can I avoid seeing them?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2892\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a request to Victims Services or the police for a <strong>no-contact condition<\/strong>. A no-contact condition prohibits the accused person or offender from communicating directly or indirectly with the victim. If a person breaks a no-contact condition, you should call the police immediately.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details, please review PLEIS-NB\u2019s publication: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/index.php?page=no-contact\">Are You a Victim of Crime? You can ask for No-Contact with the Offender<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c229cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c229cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c22671\" data-id=\"1c22671\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a2cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6a2cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695e993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"695e993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victim Services <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33893db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33893db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39817c\" data-id=\"c39817c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63fc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e63fc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-wokerwithhijab.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-wokerwithhijab.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-wokerwithhijab-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-wokerwithhijab-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-wokerwithhijab-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba2879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bba2879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Crown prosecutor decides to press charges against the accused you will be referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/departments\/public-safety\/community_safety\/content\/victim_services.html\">Victim Services<\/a>. Victim Services can:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Explain court procedures and your role in the court process.<\/li><li>Answer your questions about courts, the roles of various officials (judge, Crown prosecutor, defence counsel), and the accused.<\/li><li>Assign a court support person to listen to you, show you the courtroom ahead of time, go with you to court, and stand by to support you as you testify.<\/li><li>Provide information on publication bans and testimonial aids as required.<\/li><li>Provide information on sentencing outcomes.<\/li><li>Explain how to register for offender release information if the accused is incarcerated.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information of how victim services can help you please see PLEIS-NB\u2019s publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/index.php?page=services_victims_crime\">Going to Court: Service for Victims of Crime<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b49122\" data-id=\"1b49122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a8086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a8086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mental Health Resources <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853604a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853604a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are having emotional difficulties or anxiety because of the crime, victims\u2019 services may refer you for <strong>Court Support Counselling<\/strong> or <strong>Short-Term Counselling<\/strong>. You can receive funding from victims services for counselling, however you must first make use of any coverage available to you through insurance or an Employee Assistance Program.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court support counselling will help you deal with trauma, anxiety, or fear to help you give evidence in court. Short term counselling is meant to help you deal with the emotional effects of being a victim of a crime so you can move forward with your life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16a773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a16a773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources to Prepare you for Court <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b014d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b014d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victims Services can help prepare you for court by giving you a tour of the courtroom and a thorough overview of what the court process will look like for you. They may also be able inform you if you qualify to receive financial benefits through the <strong>Compensation for Victims of Crime Program<\/strong>. This program is for victims of crime who have suffered personal injuries or losses as a direct result of a crime. If you qualify, Victim Services will assist you in the application process. You may also qualify for <strong>Restitution<\/strong>, a payment that a person convicted of a crime makes to a victim to cover financial losses that resulted from the crime. Please see the Restitution section for more details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3561b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a3561b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64aa113\" data-id=\"64aa113\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d431e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d431e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistance in Preparing an Impact Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066300d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066300d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the accused is convicted of the crime, you may want to prepare an <strong>Impact Statement <\/strong>that the judge will consider for sentencing. An impact statement is a written statement that a person affected by a crime can prepare for the court to consider when sentencing an offender. A victim tells the court, in their own words, about the harm done by the crime. Victims may include pictures or drawings to help explain how the crime affected them.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victim Services can answer your questions and support you as you prepare an impact statement. For more information, see the pamphlet \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/uploads\/file\/pdfs\/Victim_Impact_Statements_EN.pdf\">Impact Statement Program<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5a3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1c5a3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The crown prosecutor has decided not to press charges, are there any other resources available to me? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2971\"><p>Yes, please visit our publication, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/uploads\/file\/pdfs\/Directory_for_Victims_of_Violence_Eng.pdf\">Directory of Resources in New Brunswick<\/a> for more details. Resources that may be of assistance include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/svnb.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sexual Violence New Brunswick<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Crisis line for referrals and information and a Sexual Assault Counselling Program. Lines open from 5pm-8am, 7 days a week.<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>(506)-454-0437 (Crisis Line)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsacc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fsacc.ca\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/uploads\/file\/pdfs\/Directory_for_Victims_of_Violence_Eng.pdf#page=26&amp;zoom=100,0,0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Community Mental Health Centres<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> deliver acute services, such as screening, assessment, 24-hour crisis intervention, short-term therapy, prevention, consultation<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Click link above for more information on Mental Health Services in your area.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82990e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82990e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd6b83\" data-id=\"1bd6b83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7481db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7481db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f5d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80f5d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victims Bill of Rights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ade72ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ade72ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8937118\" data-id=\"8937118\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958d859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958d859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <strong><em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em><\/strong>, victims of a crime have a right to:<\/p><ul><li>Information<\/li><li>Participation<\/li><li>Seek restitution<\/li><li>Protection<\/li><li>Make a Complaint<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on your rights as a victim of crime, please visit our publication: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/know-your-rights\">Going to Court: Know Your Rights.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fad142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fad142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e341c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e341c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victims of a crime have a right to specific information on the investigation, prosecution and sentencing of a person. Although this is your right, <strong>you must request the information<\/strong>. The police, public prosecution, corrections, and review boards will give the following information on request:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>The status and outcome of your case;<\/li><li>The scheduling of any criminal proceedings, as well as the outcome of these proceedings;<\/li><li>The offender\u2019s conditional release and the timing and conditions of such release;<\/li><li>Copies of orders about the offender\u2019s bail, probation, and conditional sentence; and<\/li><li>Information about an accused who is under the jurisdiction of a Review Board or court, or who has been found unfit to stand trial.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to receive this information, you must register. Once you register, it will be your responsibility to provide current contact information to continue to be notified about the offender. If you wish to register for information and updates on the accused, Victim Services can provide information and assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396b3e3\" data-id=\"396b3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101b2fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"101b2fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources to Prepare you for Court <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120eda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"120eda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victims Services can help prepare you for court by giving you a tour of the courtroom and a thorough overview of what the court process will look like for you. They may also be able inform you if you qualify to receive financial benefits through the <strong>Compensation for Victims of Crime Program<\/strong>. This program is for victims of crime who have suffered personal injuries or losses as a direct result of a crime. If you qualify, Victim Services will assist you in the application process. You may also qualify for <strong>Restitution<\/strong>, a payment that a person convicted of a crime makes to a victim to cover financial losses that resulted from the crime. Please see the Restitution section for more details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b6282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86b6282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7107b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7107b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca5338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca5338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em> gives victims two specific rights that relate to participation in the criminal justice process:<\/p><ul><li>The right to present an impact statement and have it considered in court; and<\/li><li>The right to have your views considered when a decision is being made that may affect your rights as a victim.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victims\u2019 services can assist you in preparing to participate in the court procedure. For more information please visit the <strong>Impact Statement<\/strong> section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af591ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af591ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292b97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292b97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<i>Victims Bill of Rights<\/i>\u00a0gives victims the right to both security and privacy at every step of the criminal justice process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0884ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0884ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8931\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does the Victims Bill of Rights protect my security, as a victim?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8931\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8931\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the specifics of your case, when victims testify in court, they may be entitled to a variety of protections. These may include:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>giving testimony by closed-circuit television;<\/li><li>testifying behind a screen; or<\/li><li>testifying with a support person nearby.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These protections must be provided to victims from certain vulnerable groups; however, other victims can ask the judge to permit them to use testimonial aids to help them feel safe while testifying. When you ask for a testimonial aid, the court must consider your security and protection as well as the requirements for a fair and open criminal justice process.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em> also provides protection against retaliation through no-contact conditions. See the Reporting to Police FAQ Section for more details.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c720848\" data-id=\"c720848\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ad4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76ad4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restitution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba1a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba1a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restitution is a payment made by a person convicted of a crime to a victim to cover financial losses that resulted from the crime.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0Canadian <em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em>\u00a0provides victims of crime with the right to ask the court to consider making a restitution order if the court finds the accused guilty of the crime. Victim Services can explain how to request restitution from the offender and how to apply to the court.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to Apply for Restitution:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ask for restitution, you must complete a Statement on Restitution Form. The police will give you this form along with a fact sheet explaining restitution.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court provides restitution in criminal matters for losses that are easy to calculate, so it is important to indicate any specific financial loss you may have suffered because of the crime such as lost wages, medical expenses etc.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you complete the form, give it to the police and include copies of any documents to support your claim for restitution, such as bills, receipts letters from employers, estimates, etc. The police will give the form to the Crown prosecutor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fd0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2fd0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complaint<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f87ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81f87ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<em>Victims Bill of Rights<\/em>\u00a0provides victims of crime with the right to complain if they feel that their rights were not respected or were denied. If you believe your rights as a victim have been violated, you can file a complaint with the agency responsible such as:<\/p><ul><li>The police,<\/li><li>Victim Services,<\/li><li>Corrections and Parole, or<\/li><li>Crown Prosecutors<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on where you may file a complaint, please visit our publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/index.php?page=making-a-complaint\">Are You a Victim of Crime? File a Complaint.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2d8ab3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2d8ab3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f2079\" data-id=\"39f2079\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4d354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f4d354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae75ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae75ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Trial Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce204c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce204c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a24a39\" data-id=\"8a24a39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c3a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4c3a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a case goes to trial, it will be the Crown prosecutor\u2019s responsibility to satisfy the court beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime. Anyone who has information relevant to the case may be a witness. Sometimes the witness may be the victim of a crime.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the trial process, the Crown prosecutor will call on witnesses to give <strong>evidence<\/strong> under oath. In a criminal trial, evidence is anything relevant to the guilt or innocence of the accused.\u00a0 Evidence may be physical evidence like copies of texts, emails, or documents. It may also be what a witness saw, heard, or experienced.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c095df6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c095df6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcb5229\" data-id=\"fcb5229\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75bc1d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f75bc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Trial Process: FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ab7f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ab7f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20fd6de animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"20fd6de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38893f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"38893f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I choose if I want to be a Witness or not?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5921\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5921\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can agree to be a witness. However, the court can also order you to be a witness by serving you a <strong>subpoena<\/strong>. A subpoena is a legal document that says you must be a witness and for which side. The subpoena will provide you with the date and time you must be in court and the location of the court.\u00a0 You may be asked to meet with the Crown Prosecutor at some point before the trial to review your evidence.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5922\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5922\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I no longer want to proceed with Criminal Charges, can I have them dropped? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5922\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5922\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A victim does not press charges, only the crown prosecutor has the power to press charges. Therefore, once you file a complaint with the police, the case against the accused is in the hands of the Crown. You may express your wishes to drop the charges to the police or the crown, however whether they proceed with the trial is at their sole discretion.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb0365c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bb0365c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9656ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9656ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I give my evidence?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will give your evidence in person in court under oath. The Crown Prosecutor and the defence lawyer have a chance to question you. You cannot give evidence in writing. The criminal law provides special protections to help \u201cvulnerable victims\u201d give their evidence. Any victim or witness with a mental or physical disability that impairs their ability to testify may ask the Court to let them testify from a place outside the courtroom using close circuit TV or from behind a screen. They are\u00a0automatically\u00a0eligible for testimonial aids, having a court support person stand beside them, and other protections.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other victims may apply for testimonial aids and the Court will decide if they are eligible by considering their age, the nature of the offence, and their relationship to the accused. If you wish to have testimonial aids, Victims Services can assist you. Please see our publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca\/en\/index.php?page=vulnerable_victims\">Vulnerable Victims of Crime\u2026Making it Easier to Testify in Court<\/a> for more details.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"ac403853-e9d9-4175-a6b6-03e943fdbbd5\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"bbe25cbd-2af6-4761-aad4-70caccd16da2\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"fb348635-41ac-45b7-9c88-d98df8837230\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"f5f601f8-a39d-4e51-95f2-c5ca9aa4b999\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a68f0e3a-ae5c-489c-995d-61200851428d\" data-name=\"Path-7\"><polygon points=\"7.034 7.053 0 0.744 0.668 0 7.014 5.691 12.989 0.01 13.679 0.734 7.034 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"fade1ebc-74d5-4b74-a0ba-cf9635d5c2ec\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 13.6787 7.0527\"><g id=\"a0251487-216c-425a-823f-702aff999755\" data-name=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"be76dd57-8e2c-45bc-aaef-6838970e69cf\" data-name=\"Services\"><g id=\"e7e11857-f3b5-4f44-967b-3382042a6604\" data-name=\"Section-4\"><g id=\"a5f28d2b-cc51-404a-9566-74667113986e\" data-name=\"Path-7-Copy-9\"><polygon points=\"13.011 7.053 6.665 1.361 0.689 7.043 0 6.318 6.645 0 13.679 6.309 13.011 7.053\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does it mean to be under oath?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you give your evidence, you must swear to tell the truth or solemnly affirm you will tell the truth. To swear an oath, a court clerk or the judge will give you a holy item such as a Bible, Quran, Torah, or Eagle Feather and ask you to swear to tell the truth. This is called swearing in the witness. When you are sworn in, you are under oath. As an alternative to swearing an oath on a religious item, you may solemnly declare to tell the truth. If the witness is a child or has an intellectual disability, they may be asked to promise to tell the truth rather than swear or solemnly declare.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee8b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ee8b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64a42ee2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64a42ee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-498af5c7\" data-id=\"498af5c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0804104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0804104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3910c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3910c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Victim Services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc4ce08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc4ce08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact the <strong>New Brunswick Victim Services<\/strong> office closest to you find out more about our services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a5f8ef7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a5f8ef7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56468468\" data-id=\"56468468\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f84cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f84cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>General Inquiries:<\/strong><\/p><p>Victim Services, New Brunswick<\/p><p>Tel.: 506-453-3992<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:DPS-MSP.Information@gnb.ca\">DPS-MSP.Information@gnb.ca<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/departments\/public-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>www.gnb.ca\/publicsafety<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468914e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468914e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mailing Adress:<\/strong><\/p><p>Victim Services, New Brunswick<\/p><p>P.O. 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href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=113+Roseberry+Street%2CCampbellton%2C+NB%2CE3N+2G6%2CCanada@48.004110,-66.680503&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=r8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">113 Roseberry Street<\/a><\/div><div>Campbellton, NB<\/div><div><a href=\"tel:5067892388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-789-2339<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b349a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63b349a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4039c458 elementor-widget 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rel=\"noopener\">506-336-3704<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd1a8fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cd1a8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e4409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5e4409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elsipogtog Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0c8ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a0c8ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/46\u00b035'43.7%22N+64\u00b058'48.6%22W\/@46.595469,-64.980172,14z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d46.595469!4d-64.980172?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">205-2 Big Cove Rd.<\/a><br \/>Elsipogtog, NB<br \/><a href=\"tel:5065234747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-523-4747<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3b4971 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a3b4971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08b1d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f08b1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fredericton Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5708cba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5708cba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/45\u00b058'39.2%22N+66\u00b038'00.8%22W\/@45.977557,-66.633547,14z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d45.977557!4d-66.633547?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300 Saint Mary\u2019s St<\/a><br \/>Fredericton, NB<br \/><a href=\"tel:5064532768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-453-2768<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427ea44d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"427ea44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d58c2e2\" data-id=\"3d58c2e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212a54e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"212a54e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miramichi Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b180253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b180253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a title=\"254 St. Patrick Street\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/47\u00b000'27.3%22N+65\u00b034'02.9%22W\/@47.00759,-65.567459,14z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d47.00759!4d-65.567459?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">673 King George Highway<\/a><\/div><div>Miramichi, NB<\/div><div><a href=\"tel:5066274065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-627-4065<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f139fd8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f139fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782ba4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782ba4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moncton Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c708548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c708548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><span class=\"normaltextrun\">145 Assumption Blvd.\u00a0 Room 105 <\/span><\/div><\/div><div>Moncton, NB<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/tel.:5068562875\">506-856-2875<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2390293d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2390293d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6025e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6025e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saint John Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60068643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60068643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/45\u00b016'30.3%22N+66\u00b003'45.1%22W\/@45.27507,-66.06254,14z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d45.27507!4d-66.06254?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Peel Plaza<\/a><br \/>Saint John, NB<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/tel.:5066583742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-658-3742<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e660704 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e660704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c7cf01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64c7cf01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caraquet Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76992b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76992b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><span class=\"normaltextrun\">182 Boulevard Saint-Pierre Ouest<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Caraquet,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">NB<\/span><\/div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/tel.5063943690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-394-3690<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28153ac8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"28153ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2931c3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2931c3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Woodstock Regional Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5672b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5672b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/46\u00b009'05.4%22N+67\u00b034'29.2%22W\/@46.151485,-67.574771,14z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d46.151485!4d-67.574771?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">111 Chapel Street<\/a><br \/>Woodstock, NB<\/div><div><a href=\"tel:5063254422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506-325-4422<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b69191 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30b69191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39b1ed9a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39b1ed9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-584335bc\" data-id=\"584335bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133d9bf3 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-move-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"133d9bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/en\/new-brunswick-human-rights-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/workdesk.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Brunswick Human Rights Commission \t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication Process \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67dea251\" data-id=\"67dea251\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d60ba8 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-move-right animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"34d60ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/en\/canadian-human-rights-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/hand-on-cell2.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCanadian Human Rights Commission \t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAPPLICATION PROCESS\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e1e4ed\" data-id=\"9e1e4ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d98de7 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-move-right animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"1d98de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/en\/criminal-law\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/saferplacesnb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ccivil-court.jpg);\" 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reporting criminal harassment or sexual assault to the police, police may arrest the accused. 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