What crimes can WAS help victims of?

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WAS Officers support victims of domestic and family violence.
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Domestic and family violence is when someone close to you hurts you, such as:

  • your partner, like your boyfriend or girlfriend
  • a member of your family
  • someone who takes care of you
  • someone you live with.
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They also support victims of sexual violence.
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Sexual violence is when someone:

  • makes you do sexual things you don’t want to do
  • does something sexual to you that you don’t want them to do.
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WAS Officers support family members of a person whose life was ended by someone else.
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This includes if a person’s life was ended by someone else in a car crash.