Our published reviews include examples of good and bad practice, case studies focused on real victims of crime, and recommendations to improve the experience of victims.
2025
- Justice delayed: The impact of the Crown Court backlog on victims, victim services and the criminal justice system – 4 March 2025
2024
- Still living a nightmare: Understanding the experiences of anti-social behaviour victims – 9 September 2024
- 2023 Victim Survey – 27 August 2024
- Going above and beyond: Mapping the provision and impact of Victim Advocacy in the Criminal Justice System – 14 March 2024
2023
- 2022 Victim Survey – 8 November 2023
2022
- The impact of online abuse: Hearing the victim’s voice – 1 June 2022
2021
- Who suffers fraud? Understanding the fraud victim landscape – 13 October 2021
- 2021 Victim survey – 9 September 2021
- Next steps for special measures: A review of the provision of special measures to vulnerable and intimidated witnesses – 19 May 2021
- Victims law policy paper: The Victims’ Commissioner’s proposals for a Victims Law – 24 February 2021
2020
- The role and rights of victims of crime in adversarial criminal justice systems: Recommendations for reform in England and Wales – 17 December 2020
- Constitutional powers of the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales – 3 December 2020
- Rape survivors and the criminal justice system – 20 October 2020
- Special measures literature review – 29 July 2020
- Victims statistics, year ending March 2019: victims services, restorative justice and information, advice and support – 15 June 2020
- Victims’ Code Survey: Consultation on improving the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime – 26 May 2020
- Sowing the seeds: Children’s experience of domestic abuse and criminality – 1 April 2020
- Victims statistics, year ending March 2019: police, courts and the criminal justice system – 25 March 2020
- Children’s experience of domestic abuse and criminality: A literature review – 18 March 2020
2019
- Struggling for justice: Entitlements and experiences of bereaved families following homicide abroad – 23 October 2019
- VC analysis of victims’ reasons for withdrawing sexual offence complaints – 15 August 2019
- Analysis of the offer and take-up of victim personal statements 2018 to 2019 – 7 August 2019
- Anti-social behaviour: living a nightmare – 30 April 2019
- Victim advocates: A rapid evidence assessment – 27 February 2019
- Compensation without re-traumatisation: The Victims’ Commissioner’s reviews into criminal injuries compensation – 1 January 2019
2018
- Analysis of the offer and take-up of victim personal statements 2017 to 2018 – 1 October 2018
- Are victims satisfied? Part 2 – a scoping review – 1 June 2018
- Entitlements and experiences of victims of mentally disordered offenders – 1 June 2018
- A voice for the voiceless: Provision of registered intermediaries for children and vulnerable victims and witnesses – 1 January 2018
2017
- Analysis of the offer and take-up of victim personal statements 2016 to 2017 – 1 November 2017
- Are victims satisfied? Part 1 – a scoping review – 1 August 2017
- Are we getting it right for young victims of crime? A review of Children’s entitlements in the Victims’ Code – 1 February 2017
- Victim inequality in the offer of personal victim statements 2017 – 1 January 2017
2016
- A question of quality: A review of restorative justice part 2 – victims – 1 November 2016
- A question of quality: A review of restorative justice part 1 – service providers – 1 March 2016
- What works in supporting victims of crime: A rapid evidence assessment – 1 March 2016
- Victim inequality in the offer of personal statements 2016 – 1 January 2016
2015
- The silenced victim: A review of the victim personal statement – 1 November 2015
- A review of complaints and resolution for victims of crime – 1 January 2015