Indirect victims support officer
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Lincolnshire police have created a new job for an indirect victims support officer, who would be there to help the families and they have had other police forces, in Essex, Surrey, Norfolk, Hampshire and Sussex, contact them about setting up something similar in those areas too.
This won't happen overnight, but for people in those areas, who are already on this journey, it is something to bear in mind. In Lincolnshire, the officer is supporting people from the knock all the way through to the sentencing, so they would be able to answer a lot of the queries that we see on here, about the legal process and how long it takes to check devices etc.
This won't happen overnight, but for people in those areas, who are already on this journey, it is something to bear in mind. In Lincolnshire, the officer is supporting people from the knock all the way through to the sentencing, so they would be able to answer a lot of the queries that we see on here, about the legal process and how long it takes to check devices etc.
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I am afraid I am with Daffodill. Before this awful situation I would have agreed and said it was a nice gesture from the police. However, when it all kicked off my OH was arrested and was on remand so i was on my own. I have multiple visits from the police for all sorts of things. I had read police are not your friends so tried to control my answers as i babble when i am nervous. Even though they were 'just' chatting and i was told this is not recorded there was a PC writing down everything i was saying! So in a situation i could barely get any sleep could not speak to my OH they were recording everything that was being said.
Daffodil and Webb89
I am with you both, based on my own experience, would not trust the police as far as I could spit. I think a visit from someone from the police, supposedly offering support, would only fuel my anxiety
I am with you both, based on my own experience, would not trust the police as far as I could spit. I think a visit from someone from the police, supposedly offering support, would only fuel my anxiety
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My reaction was *eff that* when I read this post, I'm afraid. I'm with Daffodil.
For this to be effective there would need to be an element of trust.
I will never, ever trust a police officer again, no matter their job role and I certainly wouldn't have wanted one anywhere near me in the beginning.
I haven't had a particularly bad experience with them either - I'm just not nieve enough to think they are nice people or not corrupt as an organisation.
A volunteer from the community who has lived experience and isn't employed by the police is a suggestion I could imagine.
For this to be effective there would need to be an element of trust.
I will never, ever trust a police officer again, no matter their job role and I certainly wouldn't have wanted one anywhere near me in the beginning.
I haven't had a particularly bad experience with them either - I'm just not nieve enough to think they are nice people or not corrupt as an organisation.
A volunteer from the community who has lived experience and isn't employed by the police is a suggestion I could imagine.
I think that there should be independent advocates. Not tied to SS, Police etc.
Local, independent people who are not necessarily "professionals" but who have had specific, targeted, evidence informed training on all aspects of a family's experiences who are there for you and you alone and will not be tied to an investigation where there is confidentiality underpinning it (unless of course there was a glaring safeguarding issue but this is what SS are identifying with regards to protectiveness)
LFF are an incredible source of support but they are not local, cannot sit with you and don't know the particulars of your case. They can listen but have not experienced it themselves.
For example, the wider effects even once the dust settles. This week I have experienced the wider effects based on my experiences (but also linked to really bad management from an individual at work) where this has led to me falling apart somewhat and destroying my confidence in my ability at work - under this scrutiny, it was all too much after all of the scrutiny we have lived under for the past 2 1/2 years and I ended up crying at work!!! Couldn't stop. I'm not a crier unless under extreme duress and genuinely incredibly positive. Could have done with someone this week! But it is definitely tied to my experiences.
Local, independent people who are not necessarily "professionals" but who have had specific, targeted, evidence informed training on all aspects of a family's experiences who are there for you and you alone and will not be tied to an investigation where there is confidentiality underpinning it (unless of course there was a glaring safeguarding issue but this is what SS are identifying with regards to protectiveness)
LFF are an incredible source of support but they are not local, cannot sit with you and don't know the particulars of your case. They can listen but have not experienced it themselves.
For example, the wider effects even once the dust settles. This week I have experienced the wider effects based on my experiences (but also linked to really bad management from an individual at work) where this has led to me falling apart somewhat and destroying my confidence in my ability at work - under this scrutiny, it was all too much after all of the scrutiny we have lived under for the past 2 1/2 years and I ended up crying at work!!! Couldn't stop. I'm not a crier unless under extreme duress and genuinely incredibly positive. Could have done with someone this week! But it is definitely tied to my experiences.
It's not something I would welcome unless independent of the police.
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This officers job is not to help the police with their mental health. That may have been one of the motivations for creating the role, but it is not what they do, on a day to day basis.
Unfortunately we don't appear to have anyone from Lincolnshire on the forum, who can give us first hand experience of what this officer is like to deal with. I only know what I have read online.
This officers job is not to help the police with their mental health. That may have been one of the motivations for creating the role, but it is not what they do, on a day to day basis.
Unfortunately we don't appear to have anyone from Lincolnshire on the forum, who can give us first hand experience of what this officer is like to deal with. I only know what I have read online.
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