ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMES BY THE JUDICIARY POWER OF THE STATE OF RONDÔNIA
Victim's human rights; Specialized Center for Attention to Victims of Crimes and Infractional Acts; Access to Justice; Victim service.
This text discusses the evolution of the consideration and protection of crime victims in the legal and social context, especially in the Judiciary of the State of Rondônia, Brazil. Particular attention is given to the victim's position in the criminal process and their transition from a state of neglect to being recognized as a subject of rights, according to the perspective of victimology. The motivation for this research comes from a magistrate with experience in the criminal courts of Rondônia, observing the need to provide victims with a more prominent and participative role in judicial processes and ensuring their rights and dignity are respected and protected. The research details that the victim has long been relegated to a secondary role in the criminal process, often only associated with evidence production. However, over time, various legislations, such as Law 9.099/95 (Special Courts Law) and Maria da Penha Law (Law 11.340/2006), have highlighted the recognition and protection of victims in Brazil, indicating a significant shift in legislative and judicial perspective on the victim's role in the criminal process. The text delves into practices and structures established by the Judiciary of the State of Rondônia concerning the treatment of crime victims. Notably, it emphasizes the establishment of the Specialized Center for Attention to Victims of Crimes and Infractional Acts in 2022, aimed at providing care, shelter, information, and formal referral of victims, in addition to combating revictimization. The research aimed to analyze the victim service by the state judiciary, identify actions aligned with the "Institutional Policy of the Judiciary for Attention and Support to Victims of Crimes and Infractional Acts" of the National Council of Justice, explore the structure and flow of the Specialized Center, and obtain perceptions of victims and magistrates about the services offered. The specific objectives of the research aim to identify actions that aim to serve the Institutional Policy of Victim Service, analyze the structure of the Specialized Center, apprehend the impressions of victims about the legal services received, and recognize magistrates' actions to ensure victims' access to procedural information and other services. The research, therefore, is situated at the intersection between legal practice, legislation, and the experiential experience of victims in the State of Rondônia, seeking to understand and improve the trajectory and service of victims in the criminal process. This qualitative study explored procedures used by judges and servers in the districts of Porto Velho and Pimenta Bueno, as well as perceptions of crime victims about judicial service, using a methodology of bibliographic survey and questionnaire application. In 2022 and 2023, forms were sent via WhatsApp to victims who participated in hearings in the Criminal Courts, exploring aspects such as service, language, and access to information during and post-audience. In the same period, the form was also applied to judges, achieving moderate participation. Visits and evaluations of the CEAVs (Specialized Center for Attention to Victims of Crimes and Infractional Acts) of Rondônia and Mato Grosso in 2023 provided insights into existing service structures, with comparative data collected through questionnaires and in-person visits. Access to information and the quality of the service received during the hearings, which mainly took place via videoconference or in a hybrid format due to the contemporaneity of the research, are highlighted as central elements of the victims' experience in the judicial process, with these data being presented and analyzed through graphs in subsequent chapters of the work, seeking