Dame Helen Reeves, DBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 is the former Chief Executive of Victim Support

Victim Support

Victim Support is a charity in England and Wales which aims to help victims and witnesses of crime by raising awareness of their needs and by delivering dedicated services to them. It was established in 1974. It is a national charity with branches in every community and each criminal court in...

 in the UK. She retired in 2005 after spending 26 years with the national charity.

The new Chief Executive of Victim Support is Gillian Guy, a solicitor by training, who was the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Ealing for 11 years.

Quotes from Dame Helen Reeves

"It is staggering to think that even though 14 million crimes are committed every year in England and Wales, most public services turn a blind eye to the specific needs of those affected."

"We believe an entirely new way of thinking about crime is needed - one that recognises the needs of victims of crime as the responsibility of the whole community, rather than leaving people to suffer in silence while we focus our attention on offenders."

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1828524.stm BBC
• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/info/gov/calendar/section4/hongrads Warwick University
• http://www.victimsupport.org.uk/vs_england_wales/about_us/news/news_archive.php V.S.
• http://www.restorativejustice.org.uk/?Past_Events:RJC_Conference_2002:Dame_Helen_Reeves Restorative Justice.org