VSS Annual Report 14-15 | Page 23

ADVOCACY VSS Submissions Our research is an important part of the work we do to create positive change for victims and their families. We regularly engage with and listen to victims to collect feedback about their experiences and to find out what is important to them. What victims tell us informs our policy platforms and the submissions we make to criminal justice decision makers. In 2014-15, we made 11 submissions to decision makers on a range of issues affecting victims of crime, including compensation, domestic and family violence, services for young victims, child sexual abuse, court closures, and sentencing. Supporting Victims of Crime 21