Did you just experience harassment? If you just experienced it and you think of reporting it to the police, you can do that. As a victim of harassment, you have the right to report the harassment that you got to the police.
However, you may hesitate to report it to the police. First, you may be afraid and another reason is that you may not know what will happen after you report the harassment and you think that it will be complicated.
Well, if you experience harassment, don’t be afraid to report it because you have the right to report it and it is for your safety. By reporting the harassment, you will not get the harassment from the harasser anymore and hopefully it also can make the harasser stop doing that not only to you but also to others.
If you wonder what will happen after you report the harassment to the police, you are able to read the explanation below about it.
The Things that Will Happen After Reporting the Harassment to the Police
After you have reported a harassment that you suffered to the police, the police will take the right action. Since the levels of the severity of the harassment vary from one case to another case, the police will give a degree of priority to the case.
However, as explained on the Fair Punishment site, firstly the police will investigate the report that you have made and then they will analyze all of the evidence, interviewing witnesses, and verifying the harassment. On that site, it is also explained that the police will also contact the harasser where they will warn them and place them under specific measures. As explained earlier, it depends on the type of the harassment and also the level of the severity.
Furthermore, it is also explained that if you get another harassment from the harasser, then the police will take harsher measures. You are able to file a court complaint, if it still continues to happen and then there will be an order for restraining.
You do not need to worry because the police will help you with the procedures so that if you have an idea to report the harassment that you have got from someone, just report it and don’t be afraid.
On the Victim Support, it is explained that the police may ask you to have a medical examination because they have to collect evidence. This medical examination will be asked if you have been injured or if you suffered a sexual harassment. However, it is your decision whether you want to do it or not, but if you have a medical examination, you will get forensic evidence and it can bring the harasser to justice.
It is important for you to note that investigations can take some time and during the process you will be informed by the police about the developments of the case. Usually, you will be given the name and the phone number of the officer who is responsible for your case.
The Things to Do If My Harassment Report is Refused
Sometimes, the police may refuse a report related to harassment, especially online harassment. So, what should we do? The thing that you have to do when your report is refused is to take a lot of evidence. The things that you experienced related to the harassment need to be documented including the text messages, screenshots, emails, the date of the events and many more and it will be better if you put them all in a folder so that it will be easy for the police to check it. If the police insist on refusing your report, you are able to leave the file of the evidence that you have at the police station.
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