Title: 
Headings:  CHAPTER 6 IMPACT OF CRIME ON VICTIMS
IMPACT
 
OF
 
CRIME
 
ON
 
VICTIMS
 

NVAA
 
Module
 
6
  
Learning
 
Objectives
 

Who
 
is
 
Affected
 
by
 
Crime?
 

Potential
 
Victim
 
Reactions
 
in
 
the
 
Aftermath
 
of
 
Crime
 

Immediate
 
and
 
Short-term
 
Trauma
 
Reactions
  

Long-term
 
Trauma
 
Reactions
 

Posttraumatic
 
Stress
 
Disorder
 
(PTSD)
 

Physical,
 
Spiritual,
 
Emotional,
 
and
 
Financial
 
Impact
 
of
 
Crime

PHYSICAL
 
AND
 
SPIRITUAL
 
IMPACT
 
OF
 
CRIME
 
ON
 
VICTIMS
 

EXHIBIT
 
6-2
EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL
 
AND
 
FINANCIAL
 
IMPACT
 
OF
 
CRIME
 
ON
 
VICTIMS
 

The
 
Financial
 
Costs
 
of
 
Crime
 

Who
 
Pays
 
for
 
Crime?
 

Community
 
Impact

The
 
Impact
 
of
 
Trauma
 
on
 
Brain
 
Development
 

The
 
Impact
 
of
 
Trauma
 
on
 
the
 
Developed
 
(Adult)
 
Brain
  

References
 


Content: It
 
is
 
important
 
for
 
victim
 
assistance
 
professionals
 
to
 
understand
 
the
 
different
 
ways
 
that
 
crime
 
can
 
affect
 
victims—
psychologically,
 
financially,
 
physically
 
and
 
spiritually. Any
 
discussion
 
of
 
the
 
impact
 
of
 
crime
 
on
 
victims
 
is
 
necessarily
 
general
 
in
 
scope. The
 
following
 
information
 
is
 
offered
 
to
 
help
 
victim
 
assistance
 
professionals
 
to
 
be
 
aware
 
of
 
the
 
common
 
types
 
of
 
reactions
 
that
 
victims
 
experience,
 
and
 
should
 
be
 
used
 
as
 
general
 
guidelines
 
to
 
provide
 
direction
 
and
 
references
 
for
 
additional
 
resources. NVAA
 
Module
 
6
  
Learning
 
Objectives
 

 
Identify
primary
 
and
 
secondary
 
victims
 
of
 
crime. Recognize
 
factors
 
that
 
influence
 
a
 
victim’s
 
ability
 
to
 
cope. Identify
 
symptoms
 
of
 
trauma
 
that
 
victims
 
may
 
have
 
in
 
the
 
immediate,
 
short-term,
 
and
 
long-term
 
periods
 
following
 
victimization. Discuss
 
possible
 
physical,
 
psychological/emotional,
 
financial,
 
and
 
spiritual
 
effects
 
of
 
crime
 
on
 
victims. Crime
 
has
 
significant,
 
yet
 
varying
 
consequences,
 
on
 
individual
 
crime
 
victims,
 
their
 
families
 
and
 
friends,
 
and
 
communities. The
 
impact
 
of
 
crime
 
on
 
victims
 
results
 
in
 
emotional
 
and
 
psychological,
 
physical,
 
financial,
 
social
 
and
 
spiritual
 
consequences. While
 
there
 
are
 
no
 
consistent
 
findings
 
about
 
victims’
 
challenges
 
in
 
coping
 
with
 
the
 
aftermath
 
of
 
criminal
 
victimization
 
with
 
respect
 
to
 
demographic
 
characteristics,
 
a
 
victim’s
 
ability
 
to
 
cope
 
with
 
the
 
impact
 
of
 
crime
 
depends
 
on
 
a
 
variety
 
of
 
factors
 
(National
 
Institute
 
of
 
Mental
 
Health,
 
2006):