Title: 
Headings: The Impact of Victimization
The
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 

Introduction
 

What
 
is
 
crime?
 

Crime
 
Prevention
 

Who
 
is
 
a
 
crime
 
victim?
 

How
 
does
 
crime
 
affect
 
people?
 

The
 
Emotional
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 

The
 
Physical
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 

The
 
Financial
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 

The
 
Psychological
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 

Stress
 

Social
 
Injuries
 
&
 
Secondary
 
Victimization
  

After
 
Victimization
 

What
 
happens
 
if
 
there
 
are
 
no
 
charges
 
laid?
 

What
 
do
 
victims
 
need
 
after
 
a
 
crime
 
is
 
committed?
 

What
 
are
 
crime
 
victim
 
services?
 

Police-based
 
victim
 
services
 

Crown/court-based
 
services
  

Recovering
 
from
 
Victimization
 

Working
 
for
 
Positive
 
Change
 

Conclusion
 

References
 


Content: It
 
is
 
certainly
 
justified
 
for
 
victims
 
to
 
feel
 
anger
 
toward
 
the
 
person
 
or
 
people
 
who
 
harmed
 
them. Fear
 
or
 
Terror
 
–
 
It
 
is
 
common
 
for
 
victims
 
to
 
feel
 
terror
 
or
 
fear
 
following
 
a
 
crime
 
that
 
involved
 
a
 
threat
 
to
 
one’s
 
safety
 
or
 
life,
 
or
 
to
 
someone
 
else
 
a
 
victim
 
cares
 
about. Fear
 
can
 
cause
 
a
 
person
 
to
 
have
 
panic
 
attacks
 
if
 
they
 
are
 
ever
 
reminded
 
of
 
the
 
crime. Fear
 
can
 
last
 
for
 
quite
 
some
 
time
 
following
 
the
 
commission
 
of
 
a
 
crime
 
and
 
under
 
certain
 
circumstances,
 
it
 
can
 
become
 
debilitating. Fear
 
or
 
terror
 
that
 
becomes
 
overwhelming
 
is
 
unhealthy
 
and
 
victims
 
should
 
consult
 
their
 
family
 
physician
 
about
 
it
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible. Frustration
 
–
 
Many
 
victims
 
are
 
frustrated
 
by
 
the
 
feelings
 
of
 
helplessness
 
or
 
powerlessness
 
that
 
surface
 
when
 
the
 
crime
 
takes
 
place. This
 
can
 
be
 
especially
 
true
 
if
 
victims
 
were
 
unable
 
to
 
fend
 
off
 
an
 
offender,
 
call
 
for
 
help
 
or
 
run
 
away. After
 
the
 
crime,
 
victims
 
may
 
continue
 
to
 
feel
 
frustration
 
if
 
they
 
cannot
 
access
 
the
 
support
 
and
 
information
 
that
 
is
 
necessary
 
to
 
their
 
healing. Confusion
 
–
 
Victims
 
of
 
crime
 
may
 
become
 
confused
 
if
 
they
 
are
 
unsure
 
of
 
what
 
actually
 
happened,
 
as
 
crimes
 
often
 
occur
 
quickly
 
and
 
are
 
chaotic. Victims
 
might
 
also
 
become
 
confused
 
while
 
searching
 
for
 
answers
 
to
 
questions
 
like
 
“why
 
did
 
this
 
happen
 
to
 
me?”