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: In
 
crimes
 
involving
 
sexual
 
acts,
 
offenders
 
often
 
degrade
 
the
 
victim
 
by
 
making
 
them
 
do
 
humiliating
 
things. Victims
 
of
 
rape,
 
for
 
example,
 
have
 
long-lasting
 
feelings
 
of
 
“being
 
dirty”,
 
and
 
those
 
feelings
 
cannot
 
be
 
“washed
 
away.” Some
 
victims
 
even
 
feel
 
self-hatred
 
because
 
they
 
believe
 
that
 
they
 
can
 
no
 
longer
 
be
 
loved
 
by
 
those
 
who
 
are
 
close
 
to
 
them. Grief
 
or
 
Sorrow
 
–
 
Intense
 
sadness
 
is
 
often
 
the
 
most
 
powerful
 
long-term
 
reaction
 
to
 
crime. It
 
is
 
common
 
for
 
victims
 
to
 
become
 
depressed
 
after
 
a
 
crime
 
occurs. The
 
Physical
 
Impact
 
of
 
Victimization
 
At
 
the
 
time
 
of
 
the
 
crime,
 
or
 
upon
 
discovering
 
that
 
a
 
crime
 
has
 
occurred,
 
victims
 
are
 
likely
 
to
 
experience
 
a
 
number
 
of
 
physical
 
reactions. These
 
may
 
include
 
an
 
increase
 
in
 
the
 
adrenalin
 
in
 
the
 
body,
 
increased
 
heart
 
rate,
 
hyperventilation,
 
shaking,
 
tears,
 
numbness,
 
a
 
feeling
 
of
 
being
 
frozen
 
or
 
experiencing
 
events
 
in
 
slow
 
motion,
 
dryness
 
of
 
the
 
mouth,
 
enhancement
 
of
 
particular
 
senses