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: 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): A
 
history
 
of
 
victimization
 
increases
 
trauma
 
following
 
a
 
new
 
crime. Authors
 
of
 
this
 
chapter
 
are
 
Eidell
 
Wasserman,
 
Ph.D.,
 
Sebastopol,
 
CA; and
 
Carroll
 
Ann
 
Ellis,
 
J.D.,
  
  
Fairfax
 
County
 
Police
 
Department,
 
Fairfax,
 
VA
 

 
 
A
 
history
 
of
 
mental
 
health
 
problems
 
increases
 
trauma
 
following
 
a
 
new
 
crime,
 
particularly
 
a
 
history
 
of
 
post-traumatic
 
stress
 
disorder
 
or
 
major
 
depression. A
 
higher
 
degree
 
of
 
threat
 
to
 
life
 
and
 
physical
 
injury
 
increases
 
the
 
risk
 
of
 
difficulty
 
in
 
coping. Generally,
 
violent
 
crime
 
victims
 
have
 
a
 
more
 
difficult
 
time
 
coping
 
than
 
property
 
crime
 
victims.