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: Later
 
on,
 
when
 
reflecting
 
upon
 
the
 
crime,
 
victims
 
might
 
feel
 
guilty
 
for
 
not
 
doing
 
more
 
to
 
prevent
 
what
 
happened. Lastly,
 
some
 
victims
 
will
 
experience
 
‘survivor
 
guilt’
 
–
 
they
 
feel
 
guilty
 
that
 
they
 
survived
 
while
 
someone
 
else
 
was
 
injured
 
or
 
even
 
killed. If
 
a
 
loved
 
one
 
is
 
murdered,
 
surviving
 
family
 
and
 
friends
 
may
 
even
 
blame
 
the
 
victim. Too
 
often,
 
society
 
blames
 
victims
 
as
 
well. Shame
 
and
 
humiliation
 
–
 
Sadly,
 
some
 
victims
 
blame
 
themselves,
 
particularly
 
victims
 
of
 
sexual
 
abuse/assault
 
or
 
domestic
 
violence. 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.