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: Victims
 
may
 
be
 
confused,
 
fearful,
 
frustrated
 
and
 
angry. They
 
want
 
to
 
know
 
why
 
this
 
happened,
 
and
 
why
 
it
 
happened
 
to
 
them. Victims
 
often
 
have
 
no
 
knowledge
 
of
 
who
 
or
 
where
 
to
 
turn
 
in
 
the
 
aftermath
 
of
 
crime. They
 
feel
 
insecure
 
and
 
do
 
not
 
know
 
who
 
to
 
trust
 
or
 
rely
 
on
 
for
 
support,
 
understanding,
 
and
 
help. Not
 
only
 
do
 
they
 
suffer
 
physically,
 
emotionally,
 
psychologically
 
and
 
financially
 
from
 
their
 
victimization,
 
they
 
are
 
also
 
often
 
burdened
 
by
 
the
 
complexity
 
of
 
the
 
criminal
 
justice
 
system. What
 
is
 
crime? Crime
 
occurs
 
when
 
someone
 
breaks
 
the
 
law. In
 
Canada,
 
what
 
constitutes
 
unlawful
 
behaviour
 
is
 
recorded
 
in
 
the
 
Criminal
 
Code
 
of
 
Canada. When
 
someone
 
commits
 
an
 
act
 
that
 
is
 
a
 
violation
 
of
 
the
 
Criminal
 
Code,
 
they
 
may
 
be
 
charged
 
with
 
a
 
crime
 
and
 
arrested. Some
 
crimes
 
are
 
against
 
property
 
(for
 
example,
 
break
 
and
 
enter
 
and
 
fraud)
 
and
 
other
 
crimes
 
are
 
committed
 
against
 
persons
 
(for
 
example,
 
physical
 
and
 
sexual
 
assault).