CC 100- (5) Victims of Crime

A victim is a "person (or animal) who is harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime, accident, or other event or action"

Primary Victims are:

Secondary Victims are:

Tertiary Victims are:

[blank_start]Direct Victim[blank_end]- present at the time of victimization & experiences harm [blank_start]Indirect Victim[blank_end]- not immediately affected by but suffers in some way because of victimization [blank_start]Vicarious Victim[blank_end]- a person who does not experience direct victimization but responds as if they had been after learning of event

Strobl's Self victim classification: Individual & others regard individual as a victim = [blank_start]actual[blank_end] victim individual does not regard him/herself as victim but others do = [blank_start]designated[blank_end] victim Individual regards themselves as a victim but others do not = [blank_start]rejected[blank_end] victim individual and others do not see themselves as a victim = [blank_start]non-victim[blank_end]

General Social Survey (GSS):

Crime will cause victims in Canada [blank_start]$2.5[blank_end] billion in costs and pain & suffering Less than: [blank_start]33%[blank_end] of victims call police to report their crime (even lower for sexual assault) [blank_start]3%[blank_end] of victims will see their offender convicted Impact: costs for victims= $83 billion in 2008 including $65 billion in pain & sufferning & $14 billion in tangible costs

PTSD:

Rape Myths are:

How do victims recover? [blank_start]protective mechanisms[blank_end]: resources victims can access to assist with recovery [blank_start]Resilience[blank_end]- ability to resist trauma & cope 2 types of protective mechanisms: 1. [blank_start]personal protective factors[blank_end]- coping skills, social skills 2. [blank_start]community & social support factors[blank_end]- support from friends, family & neighbourhood

2014 federal government introduces the victims bill of rights act to create statutory rights for victims of crime which include: