VICTIM AND CRIMES EVALUATION

Victim and Crimes Evaluation

Victim and Crimes Evaluation

Introduction

We can now define the victim as the person liable for an injury, whether psychic or physical, economic or moral, caused by it. When someone is a victim of crime can sue for punitive sanction of criminal, and if one by itself or things or persons is responsible for damage caused, whether or not constituting a crime, is obliged to repair the harm if the product has been negligent or willful attitude.

There are victims of suicide, theft, injury, homicide, terrorism, war, abuse, abandonment, illness, an accident, and so on. The connotation of the concept of the victim is always negative, implying condition. When someone reports an unprovoked harm or suffering is said that "the victim is being done."

Victim Assistance Programs

Victim assistance programs are organizations that assist crime victims in understanding their rights and navigating their experiences within the criminal justice system. This entry gives an overview of services provided by victim assistance programs, provides the need for and historical evolvement of victim assistance programs, and ends with a brief comment about the importance of victim assistance programs.

Purpose

Victim assistance programs were instituted to provide a better experience for crime victims and witnesses than they had traditionally experienced in the criminal justice system. Although independent victim assistance programs exist, most victim assistance programs are government organizations run through the local or state district attorney's office. In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has its own Office for Victim Assistance, which helps victims of federal crimes.

Victim assistance programs work mostly with victims of violent crimes to inform them of their rights and keep them updated about the status of the criminal case in which they were victimized. Victim assistance programs help gives the victim a voice. Victims may be given a say or asked their opinions regarding the case in some jurisdictions, especially when the programs are part of the district attorney's office. At the very least, some of the powerlessness experienced by victims is reduced by having someone in the system who is their advocate and who keeps them informed of the criminal case. It is usually also the responsibility of victim assistance workers to inform victims about compensation programs and counseling that may be available to them. Finally, victim assistance workers may attend trials and other court proceedings with victims and/or their families, explaining the proceedings and providing emotional support (Underwood, 2002).

History

In 1972, ...