The impact and consequences of criminal victimization can involve physical injury, financial loss, and property damage, as well as psychological and emotional effects. According to the 2009 GSS, 28% of victims of violent crime suffered injuries that resulted in their being unable to carry out their day-to-day activities. The main problem among victims is the gap between problems they have faced and the help that is available to them. The data and figures that the text shows on the impact of crime suggest that many victims become called the “walking wounded.” They endure their problems and effects in silence, often without reaching out for help from external sources. On top of the crime-related losses come more difficulties when a victim’s case
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Cost benefit analysis estimates the net present value of the decision by “discounting the investment and returns.” Cost benefit analysis often includes environmental and social costs and benefits that can be “reasonably quantified.” It is easy to see why victims hesitate to reenter the criminal justice system. Victims initially come into the halls of justice with hopes of “minimizing” their losses. However, after they complete the circuit and exit the system, they often realize they have maximized their losses instead. As a result, it should come as no surprise that system veterans claim they will avoid the system in the future whenever possible. Avoiding system participation reduces victim exposure to further hardships and liabilities.
Works Cited
"Double Victimization." SAGE Knowledge. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2017.
Government of Canada, Department of Justice, Electronic Communications. "The Impacts and Consequences of Criminal Victimization." National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. N.p., 07 May 2015. Web. 21 May 2017.
"What Is a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)? Definition and Meaning." BusinessDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May
Cost benefit analysis estimates the net present value of the decision by “discounting the investment and returns.” Cost benefit analysis often includes environmental and social costs and benefits that can be “reasonably quantified.” It is easy to see why victims hesitate to reenter the criminal justice system. Victims initially come into the halls of justice with hopes of “minimizing” their losses. However, after they complete the circuit and exit the system, they often realize they have maximized their losses instead. As a result, it should come as no surprise that system veterans claim they will avoid the system in the future whenever possible. Avoiding system participation reduces victim exposure to further hardships and liabilities.
Works Cited
"Double Victimization." SAGE Knowledge. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2017.
Government of Canada, Department of Justice, Electronic Communications. "The Impacts and Consequences of Criminal Victimization." National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. N.p., 07 May 2015. Web. 21 May 2017.
"What Is a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)? Definition and Meaning." BusinessDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May