The Role Of Victims In Law Enforcement

When it comes to crimes, there is always a criminal and there is a victim. The criminal if convicted is sent to jail and they have to serve out their sentence. But the victim, even though they may obtain justice, will still have to live with what has been done to them. And depending on how law enforcement treats the victim, it will either allow them to move past the violence of the crime, or to live in it every day because nothing was done to be able to move them forward. Because of the lack of training that law enforcement has had to deal with victims, it could account for why so many victims still cannot get over the crimes that were done to them. That is why this trying today is taking place, in order for law enforcement, from the new recruits, …show more content…
She is going to feel in a sense dirty and she is more than likely going to feel and think that it was her fault and she is going to also think that everyone else is going to think and feel that way also. She is going to need a lot of counseling and also she is going to need to be able to trust those in law enforcement that are going to handle her case. She is not going to be questioned about her attire, that maybe because of the way she was dressed that she somehow deserved it. Also she is going to need to be able to feel safe again walking down the street. All this will be accomplished by those in law enforcement being kind and understanding to her. Along with them not questioning her as if it was her fault. Also she is going to need to be able to vent and cry. Also she has the right to face her victimizer, and to obtain justice if possible. Then after the trial she is going to need counseling to be able to trust again. The victim could feel, “often the anxiety and confusion caused by a rape attack are exhibited in physical and psychological symptoms. Complaints of stomach aches, headaches, nausea and depression are common. Likewise, anxiety about the sexual nature of the attack can cause symptoms such as vaginal pain, itching or frequent urine”( http://www.domesticviolenceservices.com/rape.html). The symptoms will manifest themselves into physical pains. Victim C is going to need support from all of those around her. From the perspective of the police, it should be on making sure that rapes do not happen, by maybe going into the streets late, or maybe even offering an escort service so women do not have walk home in the late night by