Direct Victim Case Study

Direct Victim: The direct victim in the case study is a factory manager who explains that he was shocked and horrified by the mess and damage from the crime. His financial losses were not only the cost of the damages, but also the loss of making money the entire day as the day was spent cleaning up the mess (Crosland, P., & Liebmann, M. 2003). Although the financial needs of the direct victim were not met because the offenders were young children and could not repay it; according to the victim motives for participation in our textbook, the victim’s emotional needs seem to have been met. Some of the needs that were met are holding the offender accountable (the offender took full responsibility for his part in the crime), learning …show more content…
Offender: The offender in this case study is a 10 year old boy with learning problems and no prior criminal history; he was influenced by older boys to commit the crime. He was given a final warning by the police and agreed to voluntarily receive six weekly visits by a Youth Offending Team worker to work on his behavior related to the offence (Crosland, P., & Liebmann, M. 2003). The needs and obligations of the offender were met as he took full responsibility for his part of the crime and did not try to make any excuses or devalue what he had done. According to the offender’s motives for participation in our textbook some of the offender’s reasons for participation are to talk to the victim about what happened, being able to apologize, paying restitution and putting the crime behind them and moving on (Amstutz, 2009). Aside from financial restitution the other needs or the offender listed in our textbook were met; he had a chance to speak to the victim and provide a heartfelt apology and since the victim sincerely accepted his apology he will be able to move on and put the crime behind