Status Of Victim
Consider the role and status of victims in the criminal justice system
There can be more than one way to define a victim, in one instance it’s believed that a victim is someone that has been harmed physically, emotionally and/or economically harmed by incriminating actions perpetrated by another being. (Karmen 2010)
It can be argued that the family of the offender is in fact a victim too. In the sense that family and friends may experience the lost of a family member or a friend, if they were to become incarcerated as a result of their actions. They may also have to deal with news reports if the offence makes the media and the ‘shame’ that comes with having a family member or friend in prison and televised. The victim’s family/friends …show more content…
So who are these likely victims? Is there a particular group of people or an individual that is deemed more likely to become a victim than any other person? It’s arguable to say that, the place where someone lives, their race, age, sexuality and/or gender are in fact factors that may increase ones chances of becoming a victim of crime. (Briggs 2009) This hypothesis supports the perspective that one’s chance of becoming a victim is in fact unevenly spread across society (Davies 2010)
For example Davies (2009), expresses how the difference in age is relevant to victimisation ‘’innocent children and the elderly being perceived as particularly vulnerable (Davies 2009 pp75) The youngster hold habit of hanging on the streets, increasing the chances of them becoming a victim of street crime such as robbery, assault and theft. While the elderly are subjected to stay indoors due such factors as ill health, incapability to get around and bad weather conditions. These factors all help to increase the likeliness of them becoming a victim of a household crime. (Davies …show more content…
More implementations should be put into place to ensure the victims of crime are in fact treated and portrayed as victims, and not deemed to be vital evidence in a criminal case then neglected once the case is closed. ‘’forgotten players’’ (Davies 2010, pp 69) or used to facilitate justice or a criminal conviction, as the criminal justice system was created to protect the public from those that defy the law. (Davies 2010) the situation has somewhat changed but victims are still feeling let don’t by the system and the treatment and lack of support they are given within and after the process of their
There can be more than one way to define a victim, in one instance it’s believed that a victim is someone that has been harmed physically, emotionally and/or economically harmed by incriminating actions perpetrated by another being. (Karmen 2010)
It can be argued that the family of the offender is in fact a victim too. In the sense that family and friends may experience the lost of a family member or a friend, if they were to become incarcerated as a result of their actions. They may also have to deal with news reports if the offence makes the media and the ‘shame’ that comes with having a family member or friend in prison and televised. The victim’s family/friends …show more content…
So who are these likely victims? Is there a particular group of people or an individual that is deemed more likely to become a victim than any other person? It’s arguable to say that, the place where someone lives, their race, age, sexuality and/or gender are in fact factors that may increase ones chances of becoming a victim of crime. (Briggs 2009) This hypothesis supports the perspective that one’s chance of becoming a victim is in fact unevenly spread across society (Davies 2010)
For example Davies (2009), expresses how the difference in age is relevant to victimisation ‘’innocent children and the elderly being perceived as particularly vulnerable (Davies 2009 pp75) The youngster hold habit of hanging on the streets, increasing the chances of them becoming a victim of street crime such as robbery, assault and theft. While the elderly are subjected to stay indoors due such factors as ill health, incapability to get around and bad weather conditions. These factors all help to increase the likeliness of them becoming a victim of a household crime. (Davies …show more content…
More implementations should be put into place to ensure the victims of crime are in fact treated and portrayed as victims, and not deemed to be vital evidence in a criminal case then neglected once the case is closed. ‘’forgotten players’’ (Davies 2010, pp 69) or used to facilitate justice or a criminal conviction, as the criminal justice system was created to protect the public from those that defy the law. (Davies 2010) the situation has somewhat changed but victims are still feeling let don’t by the system and the treatment and lack of support they are given within and after the process of their