Finally Getting Victims Their Due Summary

Brittany Burnett
CCJ 462
Article Review #1
02/08/16
Article: Finally Getting Victims Their Due When an individual becomes a victim of crime, it may lead to serious triggers and consequences after the fact. In fact, after victimization most victims may feel lost and have a difficult time when it comes to treatment and recovering from their victimization experience. In some cases, individuals do not report their incidents to the police, let alone, seek help and treatment. The main reason this may happen is because they are not quite sure where to search for guidance or the appropriate alternative methods that are essential to take after becoming a victim of crime. This becomes more problematic and challenging for the victim because they are
I feel this way because it use to be very difficult on victims to be granted rights, notification, assistance, programs, and more. I cannot seem to imagine how uneasy and unsettling this could be on someone who has experienced victimization and basically has no secure rights or assistance granted in their favor. This actually upsets me because there are many victims who chose to not report there crime for numerous reasons. But for those who may want to report, may find it difficult to approach simply because they have no secured rights or assistance. Moreover, I feel the right to be notified and protected are very essential. If a victim is not notified and has no clue on what is going on, they are basically secluded from their own case. As far as protection, individuals must know and be assured that they have forms of protection granted towards them in order to make them feel as safe and protected as possible. Furthermore, I am content knowing that there has been changes and victims are now granted rights of protection under law, if they encounter a victimization experience. I feel it was quite absurd in the past, to not grant victims the right to be involved in the Criminal Justice process. This may cause them to feel as though their victimization experience does not matter, by isolating someone away from hearings and an entire trial process that has everything with them from being the victim of the crime to
But if we do encounter it and see this happening we must know what our rights are and what we can do about it. It is essential for individuals to be educated and obtain knowledge concerning rights of victimization because anyone can become a victim, and it is imperative for them to know what steps to take. If we do not have rights for victims, there is no law or affirmative action granted in their favor. This is why we must uphold these rights and laws because without those victims of crime would have nowhere to turn in terms of receiving help, protection and so on. Also, we must understand alternative options that we have the ability to take action in by being a victim. For instance if there are victim complaints, or questions about victim rights, services or referrals, you can seek compliance programs. These rights and remedies have expanded so much over the years. In fact, they must continue to be learned and educated to others, that way everyone is aware of them and are educated on what they are able to participate in along with rights they must be