What are two of the residual effects of victimization? The criminal justice system has
responded to these residual effects with reporting assistance.
I hope I am answering this correctly, however, when I think of residual effects I think of
physical, psychological and emotional effects or trauma a person goes through after the incident.
This about if a person was raped. Depending on how the rape occurred it could be physical like
soreness, injuries, a person could have nightmares, unable to sleep. Also think about if they
received a venereal disease got pregnant.
An emotional side of it would obviously fear, they could be in shock, guilt, shame, depressed,
embarrassment and may have anxiety.
Psychologically, they could be withdrawn, uncomfortable around other people, afraid to leave
the house and could have a disruption of sexual relations.
There has been studies done at my base in Eglin conducted asking these questions to victims
which gave similar answers. If I can find a copy of that study, I will upload it for the class to see.
Just like the military, the criminal justice system recognizes that the impact of victimization is
life changing and life-long. In order for the assistance process to improve, the criminal justice
system must better understand the impact of victimization and the need to essentially treat the
victims of crime with compassion, sensitivity, and curtesy. We do not have steady progress in
raising awareness and expanding information services and assist the victims of crime.
What are two reporting methods that have been implemented to assist in investigating and
addressing victimization?
Two reporting methods that are implemented is the National Incident-Based Reporting System
and the Hate Crime Statistics program. Both of the programs generate in the Uniform Crime
Reports.
According to our text, the Uniform Crime Reports are “annual reports of the amount of crime
reported to or known by the police in a year.” (Daigle, 2017) The Uniform Crime Report
generates reliable information to utilize in LE operation, administration, and management. This
has become over the years the countries leading social indicator. It essentially consists of four
data collects, but we will discuss the two I stated above.
The National Incident-Based Reporting System was created to improve the quality of crime data
which is essentially collected by LE. It captures details on crime incidents as well as separates
offenses within the same incident. This includes information on known offenders, victims, the
relationship between the two, property and arrestees.
According to our text, Hate Crime Statistics program is “a crime committed against a person
because of characteristics such as race, religion, or sexual orientation.” (Daigle, 2017)