Victims of crime

Victims of crime as victims of disaster.

The gross disparity between the routine attention paid to criminals and that paid to their victims led to the proposition that victims of major crime be treated as victims of disaster. The fresh appraisal might provide the impetus for appropriate services for them as a matter of social policy.

Treatment Acceptability among Crime Victims

Crime victims receive relevant treatment too seldom and there is uncertainty as to whether those who need the treatment the most are among those who get it. Fifty-two consecutive adult crime victims were offered 10 sessions of psychotherapy within two weeks after an experienced trauma of criminal victimization. Twenty-six accepted and 26 declined the offer. The aim of the study was to explore s...

Media , Victims and Crime 2 Chris Greer

Victims of fraud: comparing victims of white collar and violent crime.

Mental health professionals have focused attention on the psychiatric sequelae of criminal victimization. This article compares the experience of white collar and violent crime victims on several parameters including statistical risk of victimization and psychiatric outcome after victimization. Emphasis is given to data obtained from interviewing 77 victims of a fraudulent financial scheme.

Psychotherapy of Crime Victims: Treating the Aftermath of Interpersonal Violence

To help patients who have been the victims of violent crime or who have lost loved ones to homicide, psychotherapy must emphasize both concrete, practical helping strategies as well as subtle, reconstructive and integrative modalities. This article reviews the literature on psychotherapy of crime victims and offers recommendations for helping adult and child survivors recover from the traumatiz...