victimology
Table of contents
SECTION A
- Definition of Secondary Victimisation
- Secondary Victimisation in the court process
- Article
- Discussion of article
- Conclusion
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SECTION B
- Introduction
- Definition
- Victims rights in terms of victim impact statements
And the legal provision made for them in South Africa
- Conclusion
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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SECTION A
Definition of Secondary victimisation”
Secondary victimisation can be defined as the insensitive, victim-blaming attitudes, behaviours and practices held by institutions and community service providers resulting in additional trauma for an already traumatised victim of crime, especially for those who are victims of a sexual crime such as rape or molestation.
(http://rapecrisis.org.za/).
Secondary victimisation in the court process
Reporting a crime and going through the criminal justice process is usually where secondary victimisation starts.
When reporting a sexual offence to the police, the victim is often left feeling exposed and somewhat embarrassed about what happened. The victim is bombarded with many questions and paper work and they receive very little emotional support. The victim may feel that he/she has to relive the crime. This can be extremely overwhelming to the victim and intensifies the trauma.
In many cases the victim is discouraged by family members to even report the crime, let alone lay charges (UNISA Study Guide for CMY3705, p71) The victim may feel that he/she has little support and is left feeling isolated and alone.
Getting the case to court is a lengthy, sluggish and disorganised process and a very frustrating one at that. The victim usually wants to get the whole process over and done with as soon as possible so that he/she can come to terms with the traumatic event and move on with their lives. When the case eventually does end up in court the victim may feel overwhelmed by the strange and unknown environment and by the fact that he/she does
SECTION A
- Definition of Secondary Victimisation
- Secondary Victimisation in the court process
- Article
- Discussion of article
- Conclusion
P.3
p.3
p.3
p.4
p.6
p.6
SECTION B
- Introduction
- Definition
- Victims rights in terms of victim impact statements
And the legal provision made for them in South Africa
- Conclusion
p.7
p.7
p.7
BIBLIOGRAPHY
p.9
2
p.7
p.8
SECTION A
Definition of Secondary victimisation”
Secondary victimisation can be defined as the insensitive, victim-blaming attitudes, behaviours and practices held by institutions and community service providers resulting in additional trauma for an already traumatised victim of crime, especially for those who are victims of a sexual crime such as rape or molestation.
(http://rapecrisis.org.za/).
Secondary victimisation in the court process
Reporting a crime and going through the criminal justice process is usually where secondary victimisation starts.
When reporting a sexual offence to the police, the victim is often left feeling exposed and somewhat embarrassed about what happened. The victim is bombarded with many questions and paper work and they receive very little emotional support. The victim may feel that he/she has to relive the crime. This can be extremely overwhelming to the victim and intensifies the trauma.
In many cases the victim is discouraged by family members to even report the crime, let alone lay charges (UNISA Study Guide for CMY3705, p71) The victim may feel that he/she has little support and is left feeling isolated and alone.
Getting the case to court is a lengthy, sluggish and disorganised process and a very frustrating one at that. The victim usually wants to get the whole process over and done with as soon as possible so that he/she can come to terms with the traumatic event and move on with their lives. When the case eventually does end up in court the victim may feel overwhelmed by the strange and unknown environment and by the fact that he/she does