True Crime

What Works for Crime Victims

criminal justice, victim support centers, and the emotional well-being of crime victimsBy Alline Pedra Jorge

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After the Second World War, the role of the victim in criminal conflict became an object of interest for academics. But it was only in the 1960s that the importance of providing protection and assistance to crime victims was highlighted in particular by the victims' movement, which inaugurated a new era of criminal justice in systems throughout the world. Moving beyond just the role of controlling crime and punishing the offender, the criminal justice system also began to contribute to the victims' rehabilitation and to help the victim to move on from the event psychologically and emotionally. Although some criminological research was conducted on this topic, the effect that the criminal justice system and victim support services have on the well-being of crime victims is still uncertain. The current study sought to understand the healing process of victims of crime, the potential consequences of their participation on the criminal justice system, and the support of victim centers. Moreover, it aimed to find out whether the existence of a Victim Support Act would change the treatment that the victim receives in the criminal justice system. Thus this research was conducted based in two countries – Switzerland and Brazil – where the outcome of the victims' movement on the criminal justice system was different, as was the participation of the victim in the criminal justice system and the government's provision of support. In order to conduct this research the qualitative method was employed, which is the most efficient to gather sensitive information. Interviews with crime victims were the main source of information. Hearing observation and document research were used as complementary sources. The results of this research show that victims who have contact with the criminal justice system and victim services are not more likely to recover than those who had no contact. This is to say, the support offered has no major effects; the influence of the criminal justice system and the victim support services in the emotional well-being of crime victims is rather neutral. However, considering that the sample is not representative, findings are not expected to be generalized. Instead, findings may give insight to practitioners or to future criminal justice policy makers, suggesting what may work to improve the emotional well-being of crime victims, as well as suggesting further studies.

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GenreTrue Crime

Length10 hrs 48 mins

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Publish dateJan 26, 2021

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1Introduction

482.4. Does the participation of victims in criminal proceedings affect their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the criminal justice system and their level of distress?

2ACKNOWLEDGMENT

492.5. - How does criminal justice system’s performance affect victims’ relationship with the criminal justice system?

3SUMMARY

503. SYNTHESIS

4INTRODUCTION

51CHAPTER FIVE - FINDINGS IN SWITZERLAND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND HEARING ATTENDANCE

51. EVOLUTION OF LEGISLATION AND POLICIES IN FAVOR OF VICTIMS OF CRIME

521. DOCUMENT ANALYSIS - DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION OF CRIMINAL LAWSUITS: 1.1. - Plaintiffs and forms of victimization

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62. CONTENT OF THIS STUDY: 2.1. - Concept of victim of this study

532. DOES THE PARTICIPATION OF VICTIMS IN CRIMINAL LAWSUITS AFFECT THEIR SATISFACTION OR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THEIR LEVEL OF DISTRESS?: 2.1. - Discussion

73. LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY

543. OBSERVATION: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM DURING PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS AND TRIAL COURT

8CHAPTER ONE - THE IMPACT OF CRIME, VICTIMS’ EXPECTATIONS, WELL-BEING AND THE INTERVENTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND VICTIM SUPPORT CENTERS

553.1. - Good and bad practice: judges attempt conciliation

91. THE IMPACT OF THE CRIME ON THE VICTIM&gt;: 1.1. - The attribution and just world theories: individual’s beliefs shaken by the crime

563.2. - Victims as defendants

102. WHAT VICTIMS WANT FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES: THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH&gt;

573.3. - Secondary victimization and lack of proof

112.1. - Victims’ satisfaction with police performance

583.4. - Blaming the victim but convicting the defendant

122.2. - Victims’ satisfaction and participation in the criminal proceedings

593.5. - Discussion

132.3. - Criminal justice system and victims’ mental health

604. SYNTHESIS

142.4. - Victim Support Schemas and victims’ mental health

61CHAPTER SIX - COMPARISON OF FINDINGS: BRAZIL AND SWITZERLAND

153. SYNTHESIS&gt;

621. DESCRIPTIVE AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF BRAZILIAN VICTIMS

16CHAPTER TWO - RESEARCH PROBLEM AND DESIGN

632. DESCRIPTION OF VICTIMIZATION

171. THE PROBLEM: RESEARCH QUESTION AND INITIAL HYPOTHESES

643. REPLYING TO THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

182. THE (QUALITATIVE) METHOD

653.1. - Are victims satisfied with the performance of the criminal justice system and with the support offered by victim assistance centers?

193. DATA COLLECTION

663.2. - What are the consequences of the intervention of the criminal justice system and support services in the healing process of victims? Do they effectively help victims to recover?

203.1. - Interviews

673.3. - Does the participation of victims in criminal proceedings affect their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the criminal justice system and their level of distress?

213.2. - Document analysis

684. DOES THE EXISTENCE OF A VICTIM SUPPORT ACT MAY INFLUENCE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TREAT THE VICTIM? – DISCUSSION AND SYNTHESIS

223.3. - Observation

69CHAPTER SEVEN - DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

234. DATA ANALYSIS

701. DISCUSSION: INITIAL HYPOTHESES REVISITED

244.1. - Interviews

711.1. - First hypothesis

254.2. - Document analysis

721.2. - Second hypothesis

264.3. - Observation

731.3. - Third hypothesis

275. ASSURING INTERNAL VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY

741.4. - Fourth hypothesis

286. EXTERNAL VALIDITY

752. CONCLUSION: WHAT WORKS FOR VICTIMS’ REHABILITATION

297. SYNTHESIS

762.1. - Participation, cognitive restructuring and returning control

30CHAPTER THREE - LEGAL PROVISIONS AND SUPPORT OF VICTIMS IN SWITZERLAND AND BRAZIL

772.2. - Justice should be healing

311. THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM IN SWITZERLAND: 1.1. - The role of the victim in criminal proceedings

782.3. - Victim services should be reconsidered

322. THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM IN BRAZIL

792.4. - Other factors which are relevant for rehabilitation

332.1. - The role of the victim in criminal proceedings

803. FINAL REMARKS

342.2. - Special criminal proceeding in cases of minor offenses

814. LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY

353. VICTIM SUPPORT CENTERS IN SWITZERLAND AND BRAZIL

82APPENDIX I - PROTOCOL OF INTERVIEW IN FRENCH

363.1. - The victim support Center LAVI in Switzerland

83APPENDIX II - PROTOCOL OF INTERVIEW IN PORTUGUESE

373.2. - Victim Support Center in Brazil

84APPENDIX III - FORM OF DOCUMENT RESEARCH

384. SYNTHESIS

85APPENDIX IV - OVERVIEW OF SWISS VICTIMS INTERVIEWED (JUSTICE GROUP)

39CHAPTER FOUR - FINDINGS IN SWITZERLAND – INTERVIEWS

86APPENDIX V - CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SWISS VICTIMS’ STATEMENTS (JUSTICE GROUP)

401. INTERVIEWS: DESCRIPTIVE AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF PARTICIPANTS

87APPENDIX VI - OVERVIEW OF SWISS VICTIMS INTERVIEWED (NO JUSTICE GROUP)

411.1. - Socio-demographic data of victims52

88APPENDIX VII - CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SWISS VICTIMS’ STATEMENTS (NO JUSTICE GROUP)

421.2. - Description of Victimization

89APPENDIX VIII - OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN VICTIMS INTERVIEWED

431.3. - Outcome of the Criminal Lawsuits

90APPENDIX IX - CONTENT ANALYSIS OF BRAZILIAN VICTIMS’ STATEMENTS88

442. REPLYING TO THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

91APPENDIX X - SOCIO- DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF VICTIMS INTERVIEWED IN SWITZERLAND

452.1. - Are victims satisfied with the performance of the criminal justice system and with the support offered by victim assistance centers?

92APPENDIX XI - SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF PLAINTIFFS - DOCUMENT RESEARCH

462.2. - What are the consequences of the intervention of the criminal justice system and support services in the healing process of victims? Do they effectively help victims to recover?

93APPENDIX XII - SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF VICTIMS INTERVIEWED IN BRAZIL

472.3. - Do victims who participate in criminal proceedings or who are supported by victim services have better chances of recovering than victims who do not participate or who are not supported?