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HOLISTIC VICTIM RESTITUTION PLAN OUTLINE 2
with the perpetrator to converse about the consequence of the crime and to develop a restitution
plan, is the oldest and most scientifically beached restorative justice intervention. Restitution
according to Doerner & Lab (2012) is as an activity of restoration of anything to its rightful
owner. The epitome of this research paper is to provide a holistic victim restitution plan outline.
The paper will focus on ways to address victim needs of crime, rise of victimology, state the
method of evaluating empirical data regarding crime victims, discuss victims contribution to
crime and provide a Critique to the criminal justice systems response to victimization
Victims require a range of timely support and service to heal from the trauma they
experience. These components encompass the needs of victims, their families and their
Safety: Victims of crime according to Wolhuter, Obey & Denham (2009) should get
Access to justice processes: The victim should have the ability to participate in the justice
system proceedings and obtain information and services, regardless of personage or family
Provision of information: victim should be provided with both oral and written briefs
about justice system processes and victim services. The information should be apparent, brief,
Provision of Support: The victim should access Services and assistance to enable
involvement in justice processes, recuperation from trauma, and repair of harm caused by crime
Continuity of the support offered: The support offered to the victim should be
Consistence in approaches and methods across agencies.this support should continue through all
stages of the justice process and trauma recuperation (Wolhuter, Obey & Denham, 2009).
Rise of victimology
The past
Burgess, Regehr & Roberts (2010) argues that early notions of victimology were
developed by writers, novelists and poets. They were of the view that a new active and dyadic
approach that pays equal attention to criminal and victim was the best practice for criminology.
Literature during those times on crime victims was relatively decimal compared to that on
criminology.
Victimology at present
academic background. Numerous books and articles have been published inenglish and local
languages. The victimology currently depends on data gathering and theorization. It is founded
on new legislation. Karmen reports that since 1980 almost every American state, legislatures
passed various statutes acknowledging basic rights of victims. Among the laws are the right to be
notified of the victim to participate in judicial proceedings, the victim to promptly get back
stolen properties that was recovered and to protect the victim from intimidation and harassment.
HOLISTIC VICTIM RESTITUTION PLAN OUTLINE 4
Data Gathering
One of the basic roles of theoretical victimology is to collect empirical data on crime
victims (Wallace and Roberson, 2011). The main method used currently to collect this
international.
According to Wallace & Roberson (2011), many crime victims contribute to crime
through their own, carelessness, recklessness or imprudence. They pointed out that the victims
victimization is full of loopholes. Some studies ffinds that victims experiences in the criminal
justice system response have no impact on their well-being whereas others do (Wallace, &
Roberson, 2011).Much of the responses has focused on victims of sexual assault, excluding other
types of victimization. There is little known about secondary victimization when it comes to
Conclusion
As people become of age they become wiser and more pragmatic. This set in certain
realism brought about by the harsh realities of their life experiences and setbacks. Steadily, they
learn to discard utopian imaginings and opt instead for more attainable goals. This revolution is
likely to take place in victimology, once many of todays youthful activists understand that some
References
Burgess, A. W. Regehr, C. & Roberts, R.A. (2010). Ert, Victimology Theories and Applications.
Shoham, G.S. (2010). Et Al (Ed) International Handbook of Victimology. Boca Taton: Crc
Press,
Wallace, H. & Roberson, C. (2011). Victimology Legal, Psychological and Social Perspectives.
London: Routledge.