Description

For this assignment, you may choose from one of the crimes discussed in Chapters 6 and 7 (homicide, vehicular homicide (drunk driving), sexual assault (rape, marital rape, acquaintance rape.) In this scholarly activity, you are to submit a three-page paper that addresses the following:

  • Explain who the victim of this crime is (e.g., person or their family, friends, spouses).
  • Explain the interaction following the crime that the victim will need to have with the offender(s).
  • Explain the interaction the victim will have following the crime with the criminal justice system.
  • Explain the various forms of interaction with society (e.g., could be peers, press, neighbors, or bystanders).
  • Look through the major explanations of victimization related to your crime. Interpret how this explanation would tie into this crime.
  • If you were the victim of this crime, how would you feel interacting with the offender, the criminal justice system, and your family/friends after the crime?

Be sure to address each question to receive credit maximum credit.