Double Victimization In The Criminal Justice System

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Double victimization means that a crime victim is victimized twice in two separate periods of time. Firstly, the victim suffers due to criminal incident and then later on the negative experiences within the criminal justice system make him suffer even more. Double victimization is also known as post crime victimization or secondary victimization. It raises many questions on our current criminal justice system, which is supposed to support and encourage the victims to speak up against crimes rather than making them suffer even more. This double victimization can also happen through post crime social behaviors. For example in rape or assault cases, victim is blamed by the community usually. “The types of secondary victimization include victim

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