Short and long term effects of being a crime victim.

Being a crime victim can be devastating and change your whole life.

Crime victims can suffer immediate physical or mental problems associated with being a crime victim. However, the victimization doesnt stop when the actual crime is over. There are a number of after

 effects that crime victims suffer after the actual crime has been committed. The suffering from being a crime victim can continue throughout the process of putting the criminal in jail or charging them. The victims had to relive the moment of the crim when they appear in court and at times it can seem the court is trying to protect the criminal and not them. Many times the victim is interrogated by the police and questioned by others, family, friends, etc.. some victims are even accused of doing something to provoke the criminal to do whatever had happened.

Crime victims may suffer from stress and anxiety over a long period of time. This is more likely to happen to victims of serious crimes. Many crime victims suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, which is a disorder that causes anxiety attacks, flashbacks, and often make it hard for the victim to continue on with living their life. Some crime victims also suffer long-term physical conditions. Crime victims that were shot or stabbed can be paralyzed. Mental and physical problems are effects that crime victims suffer from over a long period of time. The mental and physical after effects also cause a long-term financial hardship on the crime victim. Visiting psychologists and physical therapy specialists is not cheap.