1. |
Being the victim of a crime may not mean involvement
with the formalities of criminal process. |
|
|
2. |
The offender must be caught and charged before the
victim enters the scene as a witness. |
|
|
3. |
His chances of receiving compensation from the
offender are low. |
|
|
4. |
It may be that victims hope for compensation from the
offender. |
|
|
5. |
Whether or not the offender is convicted, assault
victims may apply for a reward. |
|
|
6. |
A third of the assault victims we interviewed got
orders of compensation from their offenders. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. |
The attitude among some policemen seems to be that
magistrates need encouragement. |
|
|
8. |
It seems that magistrates do not always take the full
initiative in ordering compensation. |
|
|
9. |
This naturally produced dissatisfaction on the part
of the victim. |
|
|
10. |
The reasons for this discrepancy are not clear. |
|
|
|
|