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.