A teenager has been murdered, an elderly neighbour has been robbed, a friend has been the victim of a vicious sexual assult. We all want to help, but do we know how? Victim Support has 25 years' experience of helping people cope with crime. This book aims to pass on some of that knowledge to friends and family of crime victims and to other people whose work brings them into contact with victims of crime. In addition to outlining the practicalities and procedures which should be followed after a crime takes place, the book's main chapters describe the impact and effects of the crime on the victims and those close to them. Other chapters place crime in its statistical context and give a brief outline of police and court procedures, as well as information about how to make a compensation or insurance claim.
