Accepting Responsibility for Crime Victim Trauma
Published Date:
November 1, 2023
“The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.” We hear this phrase on the evening news describing the medical status of a crime victim, and we collectively breathe a sigh of relief. We tell ourselves that because the person did not die, everything will be all right.
It’s a lie. It’s important that we all know that. We’ve convinced ourselves that non-life-threatening injuries for a crime victim mean a clean bill of health instead of what they are for most victims: life-altering injuries.
What does that mean?
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