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VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Questions for the Economic Consequences Reading

1. What is your reaction to the "comprehensive" list of victim costs (p. 11). What are the major categories?
2. In general terms, how did the researchers try to get at mental health care costs of victimization?
3. In general terms, how did the researchers go about estimating intangible losses?
4. How would you use these results to expand victim compensation? .