ABSTRACT
When instances of victimization are surveyed and quantifi ed they can appear to be contained events, suspended in time, in a fi xed location, and involving only the primary actors. Th e experience of victimization is in reality much more complex. Victims can continue to experience the eff ects of victimization long aft er the event, and those eff ects can reach into the lives of many more people than just the primary victims; the ripple eff ect of crime travels across time, across place, and through kin and friendship ties.
