ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the forms of criminal victimization that typically comprise the activity of the criminal justice system. It considers seven offenses that comprise Uniform Crime Reports Offenses: Murder, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. A great deal of information is available on these offenses, including specifics on the number of offenses, the victims, and the impact of these crimes upon both victims and society. Beyond these offenses, the chapter focuses on the growing problems of fraud, identity theft, mass-marketing fraud, and cybercrime. The chapter also discusses adjustments, grief processes, and survivor patterns related to homicide victimization. It demonstrates knowledge about the extent of mass-marketing fraud and shows how robbery is both a property and a personal crime. The economic crimes contain vestiges of some traditional property offenses but also rely on emerging electronic technology to prey upon victims. The chapter further discusses death notification procedures and then moves to a treatment of the bereavement process.
