effect of a crime

Standards for measurement of an offense's seriousness include attempts to quantitatively estimate and compare the effects of a crime upon its specific victims or upon society generally.

Symptoms Can Be Mistaken "People misperceive the emotional effects of a crime as a physical symptom," Dr. Koss said.

Last week, in their presentation of aggravating evidence, which includes the effect of a crime on its victims, prosecutors presented testimony from grief-stricken family members of those who died, survivors trying to live with agonizing and disfiguring injuries and rescuers who still have nightmares.