GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

Abstract In Nigeria, unlike England, the sentencing policies rely heavily on the punishment of the offender to the neglect of the victims remedy. This study intends to x-ray the victims of crime and the psychological effects of their experiences. A case study of the South-South region of Nigeria. The method adopted to gather data was to administer questionnaire to respondents. A total of 600 questionnaires were administered randomly to indigenes of each of the states that make up the region. The research employed lifestyle/exposure theory. The research also employed chi-square in the analysis and testing of hypotheses. The research revealed that victims of crime in Nigeria are not compensated. Keywords: Victims, Crime, Psychological effects of victimization