The Role of Empathy in Criminal Justice

Define empathy and explain how empathy can be applied to a victim of a robbery.

What is empathy? In which areas of criminal justice can empathy be applied? How can it be applied? Describe how empathy influences interactions between a victim of robbery and criminal justice professionals. Describe responses to a victim of a robbery by criminal justice professionals. What are appropriate responses to a victim of robbery? What are inappropriate responses to a victim of robbery? How can the responses affect the victim?