Module seven gave me a better understanding of the impact of crime on victims and society. When a crime is committed, it affects everyone around it, be it the victims of the crime, their families, their friends and communities. “A victim is a person who has suffered direct physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of the commission of a crime.” (2WEB). Violent crimes are different because crime victims have a harder time coping than property crime victims. Today's society is difficult and different, we witness shootings, burglaries, kidnappings, assaults, drunk driving and other crimes on a daily basis. Overall, crime affects society either physically, mentally or financially. Everyone is affected by crime, no matter whether the victims“Short-term trauma occurs during or immediately after the crime and lasts about three months” (1STWEB). Short-term trauma includes reactions such as shock, surprise, or terror of when it might happen, helplessness, guilt, or feeling out of control. Victims tend to overcome short-term trauma within one to three months. On the other hand, long-term trauma is more difficult to manage because it can lead to certain addictions such as alcohol or drugs. Some of the long-term trauma reactions include severe depression, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and anxiety disorders may be experienced as (3WEB). Criminology helps determine what drives criminals to commit crimes. There are many criminological theories that help the criminologist explain crime and how it occurs. For example, classical theory suggests that people have free will and/or choice whether or not to commit a crime. Positivist theory states that people do not have free will to commit a crime or not. Strain theory suggests that people who are frustrated with a lack of achieving their goals leads them to commit crimes. Why is the crime committed? What is crime? There are many more theories that criminologists study to answer questions like