Victims of crime are commonly known as those affected directly or indirectly by the actions of a criminal perpetrator. Although the definition of crime is legally constructed in our daily lives, this essay will explore the definition of crime from a socio-legal construct, thus highlighting both the effects of criminal acts considered legal and those not legally considered. The purpose of this essay will focus on the needs of crime victims such as crisis intervention, rehabilitation, legal rights, post-crisis intervention assistance measures such as court assistance. The adequacy of the measures implemented will be challenged and the compromise of the rights of the accused, the prosecution and the witnesses will be highlighted. Beyond that, this essay seeks to relate the rights and well-being of victims to the fundamental objectives of truth-seeking within justice systems and to show the contradiction and compromise between the needs of victims and the neutrality of the judiciary . Finally, the essay will criticize the measures taken by the State to give more voice and assistance to victims in a matter of equal needs. For the purposes of this essay we will refer to the US, English, German and Singaporean judicial systems. However, it merely highlights the inadequacy of the victim's needs in general and not through a comparative examination within different justice systems such as inquisitorial and adversarial systems. The concept of "victim" as deduced by Rock (2004) does not form a clear definition with a vague definition, defining statements. Taking the example of a burglary victim, Rock (2004) associates this with what is normally expected of a victim such as a sense of contamination, constant fear of crime and distrust. In the case of the Milton Brown rape case (Rock, 20... middle of paper... the amount of compensation should be determined fairly considering both the victim and the offender. Strive to reduce incarceration (Walther, 2006), restorative justice has been implemented, in addition to other measures such as parole and community services. Although restorative justice allows for reparation and closure by victims, Sanders (2002) questioned what purpose it serves argued that victims should be allowed to see charging documents and officials have a responsibility to accompany the victim through the judicial processes, including to allow victims to participate in parole decisions, reiterating these concerns, Rock (2004) argued that restorative justice could only serve as a tool to punish offenders and reduce recidivism through emotional confrontation, depriving the victim of his desire for explanations and the offender's sincere acceptance of responsibility..