After the Crime

1. Introduction.- 2. An Experimental Approach to Victim Decision Making.- 3. Experimental Studies on the Role of Social Influence in Victim Decision Making.- 4. Eyewitness Identification by Theft Victims.- 5. Analyses Across Experimental Studies.- 6. Normative Expectations for Calling the Police.- 7. Archival Analyses.- 8. Self-Reports: Surveying Crime Victims.- 9. A Model of Crime-Victim Decision Making.- 10. Summary and Implications of the Research.- Appendix: A Lawsuit against the Researchers.- Description of the Incident.- The Lawsuit.- Causes of Action.- Damages.- The Immediate Aftermath of the Filing.- Pretrial Discovery.- The Trial.- The Plaintiff’s Case.- Motion for a Directed Verdict.- The Verdict.- Posttrial Activities.- The Defendants’ Case.- Reasonableness of the Procedures.- Sensitivity of the Participant.- Consequences of the Lawsuit.- Lessons to Be Learned.- Should the Study Have Been Conducted?.- Could This Research Be Conducted Today?.- References.- Table of Cases.