Title: Understanding the Victim-Offender Nexus and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System: Strategies for Overcoming Challenges

In their review, Zaykowski (2015) addresses the debate surrounding the “penal couple” of victim and offender. Specifically, Zaykowski (2015) examines research and theoretical frameworks supporting a view that an overlap exists between victims and offenders, such that there is no distinct difference between the two; they are one and the same. A number of challenges are created for the criminal justice system as a result of this overlap, each bearing their own consequence on the functionality and capacity of the justice system to address victimization and offending.
-After reading Zaykowski (2015), explain the victim-offender nexus discussed in the article. Incorporate the appropriate APA in-text citation in your explanation.
According to Zaykowski (2015), discuss how this overlap between victim and offender impacts the criminal justice system. Incorporate supporting documentation (class readings, textbook, and/or scholarly sources) as evidence to support and/or illustrate this impact.
Identify and describe three (3) strategies that the criminal justice system can use to overcome the challenges associated with the victim-offender overlap discussed by Zaykowski (2015).