Full Description
This invaluable one-stop reference source supplies students and general readers with historical and current information on the victims' rights revolution in the United States, providing analysis on everything from human rights reports to Supreme Court cases that allows the reader to fully understand these documents.
Victims' rights represent the greatest change in the criminal justice system within the last 30 years. Victims' Rights: A Documentary and Reference Guide traces the origins, evolution, and results of the victims' rights movement. It puts victims' rights in a legal, historical, and contemporary context, and comprehensively collects important victims' rights documents in a single volume—perfect for students as well as general readers.
Bringing together dozens of varied documents such as presidential task force reports and recommendations, Supreme Court cases, state constitutions, human rights reports, critical articles, and political documents, this book is an indispensable resource for those seeking to understand the origins and modern consequences of American victims' rights policy. The author's accompanying commentary and analysis helps the reader to gain a complete comprehension of the significance of these documents, while numerous bibliographic sources provide additional resources for interested readers.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Background and History of Victims' Rights
2. To Include Victims in the Criminal Process?
3. The President's Task Force on Victims of Crime
4. The Federal Constitutional Context of Victims' Rights
5. The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Failure of Federal Victims' Rights
6. The Federal Constitutional Victims' Rights Effort
7. The Crime Victims' Rights Act
8. Present Status and the Future of Victims' Rights
Conclusion
Index
