Securing Rights for Victims A Process Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's Victims' Rights Clinics

This book discusses how some clinics have won significant gains at the appellate and federal court levels concerning victim standing, the rights to be consulted and heard, and the right to privacy. Some have won significant victories in gaining standing for victims and expanding the definition of pa...

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Main Author: Davis, Robert C. (auth)
Other Authors: Anderson, James M. (auth), Whitman, Julie (auth), Howley, Susan (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2009
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Summary:This book discusses how some clinics have won significant gains at the appellate and federal court levels concerning victim standing, the rights to be consulted and heard, and the right to privacy. Some have won significant victories in gaining standing for victims and expanding the definition of particular rights. Others are enjoined in the battle. But all have raised awareness of victims' rights in the justice system.
ISBN:MG930NIJ
9780833049438
9780833048905
Access:Open Access