Providing a Check on Prosecutorial Decision-making: An Analysis of the Victims’ Right to Review Reform

The Victims’ Right to Review (VRR) enables victims to request a review of a prosecutor’s previously finite decision not to proceed with charges; the outcome of which can include a reversal of that decision. Informed by the voices of those involved in the VRR’s development and operation, and a quanti...

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VerfasserInnen: Iliadis, Mary (VerfasserIn) ; Flynn, Asher (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 58, Heft: 3, Seiten: 550-568
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Victims’ Right to Reviev
Prosecutorial discretion
Procedural justice
Victims' rights
Verfahrensgerechtigkeit
Opferrechte
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Zusammenfassung:The Victims’ Right to Review (VRR) enables victims to request a review of a prosecutor’s previously finite decision not to proceed with charges; the outcome of which can include a reversal of that decision. Informed by the voices of those involved in the VRR’s development and operation, and a quantitative dataset unique to our study, this article analyses the VRR process and outcomes two years post its implementation. Ultimately, we argue that despite being a primary aim of the reform, transparency, accessibility and accountability concerns may hinder the VRR’s capacity to address victims’ procedural justice needs (information, voice, control, validation), thereby reducing its effectiveness.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:doi:10.1093/bjc/azx036