The (human) victims' rights movement in twenty-first century United States
The history of victim involvement in the United States’ criminal justice system is long and varied, beginning with victims having a central role in investigation and prosecution, proceeding to a time of near total exclusion. The modern Victims’ Rights Movement was born of a rejection of the victim e...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Animals as crime victims
Year: 2024, Pages: 41-51 |
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| Summary: | The history of victim involvement in the United States’ criminal justice system is long and varied, beginning with victims having a central role in investigation and prosecution, proceeding to a time of near total exclusion. The modern Victims’ Rights Movement was born of a rejection of the victim exclusion model and a desire to return victims to a more central role. While the Movement started in the 1960s, this chapter begins in 2004 with passage of the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA). The CVRA affords rights and makes victim standing and appellate review explicit. This chapter proceeds in three parts: (1) an overview of the CVRA, identifying features that distinguish it from prior rights legislation; (2) an overview of what has happened in the wake of the CVRA; and (3) identification of unanswered questions the answers to which are the next history chapter. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 49-51 |
| ISBN: | 9781802209877 |
| DOI: | 10.4337/9781802209884.00010 |
