Victims' Rights - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, Annotated edition)

In the past 20 years, the victims' rights movement has gathered momentum, often succeeding in its attempts to turn the tables on laws and legislation that traditionally loaded the scales of justice in favor of criminal defendants. Victims' Rights explores this movement and its implications in detail for the first time. It answers questions vital to every U.S. citizen such as: What is the criminal justice system? What is the role of the victim in that system? How has this role changed in recent years? What are society's attitudes toward victims' and defendants' rights? Why is there a push for a constitutional amendment regarding the rights of victims? This volume answers all these questions and more. It is rounded out by a chronology, biographical sketches, documents, court cases, legislation, an annotated directory of victim and defendant advocate organizations, and a general index for easy access to further research. Includes an annotated directory of victim and defendant advocate organizations, documents, court cases, and legislation Provides an extensive chronology and biographical sketches

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Release date:	December 1997
Authors:	Leigh Glenn
Dimensions:	230 x 159 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-87436-870-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87436-870-7
Barcode:	9780874368703

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