The Victims’ Rights Movement : : What It Gets Right, What It Gets Wrong /

The Victims’ Rights Movement : : What It Gets Right, What It Gets Wrong / / Michael Vitiello, Michael Vitiello.

Outlines the successes and failures of the movement to support survivors of violenceThe Victims’ Rights Movement (VRM) has been one of the most meaningful criminal justice reforms in the United States. Every state and the federal government has adopted major VRM laws to enact protections for victims...

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Vitiello, Michael,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The View from 30,000 Feet
  • 1 A Brief History of the Victims’ Rights Movement
  • 2 What the Victims’ Rights Movement Gets Right
  • 3 Victimhood, Demagoguery, and Mental Health
  • 4 The Warren Court’s Criminal Procedure Revolution and Its Inspiration for the Victims’ Rights Movement
  • 5 Eliminating and Extending Statutes of Limitations
  • 6 Victim Impact Statements and an Assessment of the Value of a Human Life
  • 7 California’s Three Strikes and You’re Out Legislation A Case Study in the VRM’s Excesses
  • 8 What Should We Do if We Really Want to Help Victims?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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