Securing rights for victims a process evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's victims' rights clinics
Clinics have dealt with a range of victims' rights issues in trial courts, including the rights to be present, to be consulted about plea offers, to make an impact statement, to be notified of changes in defendants' detention status, to restitution, and to privacy. However, the principal i...
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
©2009©2009, 2009
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The development of crime victims' rights in the United States
- National Crime Victim Law Institute and clinic goals
- Victims' rights developments in clinic states
- Clinic operations
- Outreach and sources of clients
- Clinic work in trial courts
- Clinic work at the appellate level
- Implementation challenges
- Clinic successes and promising practices
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Includes bibliographical references