Rights for victims of crime : rebalancing justice /

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Author / Creator:	Waller, Irvin.
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 211 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Victims of crimes -- Civil rights. Victims of crimes -- Government policy. Victims of crimes -- Civil rights. Victims of crimes -- Government policy.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11234420

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ISBN:	9781442207073 9781442207059 (cloth : alk. paper) 1442207051 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781442207073 (electronic) 1442207078 (electronic) 1442207078
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	Criticizes the balance of justice in the American justice system, discussing the rights and implementation of the rights granted to victims of crime, and describing ways to improve the system and better support victims with assistance, compensation, and protection from the accused.
Other form:	Print version: Rights for victims of crime Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011. 9781442207059 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of Contents:

Reinvigorating the victims' rights movement
Forgotten but still here : what about victims of crime?
Inalienable rights for victims : Europe and North America proclaim, Japan delivers
First in aid : victims at the zenith of law enforcement
Caring for victims : support, mental health, and assistance
Making good the loss : reparation from offender, state and civil suits
Staking claims : victims represented and heard
Stopping crime : victimization prevention as return on investment
The action plan : investment to rebalance justice for crime victims.

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