The victims' rights movement : what it gets right, what it gets wrong /
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| Author / Creator: | Vitiello, Michael, author. |
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| Imprint: | New York : New York University Press, [2023] |
| Description: | 1 online resource (pages cm.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13150137 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the victims' rights movement: what it got right, what it gets wrong
- A brief history of the victims' rights movement
- What the victims' rights movement got right
- Victimhood, demagoguery, and mental health
- The Warren Court's criminal procedure revolution and its inspiration for the victims' rights movement
- Eliminating and extending Statutes of Limitations
- Victim impact statements and an assessment of the value of a human life
- California's three strikes and you're out legislation, a case study in the VRM's excesses
- What should we do if we really want to help victims?