Support for victims of crime in Asia /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Description:xii, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge law in Asia ; 3
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6676643
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Other authors / contributors:Chan, Wing Cheong.
ISBN:0415435854 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415435857 (hardback : alk. paper)
041543954X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780415439541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0203944933 (ebk.)
9780203944936 (ebk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1. Introduction
  • Section One. International Norms and Policy Perspectives
  • 2. International Standards for Victims: What Norms? What Achievements? What Next?
  • 3. The (Human) Rights of Crime Victims Do Not Necessarily Infringe the Rights of Accused and Convicted Persons
  • 4. Whither Victim Policies? A View from the Crossroads
  • 5. The Development of Victim Support and Victim Rights in Asia
  • Section Two. Victims of Crime in the Domestic Criminal Justice System
  • 6. Victims of Crime in China's Criminal Justice System
  • 7. The Role of the Victim in the Indian Criminal Justice System
  • 8. Assistance for Victims of Crime in Korea
  • 9. Victims of Crime in the Thai Criminal Justice System
  • 10. Clashing Conceptions of the Victim's Role in Singapore's Criminal Process
  • 11. Victims of Crime in Taiwan's Criminal Justice System
  • 12. New Horizon of Victim Support in Japan
  • 13. Victims: The Forgotten Stakeholders of the Indonesian Criminal Justice System
  • Section Three. Specific Victims of Crime
  • 14. Protecting Child Victims in Malaysia
  • 15. Responses to Victims of Domestic Violence in the Philippines
  • Section Four. Support Services for Victims of Crime
  • 16. Present and Future Developments in Victim Services and Victim Rights: A View from the US
  • 17. The Needs of Victims of Crime in Korea: Effective Counselling Strategies and Techniques
  • Section Five. Compensation and Restorative Justice
  • 18. Compensation Orders in Singapore, Malaysia and India: A Call for Rejuvenation
  • 19. Assessing the Use (and Misuse) of Restorative Justice in the Criminal Justice System
  • Index