Securing rights for victims : a process evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's victims' rights clinics /
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| Imprint: | Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009. |
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| Description: | xxiii, 112 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7903762 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Figures
- Tables
- Summary
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Topics Addressed in the Process Evaluation
- Evaluation Methods
- Layout of the Monograph
- Chapter 2. The Development of Crime Victims' Rights in the United States
- Enforceability of Crime Victims' Rights
- Chapter 3. National Crime Victim Law Institute and Clinic Goals
- Clinic Grant Requirements
- NCVLI Support for the Clinics
- General Organizational Support
- Direct Legal Technical Assistance
- Fostering Peer Support
- Chapter 4. Victims' Rights Developments in Clinic States
- Victim Standing
- Arizona
- Maryland
- Utah
- South Carolina
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Laws That Further Crime Victims' Representation in Criminal Matters
- Crime Victims' Right to Privacy
- Other Changes
- Chapter 5. Clinic Operations
- Type of Business Model
- Law Clinic Model
- Statewide Victim-Service Provider Model
- Other Partnership Models
- Independent Law-Firm Model
- Use of Pro Bono Attorneys and Student Help
- Addressing Victims' Nonlegal Needs
- Chapter 6. Outreach and Sources of Clients
- Referral Sources
- Case Load Size and Composition
- Rights Issues Dealt with in Cases Opened by the State Clinics
- Geographic Diversity of Case Load
- Chapter 7. Clinic Work in Trial Courts
- Standing to Appear Before the Court
- Clinics' Approach to Trial-Court Advocacy
- Victims' Rights Issues
- Precharge Cases
- Confer with the Prosecutor
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Be Heard
- Right to Review the Presentence Report
- Other Types of Assistance
- Federal Cases
- Chapter 8. Clinic Work at the Appellate Level
- Clinic Cases Representing Victims
- Clinic as Amicus
- Chapter 9. Implementation Challenges
- Resistance to Change
- Staff Turnover or Inexperience
- Demand for Services
- Sustainability
- Chapter 10. Clinic Successes and Promising Practices
- Offering Help to Prosecutors
- Offering Free Continuing Legal Education Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
- Writing Detailed and Well-Researched Briefs on Victims' Rights Issues
- Being Willing to Take a Risk
- Using Losses to Spur Change
- Positioning the Clinic as the Expert on Victims' Rights
- Gaining Word-of-Mouth Referrals
- Offering Services to Victims in High-Profile Cases
- Thinking Outside the Box on Sustainability
- Chapter 11. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Thoughts on the Future of the Demonstration Project
- Thoughts on Future Evaluation Work
- Final Thoughts
- References