Constructing victims' rights : the Home Office, New Labour, and victims /

Constructing victims' rights : the Home Office, New Labour, and victims /

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Author / Creator:	Rock, Paul Elliott.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 583 p.).
Language:	English
Series:	Clarendon studies in criminology Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subject:	Victims of crime -- Government policy -- England. Victims of crime -- Government policy -- Wales. Victims of crime -- Legal status, laws etc. -- England. Victims of crime -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Wales. England. Wales.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838483

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ISBN:	9780191699832 (ebook) : No price 0191699837 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Based on extensive observation, primary papers and interviews this text presents a detailed account which follows the evolution of a set of government policies implemented by New Labour that culminated in 2003 in proposals for awarding near-rights to victims of crime in England and Wales.
Other form:	Print version 9780199275496

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Summary:	Based upon extensive observation, primary papers, and interviews, Paul Rock examines changes in the forms of criminal justice policy-making within the New Labour Government, observing how they shaped political representations and activities centred on victims of crime. He reveals how the issues of new managerialism, restorative justice, human rights, race and racism , and the treatment of rape victims form a critical mass that required ordering and reconstruction.<br> <br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 583 p.).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191699832 (ebook) : No price 0191699837 (ebook) : No price