Concept information
Preferred term
Victims Bill of Rights
Definition
- Between 1980 and 2000, every U.S. state enacted a victims' bill of rights, either as an amendment to its state constitution or as a statute designed to promote and preserve the rights of victims of crime in criminal prosecutions. By any fair measure, these laws indicated a strong national consensus that a new emphasis was needed on the rights of victims in the criminal justice process. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Victims' Bill of Rights]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Victims_Bill_of_Rights
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