Rights for victims of crime : rebalancing justice / Irvin Waller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waller, Irvin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes--Civil rights.

Victims of crimes.

Victims of crimes--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Injustice often knocks twice for the one in four adults who will become victims of crime this year and for the one in three women sexually assaulted during their lifetime only to further endure the uncertainty of a daunting legal system. This book prepares readers to advocate for their rights as victims of crimes, offering the truth about laws currently in place that often fail to offer support by providing assistance and protection. By empowering taxpayers, voters and (potential) victims of crime, this short but valuable guide will help shift our system from one of neglect to one of respect a

Contents:

Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Forgotten but Still Here; Chapter 2: Inalienable Rights for Victims; Chapter 3: First in Aid; Chapter 4: Caring for Victims; Chapter 5: Making Good the Loss; Chapter 6: Staking Claims; Chapter 7: Stopping Crime; Chapter 8: The Action Plan; Appendix: Draft Model Law to Rebalance Justice by Implementing Effectively Rights for ?Victims of Crime; Notes; Principal Sources; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22983-4

1-282-92262-9

9786612922626

1-4422-0707-8

OCLC:

705539028