Victims and policy making : a comparative perspective / Matthew Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Matthew (Matthew Duncan), 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of crimes--Government policy.

Victims of crimes.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Willan, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Victims of crime are now the subjects of intense policy attention and reform across most developed nations, whilst also receiving sustained attention at the highest levels of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and many other transnational organizations. Such moves have been fostered by the continued development of the international victims' movement and driven by a host of complex and interacting drivers which span jurisdictions. This volume sets out to contrast and compare the development of policies related to victims of crime and their place within the criminal justice systems in ni

Contents:

Cover; Victims and Policy Making: A comparative perspective; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Victims on the world stage; Introduction; Victimology and victims of crime: an international 'movement'?; 2. Defining 'victims'; The expanding scope of victimhood; Defining victimhood: some broad conclusions; 3. Victims and international organizations; The United Nations; The Council of Europe; The European Union; Other international organizations; Discussion; 4. Victims in domestic policy making: examining the policy network

Policy theory, policy networks, and issues of generalizationAspects of the transnational and international policy network impacting on victim reform; Victims of crime: a transnational and international policy network; 5. Victims' rights: An internationalreview; Theorizing victims' rights; The formal rights of victims within national jurisdictions; The 'normalization' of victims' rights; 6. Compensation, restitution and restorative justice; State compensation schemes; Restitution; Restorative justice; Compensating victims?; 7. Victims in policy making: A comparative perspective

Societal changes: the macro perspectiveThe influence of policy networks; A globalization of victim policies?; Victim support as a principle of international law?; Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-265) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-68110-8

1-283-54682-5

9786613859273

1-136-68111-6

0-203-81030-9

9780203810309

OCLC:

829462088