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Victims and Policy-Making : a Comparative Perspective.
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 c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.