Securing rights for victims : a process evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute's victims' rights clinics /

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Clinics have dealt with a range of victims' rights issues in trial courts, including the rights to be present, to be consulted about plea offers, to make an impact statement, to be notified of changes in defendants' detention status, to restitution, and to privacy. However, the principal i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
Other Authors: Davis, Robert C. (Robert Carl)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, Ã2009.
Ã2009
Series:Electronic books.
Subjects:
Victims of crimes > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
Victims of crimes > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The development of crime victims' rights in the United States
  • National Crime Victim Law Institute and clinic goals
  • Victims' rights developments in clinic states
  • Clinic operations
  • Outreach and sources of clients
  • Clinic work in trial courts
  • Clinic work at the appellate level
  • Implementation challenges
  • Clinic successes and promising practices
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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