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  2. Victims' rights - Wikipedia

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    Victims' rights are generally defined as legal entitlements afforded to victims of crime.They vary according to the legal jurisdiction within which they are applied and are dependent on several variants including societal, cultural, political, socio-economic and geographical. [1]

  3. Victims of Crime Act of 1984 - Wikipedia

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    The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) is United States federal government legislation aimed at helping the victims of crime through means other than punishment of the criminal. It established the Crime Victim's Fund, a scheme to compensate victims of crime.

  4. Office for Victims of Crime - Wikipedia

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    The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is a part of the Office of Justice Programs, within the U.S. Department of Justice. The OVC's mission is to provide aid and promote justice for crime victims. The office was created in 1988 in an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984.

  5. Criminal justice - Wikipedia

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    The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police , prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.

  6. Crime Victims' Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    The Crime Victims' Rights Act, (CVRA) 18 U.S.C. § 3771, is part of the United States Justice for All Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-405, 118 Stat. 2260 (effective Oct. 30, 2004). [1] The CVRA enumerates the rights afforded to victims in federal criminal cases and victims of offenses committed in the District of Columbia.

  7. Victimology - Wikipedia

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    A victim impact panel, which usually follows the victim impact statement, is a form of community-based or restorative justice in which the crime victims (or relatives and friends of deceased crime victims) meet with the defendant after conviction to tell the convict about how the criminal activity affected them, in the hope of rehabilitation or ...

  8. How We Define Violent Crime in America Shapes Who Gets ...

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    The definition of a violent crime turns out to be highly arbitrary, though. ... by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Legislators and the public are more likely to treat crimes as ...

  9. Victims' Rights Amendment - Wikipedia

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    The federal victims' rights amendments which have been proposed are similar to the above. The primary contention, and perhaps the main reason that to this point they remain only proposals, is whether they will apply only to federal offenses and the federal system or will mandate all states to adopt similar provisions (the version advocated by at least one very high-profile advocate, John Walsh ...