The book contains guidelines on the way in which crime victims should be treated by criminal justice authorities in the course of criminal proceedings against offenders. It focuses on three key issues--information, compensation, and treatment and protection. The comparative framework of the study of crime victims is established in the first two chapters. Subsequent chapters specifically examine the position of crime victims in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Wales, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey. Final chapters in the book contain comparative analyses of the 22 European criminal justice systems and recommendations for better implementation of Recommendation (85) 11. Footnotes and tables