Much of the discussion is based on a survey of organizations serving victims. The discussion notes that the crime victim movement is changing our understanding of justice, defining a role for victims and family members beyond the evidentiary need of the prosecution in court. The discussion focuses on the social and political trends that converged to form the movement, the development of a common ideology of victim rights that complements a moral view of crime, and the nature of national and local organizations focusing on victims' rights. These include victim-witness programs, advocacy groups, domestic violence shelters, and rape crisis centers. The discussion concludes that the movement has an impact, although the impact is not yet clear. Some of the changes it has advocated have been more symbolic than real, and others have served other interests more than those of victims. Tables, chapter reference lists, index, and appended methodological information