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Victim/Witness Legislation - An Overview

NCJ Number
94365
Date Published
1984
Length
166 pages
Annotation
This document describes and analyzes Federal and State legislation relating to the rights of criminal victims and witnesses. Legislative programs involving victim compensation, restitution, witness protection, and other related issues are also described.
Abstract
Legislation for each of the States is classified into 15 subject categories and citations are included to State Legislation. Subject categories include victim compensation, refund of offender profit, witness fees, victim's bill of rights, victim/witness intimidation, and elderly victim and sexual abuse victim legislation.(Author abstract)