NCJ Number: |
165359  |
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Title: |
Victims' Rights Sourcebook: A Compilation and Comparison of Victims' Rights Laws, 1996 |
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HTML|PDF |
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Date Published: |
1996 |
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Annotation: |
This volume contains victims' rights statutes in effect in the United States through 1995. |
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Abstract: |
The Sourcebook was produced through the use of the National Victim Center's legislative database, which contains tens of thousands of statutes relating to the rights and interests of crime victims. The book is presented in the following chapters: (1) Overview, Definitions and Disclaimers; (2) Constitutional Rights for Crime Victims; (3) The Right to Notice; (3.1) Community Notification of the Release of Sex Offenders; (4) The Right to Protection from Offender Harm; (5) The Right to Confer With Prosecutor; (6) The Right to Prompt Return of Victims' Property; (7) Payment for Forensic Exams of Sexual Assault Victims; (8) HIV Testing for Sex Offenders; (9) The Right to be Heard in the Criminal Justice Process; (10) The Right to Attend the Trial; (11) The Right to Restitution from the Offender; (12) The Right to Privacy; and (13) Victims' Rights at the Juvenile Level. Tables, notes |
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Main Term(s): |
Human rights |
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Index Term(s): |
AIDS/HIV testing policies; Constitutional Rights/Civil Liberties; Criminology; Laws and Statutes; Victim services; Victimization; Victimology; Victims of Crime; Victims rights |
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Grant Number: |
95-VF-GX-K010 |
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Sponsoring Agency: |
National Ctr for Victims of Crime Washington, DC 20036 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000 OVC Resource Ctr Rockville, MD 20849-6000 |
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Corporate Author: |
National Ctr for Victims of Crime United States of America |
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Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America
National Ctr for Victims of Crime 2000 M Street, NW Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036 United States of America |
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Page Count: |
416 |
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Format: |
Document |
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Type: |
Issue Overview |
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Language: |
English |
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Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=165359 |
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