| NCJ Number: |
165359   |
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| Title: |
Victims' Rights Sourcebook: A Compilation and Comparison of Victims' Rights Laws, 1996 |
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| Document: |
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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