Proposals to Provide Rights to Victims of Crime


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Hearing on two proposals to provide rights for victims of crime. One is a constitutional amendment, J.H. Res. 71; and the other is a corresponding implementing statute, H.R. 1322. Witnesses: Jacquelynn Davis, domestic violence victim; Donna Edwards, Nat. Network to End Domestic Violence; Bruce Fein, McLean, VA; Robert Horowitz, prosecuting attorney, Stark County, OH; George P. Kazen, Chief Judge, U.S. Dist. Court for the Southern District of TX, for the Judicial Conf. of the U.S.; Rep. Deborah Pryce, Ohio; Janet Reno, Attorney General; and Joseph Weisberger, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of RI, for the Conference of Chief Justices.




Proposals for a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Rights for Victims of Crime


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Excerpt from Proposals for a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Rights for Victims of Crime: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on H. J. Res. 173 and H. J. Res. 174, Proposals for a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Rights for Victims of Crime, July 11, 1996 Permit me to recite just one example of why I believe a constitutional right to protect crime victims is so important. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Crime Victims' Rights Act


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Legal reform in the name of victims of crime began to appear in state and federal law in the 1960's. It can be seen in victim restitution and compensation laws, in the reform of rape laws, drunk driving statutes, bail laws, and in provisions for victim impact statements at sentencing, to name a few. Over time in many jurisdictions these specific victim provisions were joined by a more general, more comprehensive victims' bills of rights. Thus, by the close of the twentieth century, thirty-three states had added victims' rights amendments to their state constitutions and each of the states had general statutory declarations of victims' rights.