Victims’ role in the criminal justice system

Author:

Boateng Francis D1,Abess Gassan2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Legal Studies, University of Mississippi, Oxford, USA

2. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, John Carrol University, University Heights, USA

Abstract

In theory, crime victims have several rights and privileges—ranging from the rights to be heard to the right to confer with the prosecution. However, they are still considered as the forgotten individuals in the system because of underlying issues associated with the implementation of victims’ rights laws. Today, most states do not have any effective mechanisms of implementing legislation guaranteeing the rights of victims. The primary purpose of this article is to offer a comparative assessment of victims’ rights legislation in USA and to discuss some of the issues inherent in the implementation of these laws. Issues such as the lack of professional knowledge, the lack of enforcement mechanisms, strict eligibility criteria for compensation, varying definitions of victim across jurisdictions, and the limited scope of most crime victim legislation are discussed. The article also discusses ways to address the issues identified.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law

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