Victims' Role in the Criminal Justice System

Descriptive and conceptual articles about the role of victims in the criminal justice system.

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I think that it's not unorthodox to offer the possibility of meeting, but it would be hard for either party. I mean, how do you [...]

VICTIMS NEEDS

THE VICTIMS NEEDS SHOULD BE ADDRESED AS WHOLE ,THE COMMUNITY THEIR LIVING IN SHOULD OLSO PROVIDE FOR THE VICTIMS NEEDS .

VICTIM'S RIGHTS

Think I lost something in translation at the end. Guess what I was trying to say is that I don't blame the judge but my [...]

Lacey interview: the needs of victims

I was not sure what I thought of this interview. I noticed that there was little mentioned about restorative justice, for instance. But more glaring [...]

VICTIM'S RIGHTS

I read with great interest your comments regarding how victim's are routinely ignored throughout the process. As a victim myself I can relate to the [...]

Interview with Professor Nicola Lacey

from the interview by Kim Workman of Rethinking Crime and Punishment: Professor Nicola Lacey is a Senior Research fellow and Professor of criminal theory at All Souls College, University of Oxford. She was in New Zealand recently to give the 2010 Shirley Smith Address on the subject of the Politics of Punishment. We took the opportunity to pick her brain. ....Rethinking: Someone said something to me the other day about how if we are going to put the requirements of victims in this process it should be their needs, rather than their wants. NL: Exactly. You need to have the debate about which needs can legitimately be met by the criminal justice process.

Redeeming the Wounded: New book features new vision for victims’ justice

from the press release at PRWeb.com In 2008 approximately 16,262 people were murdered in the U.S., leaving family and friends to grieve the loss. (Source: NCVRW Resource Guide) Many faith-based organizations want to help but do not know how. Due to budget cuts, funding for rehabilitation and educational, faith-based counseling programs for prisoners and crime victims has suffered in almost every locality. A new way to handle these problems is discussed in Redeeming the Wounded by Rev. Dr. B. Bruce Cook (www.xulonpress.com and www.cvaconline.org under “crime victim resources”). Cook’s new vision of victim justice involves a concept of fair and equal treatment for crime victims and prisoners based on principles of restorative justice and restitution. ....Cook’s call to action includes:

RJ

Because we have a system that is known as the 'justice system', I understand that we probably need to differentiate Restorative Justice from mere 'justice'. [...]

The promise of restorative justice: New approaches for criminal justice and beyond

reviewed by Martin Wright It is becoming increasingly clear that the principles of restorative justice can be used, as the editors say, outside the formal criminal justice system, and this book bears witness to that. Half is about criminal justice, and half about other applications in schools and elsewhere. The contributors reflect the book’s origins among a group at Fresno Pacific University in California, but other chapters come from Bulgaria, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

No longer a victim!

Kathleen,      My heart bleeds for you! I cannot imagine the emotions that you are feeling right now. I was once of victim of Robert Power, [...]

Reply

Hi Kathleen, one of the things I can do is listen and I would like to listen to your journey that led to the decision [...]

Meeting with my son's murderer

I will soon be meeting with my son's murderer. I stand alone on this decision (my family doesn't understand that I am doing this to [...]

Robert Powers' case & his victims

As I read the comments by Robert's pen pal, Ines, as well as the comments by Ron Keine, I realize how complicated this case is. [...]

victims of Robert Powers

This is indeed sad that Robert Powers died before he could show his remorse to his victims and their families. As a long time anti [...]

Searching for Robert Power's victims

I am very grateful that RJ online has taken an interest in Robert Power's quest to reach out to his victims and that Lisa Rea [...]

Restorative Justice on Death Row: healing for crime victims?

by Lisa Rea A death row inmate in Florida recently died in prison before the state could execute him. I became aware of Robert's case because I met his pen pal, Ines, a woman from Switzerland who had be-friended him through a pen pal organization, Lifespark, based in that country. After being interviewed by Ines for her organization's newsletter on the subject of forgiveness and restorative justice I learned more about the man she wrote in a Florida prison who had served some 20 years on death row. The story came to an end on December 3rd, 2010 when Robert unexpectedly died of cancer. But what I learned from my encounter with Ines was the real need to open doors more fully for all victims of violent crime wherever their offenders live and wherever their victims live (if they are still alive). I learned through Ines that her pen pal, once a very violent offender, was ready to attempt to make things right, as much as possible, with the victims or victim's family members that he had injured. The rap sheet on this man was very violent and longer than I'd ever seen. I often learn things about restorative justice and how to apply it seemingly coincidentally. When cases draw me, or more likely the people behind the cases, I have a hard time saying no.

Making RJ Available to Victims At Any Time

Absolutely, Brian. I particularly agree with your comment about making RJ available to victims at any time. There should be no statute of limitations on [...]

Victims to meet offenders

I would like to see people who have been victimized, or a person who they have suggested (surrogate) have the right to meet with the [...]

Denying Crime Victims the Option to Meet their Offenders

Alfonso, I don't recall being in touch but glad we have been! It's good you are having this discussion in a class on victimology. Where [...]

i agree that victims should have the option to meet with their offenders

I agree with the notion that victims should have the option to meet with their offenders if they so chose to do so. I am [...]