Abstract
For almost two decades, public interest in victim services and victims’ rights has grown markedly. As a result of victim advocacy, the face of justice in the United States has changed dramatically. Some of the progress along these lines can be summarized as follows:
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Forty-nine states, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia have established victim compensation programs, which provide financial assistance to crime victims suffering injuries as a result of criminal attack or to survivors of loved ones who have been victims of homicide.1
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Forty-eight states have enacted some type of bill of rights for victims.2
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Forty-seven states have passed legislation allowing the use of “victim impact statements” by judges at the time of sentencing.3
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The federal Victim and Witness Protection Act was signed into law by President Reagan on October 12, 1982.
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The President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime was established and issued a report in December 1982 that included sixty-eight major recommendations on funding for victim services, federal victim compensation, better treatment of victims, and a proposed constitutional amendment ensuring the right of victims to be informed, present, and heard at all critical stages of criminal justice proceedings.
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Young, M.A. (1991). Survivors of Crime. In: Sank, D., Caplan, D.I. (eds) To Be a Victim. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5974-4_2
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