Will the 'Victim Revolution' Trigger a Reorientation of the Criminal Justice System

50 Pages Posted: 7 Dec 2015

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Leslie Sebba

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law

Date Written: December 6, 2015

Abstract

Over the past two decades considerable interest has developed in the subject of the victims of crime. This interest reached a peak in the United States in 1982 with the establishment and report of the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime, which made numerous recommendations for legislative, executive, and other institutional action on both the Federal and State levels, including an amendment to the United States Constitution. The momentum, however, continued. Subsequent developments have included the establishment of an Office for Victims of Crime in the Office of Justice Programs, a flurry of legislative activity across the nation, and the declaration of National Victims' Rights Weeks with the participation of the U.S. President. The interests of victims have been taken up not only by special organizations established for the purpose, such as the National Organization of Victims' Assistance (NOVA), the Victims' Assistance Legal Organization in Virginia, and the National Victim Center (founded in honor of Sunny von Bulow) - as well as more narrowly focused groups such as MADD (Mothers against Drunk Driving), but also by such mainstream professional bodies as the American Bar Association, the National Association of Attorneys General, the National Conference of the Judiciary, the American Psychological Association, and the National Institute for Mental Health.

Keywords: victims, crime, U.S., Task Force on Victims of Crime, legislation, NOVA, MADD

Suggested Citation

Sebba, Leslie, Will the 'Victim Revolution' Trigger a Reorientation of the Criminal Justice System (December 6, 2015). 31 Isr. L. Rev. 379 (1997), Hebrew University of Jerusalem Legal Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2699687

Leslie Sebba (Contact Author)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law ( email )

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