NCJ Number
107790
Journal
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Dated: (August 1987) Pages: 326-336
Date Published
1987
Length
11 pages
Annotation
The criminal justice system, until very recently, made few provisions for the victims of crime.
Abstract
More jurisdictions are now, however, adding legislation or programs that involve the victim in the criminal proceeding, allow the victim to influence prosecution and judgment, protect the victim from further victimization from either the offender or the process itself, and ensure that the victim receives either state compensation or reparation from the offender. We examine the criminal justice system's assumptions concerning the involvement or noninvolvement of the victims of crime in the process, identify the relevant research already available, and suggest further research to aid in the evaluation of laws and policies and the assumptions behind them. (Author abstract)