ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Transformative Justice, Victim Support, 1993 Fifa World Youth Championship

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: sinsel

Document Summary

History of victim in the criminal justice system. Victims" rights": but, argued that excessive victims" rights can undermine fundamental elements of the cjs, eg. the presumption of innocence. History of victims" rights in australia: 1993 national victims charter adopted by the australian standing committee of attorneys- General: 2005 commonwealth statement of basic principles of justice for victims of crime, 2011 best practice guide for the protection of victims/witnesses in the criminal justice. Police and victims: victims are often initially satisfied with police response, but, victims tend to expect police to inform them of support services. Important for victim satisfaction that police keep them informed about the case: often victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, hate crimes and victims from socially marginalized groups consider police as not being sympathetic enough. Courts & victims: victims are often dissatisfied with, even distressed by, what happens in court (o"connell.