SOC 2760 Midterm: homicide midterm 1.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

Rights of federal crime victims: the right to reasonable protection from the accused, the right to notices of public court and parole proceedings involving the crime and notices if the accused is released or escapes, the right to be included in any public court proceeding unless the court determines that the victim"s testimony would be materially altered if he or she were to attend the proceedings, the right to speak at any public proceedings about the release, plea, sentencing, or parole of the accused, the right to talk to the government"s attorney about the case, the right to the timely payment of any restitution as provided by the law, the right to reasonably speedy proceedings, the right to privacy and fair, respectful and dignified treatment. There is some positive news overall, however; the number of homicides in 2004 reflects a 2. 4% decrease from the year before in 2003 when there were a reported 16,528 murders (fbi, 2006a).