Victim Programs And Policies Flashcards

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Victim impact statements

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  • humanize the justice system

- allows the victim to have a say further than being just a witness

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National crime prevention strategy (1998)

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Victim compensation

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  • can be seen as a token (here’s some money)
  • money awarded to the victims by the government
  • compensation doesn’t solve the problem
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Court services

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  • assist victims by explaining how the scenarios going to be
  • witness protection programs
  • court escorts, pre trial safety
  • peace bonds, restraining orders
  • publication bans, rape-shield provisions, public exclusion orders -> keeping public out of the courtroom
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Public education

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Crisis intervention

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  • sexual assault centres
  • shelters
  • advocacy centres for battered women
  • hotlines, websites
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Victim-Offender reconciliation programs

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Victim bill of rights

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Self-protection

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  • target-hardening

- increasing guardianship

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