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