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Victimology: Victimisation and Victims' Rights

Victimology: Victimisation and Victims' Rights

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General LawSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1845680456
ISBN13: 9781845680459
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
Published: Jul 1 2008
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

How should the needs of victims of crime be met by the criminal justice system? Have the rights of victims been neglected in order to ensure that a defendant is brought to 'justice'? Who are the victims of crime and why are they targeted?

This new book examines the theoretical arguments concerning victimization before examining who victims actually are and the measures taken by the criminal justice system to enhance their position. Particular attention is paid to the victimization of women, LGBT persons, minority ethnic persons and the elderly. The book engages in a detailed exposition of the law's response to such victimization, focusing on the measures adopted in international human rights law, by the Council of Europe, and in English law and policy. It also assesses alternative models of victim participation in criminal proceedings in European jurisdictions such as Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.

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