Crime Victims Rights Act Increasing Victim Awareness And Clarifying Applicability To The D C Will Improve Implementation Of The Act

Download or read book Crime Victims¿ Rights Act: Increasing Victim Awareness and Clarifying Applicability to the D. C. Will Improve Implementation of the Act written by Eileen R. Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Oct. 30, 2004, the Crime Victims¿ Rights Act (CVRA) was enacted, establishing eight rights for federal crime victims and two mechanisms to enforce those rights. This report reviewed, among other things: (1) efforts made to implement the CVRA; (2) mechanisms in place to ensure adherence to the CVRA; (3) key issues that have arisen in the interpretation of the CVRA by the federal courts; and (4) perspectives of criminal justice system participants on the CVRA. This testimony is based on a Dec. 2008 report on CVRA, which reviewed guidance and conducted surveys and interviews with criminal justice system participants. Includes recommendations. Table.