Certainty of justice: reform in the crime victim movement
Since the late 1970s, the movement portrayed in this volume has been demanding that the law stand in for society as a whole, and use its authority to demonstrate the triumph of good over evil rather than simply to bear out the bureaucratic process. In so doing, its proponents are changing our concep...
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| Summary: | Since the late 1970s, the movement portrayed in this volume has been demanding that the law stand in for society as a whole, and use its authority to demonstrate the triumph of good over evil rather than simply to bear out the bureaucratic process. In so doing, its proponents are changing our concept of justice by defining a role for crime victims beyond the evidentiary need of the prosecution in a court of law Weed examines the complex organizational system and grass roots groups affiliated with the movement, and takes a look from within at their leaders and agendas. His study also details the recent changes in state and federal laws and the legal decisions rendered in the name of "victims' rights. |
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Preface vii
1 REFORM POLITICS FOR CRIME VICTIMS:
GOVERNMENT, GRASS ROOTS, AND GRIEVANCE 1
The Idea of Helping Crime Victims 3
Law and Order and the LEAA 5
The LEAA and the Ideology of Efficacy 9
Grass Roots Victim Groups 11
The Crisis Center and the Crime of Rape 12
Shelters as a Refuge for Battered Women 15
Victim Advocacy Organizations and Legal Reform 18
Crime Victims Rights as a Focal Issue 21
Conclusion 27
References 28
2 THE VILIFICATION OF THE CRIME PROBLEM 31
The Image of the Crime Victim 31
Victimization Once Removed 34
News Media and Public Impressions 36
Crime Stories For Activism 38
Real Crime and the Rate of Victimization 41
The Mental Health Image of the Victim 46
The Battered Women Syndrome 47
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 49
Conclusion 52
References ^3
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3 NATIONAL UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS:
ISSUE PROMINENCE AND INFLUENCE 57
NOVA s Defining Presence 59
The Sunny von Bulow National Victim Advocacy
Center: Family Fortune and Victim Fame 64
Finding the Victim s Cause 65
Conceiving a Victim s Organization 67
The National Level Meshing Organzation:
A Victim Center 69
Conclusion 71
References 71
4 PROGRAMMING FOR POLITICAL PULSE 75
The Impassioned Grass Roots 76
Coalitions: Structure and Strategy 80
Victim Rights and the State Constitutional
Amendments 83
Events or Issues for the Media 86
Networks: Formal and Personal 92
Conclusion 97
References 98
5 COMMUNITY BASED VICTIM SERVICE AND
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS 101
Agency for Victims 102
The Shaping of Victim Services 105
The Perception of a Needy Victim 112
Victim Rights, Retribution and the Courts 114
Crime Victim Work: Characteristics of a
New Occupation 117
The Loose Linkage to National Centers 120
Conclusion 124
References 125
Contents vii
6 VICTIM RIGHTS AND THE SYMBOLISM OF REFORM 129
In the Name of Victims 132
The Reticence of Real Reform 134
Social Science and Legal Symbolism 138
Conclusion 139
References 140
7 CONCLUSION 143
APPENDIX 147
Case Study and National Survey Method
and Material
INDEX 155
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