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New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century

New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st Century

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U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office for Victims of Crime (Washington, DC)

Published 1998. 438 pages.

In this first comprehensive plan regarding how the nation should respond to crime victims since the 1982 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime, the editors highlight hundreds of innovative public policy initiatives. The six sections detail new directions in: I. Victims' rights; II. Criminal and juvenile justice system agencies; III. Victim assistance and allied professions; IV. Financial recovery; V. Child victims; and VI. International victim assistance. Accession Number: 014618

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