Perspectives on the Victims Movement: 1972-1980

• NCJ Number: 114754
• Author(s): J H Stein
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 41 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Paper prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Network of Consultants on Knowledge Transfer, Princeton University, March 19-21, 1980.

Annotation

The victim and witness movement has been and continues to be vulnerable to shifts in political and public opinion.

Abstract

This paper examines the future of the victim and witness movement and compares findings from two national surveys of victim and witness projects conducted in 1975 and 1979. The presentation concludes that support for victim and witness projects is increasing outside of the law enforcement community, a sign that assistance to victims of crime includes more diverse groups and interests.