Victim, the State, and Civil Society (From Hearing the Victim: Adversarial Justice, Crime Victims and the State, P 1-16, 2010, Anthony Bottoms and Julian V. Roberts, eds. - See NCJ-231063)

• NCJ Number: 231064
• Author(s): Matt Matravers
• Date Published: 2010
• Length: 16 pages
• Sale Source: Willan Publishing
• Publication Format: Book Chapter
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

This chapter examines the proper role of the State and the victim in relation to criminal justice.

Abstract

Recent debates have culminated over whether victims should have the right to make personal or impact statements, whether victims should play a role in decisions over whether to prosecute, over how to punish, and over parole, and other decisions; and whether the existing criminal justice system should be rethought in terms of dispute resolution and restorative justice. This essay presents arguments in the resolution of what the proper roles of the State and victim in relation to criminal justice should be. However, resolutions are not attained; a great deal is left open about the exact roles victims should play in processes of criminal justice throughout the chapter. Notes and references