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Defendants and Victims

Defendants and Victims. Chapter Nine. Characteristics of Defendants. Male Mostly Underclass Racial Minorities. Characteristics of Suspects. Victims. Courts largely have ignored the interests of victims (and witnesses). Issue of Prior Relationships. Victim Witness Assistance Programs.

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Defendants and Victims

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  1. Defendantsand Victims Chapter Nine

  2. Characteristics of Defendants • Male • Mostly Underclass • Racial Minorities

  3. Characteristics of Suspects

  4. Victims • Courts largely have ignored the interests of victims (and witnesses).

  5. Issue of Prior Relationships

  6. Victim Witness Assistance Programs

  7. Victim Compensation Programs • 1984 Victims of Crime Act. • Many states have followed suit.

  8. Victim’s Bill of Rights • 1982 President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime.

  9. The Victim’s Rights Movement

  10. Payne v. Tennessee • The Eighth Amendment does not prohibit the sentencing jury in a capital case from considering the victim impact statements relating to the victim’s personal characteristics and the emotional impact of the murder on the victim’s family.

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