Victim Participation Rights
This book traces victims' active participatory rights through different procedural stages in adversarial and non-adversarial justice systems, in an attempt to identify what role victims play during criminal proceedings in the domestic setting. Braun analyses countries with different legal traditions, including: the United States, England, Wales and Australia (as examples of mostly adversarial countries); Germany and France (as examples of inquisitorial systems); as well as Denmark and Sweden with their mixed inquisitorial-adversarial background. Victim Participation Rights is distinctive in that it assesses the implementation of formal processes and procedures concerning victim participation at three different procedural stages: first, investigation and pre-trial; second, trial and sentencing; and third, post-trial with a focus on appeal and parole. In addition, Braun provides an in-depth case study on the general position of victims in criminal trials, especially in light of national criminal justice policy, in Germany, a mostly inquisitorial system and Australia, a largely adversarial system. In light of its findings, the book ponders whether, at this stage in time, a greater focus on victim protection rather than on active procedural rights could be more beneficial to enhancing the overall experience of victims. In this context, it takes a close look at the merits of introducing or expanding legal representation schemes for victims.
1. Victim Participation in Criminal Procedure: An Introduction
2. Victim Participation: A Historic Overview3. Victim Perspectives and Criminal Justice
4. Victim Participation: Investigation and Pre-trial Decisions
5. Victim Participation: The Trial and Sentencing Process
6. Victim Participation Post Trial: Appeals and Early Release
7. Limits of Victim Participation in Adversarial and Non-adversarial Systems-a Case Study of Germany and Australia
8. Victim Participation: An Enhanced Focus on Legal Representation For Victims
9. Victim Participation: Review and Conclusions.
Braun, Kerstin
| ISBN | 978-3-030-04545-6 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783030045456 |
| Medientyp | Buch |
| Auflage | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Copyrightjahr | 2019 |
| Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
| Umfang | XVI, 296 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | XVI, 296 p. 1 illus. |
| Sprache | Englisch |
