victim's rights
Harmed party's entitlements
Victim's rights are legal protections and considerations afforded to those harmed by crimes.
These typically include the right to be notified of court proceedings, to be present at trial, to make impact statements at sentencing, and to receive restitution.
The victims' rights movement emerged in the 1970s as a counterweight to perceived overemphasis on defendants' rights: The prosecutor explained her victim's rights before the hearing.
- trauma counselingTherapy for psychological wounds
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- truth commissionsOfficial bodies investigating past atrocities
- witness protectionHiding those who testified
- crisis hotlinesEmergency telephone support services
restitution · legal aid · privacy laws · mediation · speak out · peer support groups · safe space · restraining orders · therapy sessions · PTSD treatment · healing journey · parole hearings · justice system · media outreach · community service · safety planning · grassroots organizing · coping mechanisms
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Legal protections for accused persons
rights of the accused · right to counsel · inmate rights · Miranda rights · presumption of innocence
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Conflict resolution through mutual healing
decarceration · abolition movement · mercy · criminal reform · prison reform
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