Question

While victims are provided a number of rights, notification and implementation are inconsistent, and where victims are kept informed, many victims do not take advantage of their rights, and there is no reduction in crime. Given this information and keeping in mind the resource crisis in the CJS, should victims’ rights programs and policies remain or be eliminated?

Answer 1

Victim's rights programs and policies should remain in the Criminal Justice Systems, the need is to reform it in a manner that it addresses the victims in an empathetic manner. There is a need to remove the inconsistency in the implementation of the victim's rights programs and policies than eliminating it. There should be a timely deliverance of information of rights and policies to the victims to be effective, also this should be done with an understanding of their situations.