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Victims and Plea NegotiationsVictims and Plea Negotiations: Overlooked and Unimpressed

Victims and Plea Negotiations: Victims and Plea Negotiations: Overlooked and Unimpressed [There have been major changes to the role of victims in the criminal justice system over the past 50 years. Despite these changes, in common law jurisdictions, victims do not have ‘party’ status, nor do they have the power to intervene in proceedings. This chapter discusses the changing role of victims in the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on victims and plea negotiations. It then outlines the key terms and describes the sparse existing literature on victims and plea negotiations, including victim-focused reforms. The study methodology and vignettes that provided the framework for the focus group discussions are also detailed. Finally, we outline the six models of reform that form the basis of the Pivot and its structure.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Victims and Plea NegotiationsVictims and Plea Negotiations: Overlooked and Unimpressed

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-61382-2
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10.1007/978-3-030-61383-9_1
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[There have been major changes to the role of victims in the criminal justice system over the past 50 years. Despite these changes, in common law jurisdictions, victims do not have ‘party’ status, nor do they have the power to intervene in proceedings. This chapter discusses the changing role of victims in the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on victims and plea negotiations. It then outlines the key terms and describes the sparse existing literature on victims and plea negotiations, including victim-focused reforms. The study methodology and vignettes that provided the framework for the focus group discussions are also detailed. Finally, we outline the six models of reform that form the basis of the Pivot and its structure.]

Published: Nov 3, 2020

Keywords: Plea negotiations; Victims; Victim-focused reform; Victim participation

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