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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465423403321

Autore

Hall Matthew <1975-, >

Titolo

Victims and policy making : a comparative perspective / / Matthew Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; ; New York : , : Willan Pub., , 2010

ISBN

1-283-54682-5

9786613859273

1-136-68111-6

0-203-81030-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

362.88

Soggetti

Victims of crimes - Government policy

Criminology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Victims and Policy Making: A comparative perspective; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Victims on the world stage; Introduction; Victimology and victims of crime: an international 'movement'?; 2. Defining 'victims'; The expanding scope of victimhood; Defining victimhood: some broad conclusions; 3. Victims and international organizations; The United Nations; The Council of Europe; The European Union; Other international organizations; Discussion; 4. Victims in domestic policy making: examining the policy network

Policy theory, policy networks, and issues of generalizationAspects of the transnational and international policy network impacting on victim reform; Victims of crime: a transnational and international policy network; 5. Victims' rights: An internationalreview; Theorizing victims' rights; The formal rights of victims within national jurisdictions; The 'normalization' of victims' rights; 6. Compensation, restitution and restorative justice; State compensation schemes; Restitution; Restorative justice; Compensating victims?; 7. Victims in policy making: A comparative perspective

Societal changes: the macro perspectiveThe influence of policy



networks; A globalization of victim policies?; Victim support as a principle of international law?; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Victims of crime are now the subjects of intense policy attention and reform across most developed nations, whilst also receiving sustained attention at the highest levels of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and many other transnational organizations. Such moves have been fostered by the continued development of the international victims' movement and driven by a host of complex and interacting drivers which span jurisdictions. This volume sets out to contrast and compare the development of policies related to victims of crime and their place within the criminal justice systems in ni