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VICTIMS RIGHTS
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Federal constitutional rights
given to CRIMINALS
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Federal constitutional rights
given to VICTIMS
TITLE
IX
States and the Federal Government have passed Victims
Rights legislation requiring that Victims of Crime be treated
with respect and kept informed of the progress of their cases
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/victims'-rights
1,214,462
Violent crimes in the US in 2012
http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2012-crime-statistics
10%
16
THE
BAD
States do not have a
Victims Rights Amendment
THE
GOOD
http://www.klaaskids.org/vrights/bystate.html
THE
UGLY
ALL 50
$500 Million is paid to 200,000
Victims of Crime annually through victim compensation programs
Crime
Victims
Rights Act
3
Major federal statutes protect Victims
Only
of rapes reported to
the police result in
a conviction
http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/reporting-rates
http://www.nacvcb.org/index.asp?bid=14
Violence
Against
Women Act