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15 Cards in this Set
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Who are the actors in the criminal justice drama and what are their roles?
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•Offender- role is not to get caught and avoid conviction
•Victim- as an accuser and possible as witness •Police-collect and asses evidence and to identify and apprehend the offender •Prosecutor- asses the evidence and the victims credibility- use the victim to convict •defense attorney- represent best interest of the defendant and try to acquit •judge- primary role is to be sure that the defendants rights are protected at all times |
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What do victims expect of the police?
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to have a rapid response, address emotional needs, have a full investigation, and want the offender to be caught.
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What do victims expect of the prosecutor?
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want to be believed (which is the main conflict), to be an important part of the case, don’t want to feel discarded when no longer needed, respected as valuable, wants to feel the prosecutor on their side.
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Some 12 responsibilities of the State's Attorney/ in the Illinois Bill of Rights of Victims of Violent Crime Act?
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•The victim has right to be in court,
•Notified if offender is released on bail, •Plea bargain should be explained to him. |
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What is a victim impact statement (VIS)? How is it used in IL?
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VIS is the victim impact statement, the ability for the victim to state how the crime had affected their life.
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What is a victim statement of opinion?
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VSO- victims statement opinion- victims recommendation for sentencing, Illinois doesn’t have VSO
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What recommendations did the President's Task Force on Victim's of Crime make for judges?
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Trained to be sensitive to victims needs, should be on call, allow victims impact statement
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What was the one Task Force recommendation common to all three components of the CJS?
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Train to believe and respect victims
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What two things are necessary to improve the way victims are handled by the CJS?
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1.) the chief of administration must have sensitivity, it needs to start at the top to work it’s way down -
2.) victims should be viewed as the client not the state |
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Why do victims of domestic violence not leave?
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1. Afraid of the consequences
2. Have no money 3. Have nowhere to stay 4. Scared of being beaten |
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Who was responsible for changes in each special victims group?
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•missing kids-> parents
•physically abused kids -> no victim group yet •sexually abused kids-> prosecutors set up child advocacy centers •domestic violence victims -> victims |
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Three forms of encounter
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• victim/offender reconciliation,
• family group counseling, • victim offender panels |
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What is the difference between restitution and compensation?
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-Restitution- Condition attached to sentence that requires the offender to pay victim a sum of money.
-Compensation- process whereby all parties come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offense “restore things prior to the crime” |
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How did parents change the response to missing children?
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by pushing congress and the system to outlaw the 48 hour wait and required rapid response and investigation. they also helped enforce amber alerts
the criteria for an amber alert are: must be under 16 or have a disability and must believe the child is in serious danger |
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Three forms of restorative justice
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Restitution, Victim-offender encounters, and victim compensation
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