There are many ways in which an advocate can secure and ensure the enforcement of the victims’ rights. This can be done by protecting the victims’ rights under the Criminal Justice System, however, it can also be done by putting their rights into action with the use of effective communication.
Under the Criminal Justice System, victims’ rights are protected by ensuring that their rights are implemented during the process of putting their attacker through trial. To elaborate, during this time, the victim has the right to be heard. With this right to be heard, that could be “the first time that [the victim is] able to and [has] the right to tell the [offender] what he had done” (Franks, A., 2007). The Criminal Justice System has come a long
Under the Criminal Justice System, victims’ rights are protected by ensuring that their rights are implemented during the process of putting their attacker through trial. To elaborate, during this time, the victim has the right to be heard. With this right to be heard, that could be “the first time that [the victim is] able to and [has] the right to tell the [offender] what he had done” (Franks, A., 2007). The Criminal Justice System has come a long