Recent developments in the criminal justice system require that victims be part of the criminal justice system. The rise of restorative justice requires that victims’ participation in criminal proceedings be necessary for administering justice.
In adversarial justice systems where trials involve two adversaries maybe a state and a defendant and such for truth is conducted by a judge, victim’s participation is crucial. Historically crime victims were part of the prosecutors. They would pursue the offenders and bring him or her to justice. Recently, the trend is different. Victims have lost their role in justice and have