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THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAAD & TOBAGO
INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINOLOGY & PUBLIC SAFETY
BASc. CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
STUDENT ID NUMBER
53759
53761
54054
53769
53719
VICTIMOLOGY
COURSE CODE: CRIM 1006
UTT VALSAYN CAMPUS
Question: -Critically discuss the victims? traditional role in the criminal justice system in relation to a particular stage in or aspect of the criminal justice process (e.g. evidence, cross-examination, sentencing, parole etc.) Examine the victims? legal position in this regard Vis ? a- Vis the offender, and discuss any recent changes in this area. In the same vein, outline and critically evaluate restorative justice as a response to the victim?s position in the traditional …show more content…
Governments across the world have taken on the role of prosecution. The advent of the public prosecutor in the early nineteenth century America replaced private prosecution as the method for initiating the criminal case The victim?s impact on sentencing plays no major role as they are only required in this process as a witness to the event. Once their testimony has been heard by the courts they are no longer needed for any other capacity. On rare occasions they may be compensated for their losses or for whatever injustice or harm was meted out to them by the offender. But the real issue is that the victims? feeling of satisfaction for the sentence handed down to the offender is not taken into …show more content…
Restorative justice is used in a community setting and has many applications including neighborhood accountability boards where many members of the community volunteer to be involved with the process and juvenile conference committees focusing on reversing harm done by juvenile offenders (Hasset-Walker, 2002, Bazemore, 2005). McCold (2008) sums up the central plan of restorative justice as a victim/offender in person meeting where they decide how to address the sanctions to the crime (Cullen & Johnson, 2012). Restorative justice would satisfy the needs of the victim to have a deep involvement with offenders and the outcome out the
THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAAD & TOBAGO
INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINOLOGY & PUBLIC SAFETY
BASc. CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
STUDENT ID NUMBER
53759
53761
54054
53769
53719
VICTIMOLOGY
COURSE CODE: CRIM 1006
UTT VALSAYN CAMPUS
Question: -Critically discuss the victims? traditional role in the criminal justice system in relation to a particular stage in or aspect of the criminal justice process (e.g. evidence, cross-examination, sentencing, parole etc.) Examine the victims? legal position in this regard Vis ? a- Vis the offender, and discuss any recent changes in this area. In the same vein, outline and critically evaluate restorative justice as a response to the victim?s position in the traditional …show more content…
Governments across the world have taken on the role of prosecution. The advent of the public prosecutor in the early nineteenth century America replaced private prosecution as the method for initiating the criminal case The victim?s impact on sentencing plays no major role as they are only required in this process as a witness to the event. Once their testimony has been heard by the courts they are no longer needed for any other capacity. On rare occasions they may be compensated for their losses or for whatever injustice or harm was meted out to them by the offender. But the real issue is that the victims? feeling of satisfaction for the sentence handed down to the offender is not taken into …show more content…
Restorative justice is used in a community setting and has many applications including neighborhood accountability boards where many members of the community volunteer to be involved with the process and juvenile conference committees focusing on reversing harm done by juvenile offenders (Hasset-Walker, 2002, Bazemore, 2005). McCold (2008) sums up the central plan of restorative justice as a victim/offender in person meeting where they decide how to address the sanctions to the crime (Cullen & Johnson, 2012). Restorative justice would satisfy the needs of the victim to have a deep involvement with offenders and the outcome out the