St. Thomas Law Review
First Page
579
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Commentary will explore some of the jurisprudential and practical issues by examining the nature of victims' rights and victimization. After a brief introduction to the history of victim's rights amendments in the United States, this Commentary will explore the images in the rhetoric that lead to unreflective support for victims' rights, then turn to images of justice and arguments for a particular kind of victims' rights, together with a critique of that vision. Finally, this Commentary suggests some alternative approaches and programs that promise to be more helpful to victims of crime than any constitutional amendment would be.
Recommended Citation
Lynne Henderson,
Commentary - Co-Opting Compassion: The Federal Victim's Rights Amendment,
10
St. Thomas L. Rev.
579
(1998).
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