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for Henrico County, was the leading supporter of the proposed Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights amendment to the state’s constitution.
On the national level, Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-Ill., has introduced legislation similar to Virginia’s in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Sens. John Kyi, R-Ariz., and Diane Feinstein, D-Calif. are sponsors in the U.S. Senate.
These measures would grant victims certain rights including offering victims protection from further harm or reprisal through the imposition of appropriate bail and conditions of release for the offender.
In addition, they call for the victim being treated with respect, dignity and fairness at all stages of the criminal justice system. This would allow the victims to address the court when the offender is sentenced.
Other stipulations would provide victims with timely notification of judicial proceedings so they could confer with prosecutors. The court also would be required to notify the victims about any and all releases concerning the perpetrator.
Aileen Adams, director of the Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice, called the concept of criminal justice “incomplete” unless victims justice is part of the equation.
“For the 44 million people in America who are touched by crime each year,” she said, “justice is a priority; justice for the criminal, for the victim and for the community-at-large.”
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