Victims' Rights Amendment : Background & Issues Associated With Proposals to Amend the United States Constitution.

Provides background on victims' rights amendments to the U.S. Constitution introduced in 106th Congress (S.J. Res. 3 and H.J. Res. 64), and addresses issues associated with these amendments in light of existing State and Federal victims rights laws. Describes the characteristics of victims, and...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional amendments. Criminal procedure. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on victims' rights amendments to the U.S. Constitution introduced in 106th Congress (S.J. Res. 3 and H.J. Res. 64), and addresses issues associated with these amendments in light of existing State and Federal victims rights laws. Describes the characteristics of victims, and discusses how the proposed amendments apply to various aspects of the victims' rights issue.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.