The crime victim's handbook
Subtitle: your rights and role in the criminal justice system
By: David Austern.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Popular works.; Reparation (Criminal justice) -- United States -- Popular works.
Notes: CONTENTS:

The criminal justice system and crime victims. Representative victim/witness assistance units by state -- Third-party legislation against the government -- Third-party legislation against private individuals and institutions -- Children -- Spouse abuse. Domestic violence shelters -- Sexual assault. Rape crisis centers -- Compensation, restitution, and taxes -- Self-defense -- Organizations and issues.