Crime victim's guide to justice
By: by Mary L. Boland.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Sphinx Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781572486553
Subjects: Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Popular works; Criminal procedure -- United States -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The criminal justice system; title: Getting help; title: The victim in the criminal justice system; title: Your privacy rights; title: Reporting the crime; title: The police investigation; title: Arresting the offender; title: Filing the charge; title: Pretrial procedures; title: Plea bargaining; title: The criminal trial; title: The verdict; title: The sentence; title: Appeal; title: After the criminal trial; title: Emerging technology and crime victims; title: Recovering damages; title: The what andwho of a civil lawsuit; title: The how and when of a civil lawsuit; title: The role of lawyers.