Crime Victim Rights Manual (Revised Edition)
© 2005-2008

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This manual for judges and other interested court employees provides information about:

• The Crime Victim's Rights Act and other statutes protecting crime victims
• The safety, confidentiality, and other personal/psychological concerns of crime victims
• Restitution and crime victim compensation from the Crime Victims Services Commission

The first edition of the Crime Victim Rights Manual was supported by Crime Victim Assistance Grant Award CVA #20725-1V98, awarded to the Michigan Judicial Institute by the Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission.

• Table of Contents

• Chap. 1: Mitigating the Psychological Effects of Victimization

• Chap. 2: The Legal Bases for Crime Victim Rights in Michigan

• Chap. 3: Overview of the Crime Victim's Rights Act

• Chap. 4: Protection from Revictimization

• Chap. 5: Victim Privacy

• Chap. 6: Victim Consultation with the Prosecuting Attorney & Other Rights

• Chap. 7: Victim Notification (with Selected Sample Notification Forms)

• Chap. 8: The Crime Victim at Trial

• Chap. 9: Victim Impact Statements & Other Post-Disposition Procedures (with Sample Forms to Elicit Victim Impact Statements)

• Chap. 10: Restitution (with Restitution and Crime Victims Compensation Forms)

• Chap. 11: Crime Victim Compensation Awards from the Crime Victim Services Commission (with Sample Crime Victim Compensation Application)

• Chap. 12: The Relationship Between Criminal or Juvenile Proceedings & Civil Actions Filed by Crime Victims

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