CRMN 3040U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victim Impact Statement, Restorative Justice, Mennonite Central Committee
8 Mar 2020
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Lecture 3 & 4 inclusion, encounter, amends, integration. This is a combined lecture from january 22 and 29, 2020. The midterm is next week (february 5, 2020), in class. Consists of 50 multiple choice/true or false questions. Opportunity for active and direct involvement of all parties in procedures following the crime. The promise of restorative justice lies in inclusion of all parties touched by crime. Ways to achieve inclusion (victims): (canadian victim bill of rights) Right to information what kind of protection to expect, status of proceeding. Right to participation providing victim impact statement, witness (collusion) Victim impact statements: harm experienced by victim, idea of punishment. Largely procedural rather than substantive judge must listen, not follow. Witnesses: victims can attend trial, but if witness cannot attend trial for collusion. Right to protection victims have rights to security and privacy protected. Right to restitution every victim as the right for the court to consider restitution order.
