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Legal/academic article (law review) included in house oversight committee production
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a legal review or academic paper (dated 2014) discussing the legislative intent behind Crime Victims' Rights, specifically the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA). It quotes Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein regarding the need to prevent 'secondary harm' to victims and allow their participation in the justice system. The page concludes by introducing the Jeffrey Epstein case as a specific illustration of legal issues surrounding victims' rights during the pre-charging phase.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jon Kyl | Senator |
Quoted extensively regarding his motivation to join the crime victims' rights movement and the intent behind legislat...
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| Dianne Feinstein | Senator |
Cited in footnote 35 regarding a statement in the Congressional Record.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of Case Study |
Mentioned in section heading 'C' as an illustration of the 'pre-charging issue' regarding victims' rights.
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| Susan Bandes | Author |
Cited in footnote 34 regarding 'Victim Standing'.
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| Douglas Evan Beloof | Author |
Cited in footnote 38 regarding 'The Third Model of Criminal Process'.
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| Richard A. Bierschbach | Author |
Cited in footnote 38 regarding 'Allocution and the Purposes of Victim Participation'.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Congress |
Discussed throughout the text regarding their intent in establishing victims' rights provisions.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014046'.
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Senator Kyl embodied this belief and explained his decision to become involved in the crime victims’ rights movement
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRE-CHARGING ISSUE: THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE
Key Quotes (4)
"Congress viewed these provisions as establishing a victim’s right “to participate in the process where the information that [victims] and their families can provide may be material and relevant . . . .”"Source
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"were suffering through the trauma of the victimization and then being thrown into a system which they did not understand, which nobody was helping them with, and which literally prevented them from participation in any meaningful way."Source
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"Congress also intended to ensure that crime victims were not revictimized in the criminal justice process—that is, that they would not suffer what scholars have called 'secondary harm' in the process."Source
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"C. AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PRE-CHARGING ISSUE: THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE"Source
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