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CHAPTER THREE
PART TWO: APPLICABLE STANDARDS
I.
STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Pertinent sections of the CVRA and the VRRA, applicable during the relevant time period,
are set forth below.
A.
The CVRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3771
(a) Rights of Crime Victims. -A crime victim has the following rights:
(1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused.
(2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any
parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused.
(3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after
receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be
materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding.
(4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving
release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding.
(5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case.
(6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law.
(7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay.
(8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy.
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(c) Best Efforts To Accord Rights.-
(1) Government. Officers and employees of the Department of Justice... shall make their
best efforts to see that crime victims are notified of, and accorded, the rights described in
subsection (a).
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(e) Definitions.
(2) Crime victim.-
(A) In general.
The term "crime victim" means a person directly and proximately
harmed as a result of the commission of a Federal offense or an offense in the District of
Columbia.
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